What to cook + how to cook
Pâté has always been a hit or miss for me until I got down and with it’s origins. Most cultures outside of the USA do a great job at using all parts of the animal which you just have to respect. Waste not, want not. Right after Thanksgiving this year, I had this rather big … Continue reading Turkey Liver Pâté
I was oblivious to Moroccan, Tunisian and more broadly North African recipes until late in life. I spent a ton of time really getting into Asian and French cuisines / methodologies. It also didn’t help much that what some restaurants (in my early years) touted as their North African menus were in fact a combination of Middle … Continue reading North African Stew
Also known as Asian five-spice or just 5-spice since other countries use it as well…but please…please don’t buy it from the store. Sure, there are a lot of decent Chinese Five Spice manufacturers nowadays but there is nothing like a freshly ground heap of these wonderful spices. Growing up I used to always wonder what that sad, … Continue reading Homemade Chinese Five Spice
Homemade Chicken Shawarma (shāwarmā) I will guide you into heaven with this recipe. And with heaven I mean flavor euphoria. I wrangled this recipe out of a woman while hunting for rugs in Istanbul, Turkey. Our first night there a gentleman named Bulit (who apparently knew everyone) met us at the lobby and took us … Continue reading Turkish Shawarma Recipe
It was time. We had to expand our kitchen to accommodate all our food requests and people coming over. We are in the process of moving and creating a new efficiency kitchen for the Think Eat Drink video channel. Why we didn’t go BIG? Well, a.) we don’t want to use our resources like that … Continue reading New Think Eat Drink Kitchen
Welcome to one of America’s most addicting dishes; tacos carnitas. This slow-cooker carnitas recipe is more of a “method” than a recipe but off the charts just the same. This can be your approach for various carnitas style tacos or any pulled pork for that matter. Just substitute your aromatics or the “direction” you would like … Continue reading Carnitas Recipe Straight Outta L.A.
Why couldn’t I find a good minestrone like this when I was in Rome? Well, I have my own theories. Many of which involve mass tourism, high rents and Rome not being an epicenter of culinary sophistication. When I think of Italian food, well, Tuscany, Trentino-Alto Adige, Campania, Sicily, etc. come to mind. Next time “amici”. After … Continue reading Homemade Minestrone Recipe with Herbs
This is the only tomatillo salsa you will ever need in your entire life. Once you make this all others will pale in comparison. You will be spoiled and gradually become a tomatillo salsa snob. You will scoff at inferior ones. Your friends and family will make their pilgrimage to your house just to taste … Continue reading Tomatillo and Aloe Salsa Recipe
Who Loves a Good Pho Ga? Phở king everyone. Why? Because a proper Phở Gà has all these these umami flavors that make people happy. It’s approachable yet exotic. It’s healthy yet full of flavor. It’s complex yet easy to make. It’s chicken noodle soup folks and we can all get down with that. With all dishes … Continue reading Pho Ga Recipe
Living in NYC gives you access to some pretty great food. Recently, I stumbled upon a really good Scottish egg but it was not a Scottish egg. It was not wrapped in the traditional pork mixture. It was wrapped in falafel mix. Huh? Oh, my friends, yes. I would not lie to you. Homemade Falafel … Continue reading Scottish Middle Eastern Falafel Egg
