My latest foray into the world of ‘design it your way ramen’ is a big one. This idea has been floating in my head for months… Everytime time I’ve made pork broth… I think about all of the ways I could improve, and change a bowl of pork ramen. And I’ve been thinking about shredded…
Adventures in Ramen: Noods Edition
Introducing a very exciting new tool to my arsenal of experimental tools…. This Imperia Pasta Machine! I started toying with the idea of wanting to create my own ramen noodles, but have always been very intimidated by the entire process, and the essential tool: the pasta machine. That’s not to say that I was…
the littlest cowboy (a poem)
the littlest cowboy is stuck in the city he dreams of open spaces but the streets are so busy one day he’ll have a horse and land to roam instead of the tall buildings, he’ll make Texas his home he tried and he tried but he couldn’t fit in here there were no horses to…
Cheers to 30 Years
I’m 30 now! I’ve been 30 for over a week a now, and I keep waiting for it to feel like something. If I had to pick a feeling, I would pick Grateful. 30 has me feeling grateful. After an amazing week long celebration, grateful is truly the only word that comes to mind. After returning…
Boat Drink Beginnings
After what feels like a lifetime of asking for one, I am now officially, the proud owner of a Margaritaville Blender. and this my friends, is not your ordinary blender. Don’t mind me as I launch the sales pitch I have being doing for the last ten years, trying to get someone- ANYONE!-…
The Best Fried Chicken
Despite the drizzling rain and thick humid air, the line outside of Willie Mae’s Scotch House wrapped around the outside of the unassuming white building. Nearly 50 years ago, it was barbershop with a bar in the back turned into a restaurant. Today, it’s an institution. Hungry locals and visitors alike line up early to…
The Oyster Diaries of New Orleans
If the world is your Oyster, then New Orleans is definitely a pearl. New Orleans is the very definition of a food town, with too many specialities to count. You’ve got beignets and cafe au lait, red beans and rice, gumbo and creole and crawfish. And then there’s the oysters. There’s no shortage of […]
A Pirate looks at 30
Yes, I know. It’s actually 40 that the aforementioned pirate is looking at. I’m also not a pirate, so as you can see, I’m taking some artistic license here. I have one weekend left in my twenties, and as I get ready to welcome a new decade I’ve been feeling especially introspective. I’ve noticed when…
Adventures in Ramen Making: Chicken Bacon Ramen
As I continue on my quest to perfect pork tonkotsu broth, I have been experimenting with a more shortcut friendly entirely nontraditional weeknight ramen. This ramen is chicken broth based… made in my instant pot from rotisserie chicken bones. I used two rotisserie chickens this time, removing all of the cooked chicken and skin until…
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