Part gamer, part chef, all beard.
It’s always a little nerve-wracking when you attempt to do a famous chef’s recipe. Doubly so, when you’ve never made anything like it. Ratatouille may be a simple provincial dish, but since it’s been made famous by the movie of same name (and that this was THE Thomas Keller’s recipe) it’s got a little more cache attached to it. Continue reading “RECIPES FROM 3/18/2017”
There are times when food really surprises you. Last Saturday was like that. I had been fretting all week because, for whatever reason, I was suffering from “chef-block”. I couldn’t seem to find anything that I wanted to cook or that I thought would be interesting. I had had this mac n’ cheese recipe sitting in the wings as a sort of “emergency recipe” for just such a situation. It was a good recipe, but not necessarily “knock you socks off”. Continue reading “RECIPES FROM 3/11/2017”
As fun as Twitch St Louis was, it was great to be back in the kitchen this week. It was great to see all of the Bearded Family again and to have a couple of new folks join the fold. Continue reading “RECIPES FROM 3/4/2017”
I was really nervous to make these dishes this week. I’d never done any Brazilian cooking and I had no point of reference for taste, texture, or aesthetic on the dishes. I’d also never done an all-bean fritter (which was surprisingly tasty!) Continue reading “RECIPES FROM 2/18/2017”
After some pretty big technical issues, I finally got to streaming this week and (barring a couple of trolls) I think it went pretty well. The gyro soup and blooming onion came out really good! AND I got to drink Bordeaux wine (Pappa’s favorite). Continue reading “RECIPES FROM 2/11/2017”
Saturday was quite the adventure, eh? Had my first guest host in Nana Beren, we had some excellent laughs and made some awesome chili. Continue reading “RECIPES FROM 2/4/2017”
What a fun time we had last week and we made quite the beautiful dish if I do say so myself. I really want to thank everyone that gave me a follow on Twitch last week, especially in the cooking stream. It’s such a boost when you guys do that. Continue reading “RECIPES FROM 1/28/2017”
Thanks for joining me last Saturday and thanks for all the follows. kevinbrotz, zackura, qwnbuttercup, xjadesilk, hoef, nanoaquila, hiroxzima, jawztheboss, and wombat_squad. Continue reading “RECIPES FROM 1/21/2017”
What a great first start! thanks again to everyone that showed up and made my first cooking stream very fulfilling. Even in the face of a massive OBS crash most of you guys stuck around and we had a great time! Crazy awesome! Continue reading “RECIPES FROM 1/14/2017”