I recorded a video of a favorite chicken recipe for a regular Friday night family dinner, inspired by Binging with Babish’s Spatchcock Chicken Roast with Chicki-churri Sauce. This one’s a real winner.
Moka Pot Coffee and Challah French Toast
[4 June, 2026]
On a day when the only thing on the calendar is a “4-Mile Outdoor Walk”, I sometimes indulge in a more-lavish-than-usual home cooked brunch of crispy bacon and thick cut Challah bread French toast, sprinkled with fresh blueberries and doused in rich maple syrup, accompanied by slow-brewed coffee on the Moka pot.
Needless to say, I don’t eat like this everyday.
Basque Burnt Cheesecake
Still feeling Spain vibes, whipped up a 10” pan of Basque Burnt Cheesecake this past weekend.
Re-Living Spain
Been trying to re-live my recent Spain visit, one Mediterranean dish (cod en papillote) and drink (tinto de verano) at a time.
Spinach and Cheese Egg Soufflé
Reprising one of my favorite homemade dishes during the pandemic, it is almost nostalgic making these Panera-style baked egg soufflés once again!
Kate's Birthday
[14 June, 2023]
Seafood pasta and homemade cakes for Kate on her birthday.
Homemade Steamed Pork Buns
Made these Filipino-style steamed pork buns (“siopao bola-bola”) yesterday based on a recipe from this YouTube video and they turned out very well. The perfect savory snack, ingredients include pork meat balls, Chinese sausage, and salted duck eggs.
Chicken Teriyaki: Step-by-Step
[5 February, 2023]
Step-by-step deconstruction of my homemade chicken teriyaki dinner this past Sunday. Teriyaki sauce and miso soup were made from scratch as well.
More Holiday Cooking
[26-27 December, 2022]
In continuation of my holiday culinary adventures, I made some shrimp sushi bake cups, a variation on the popular sushi bakes. I also prepared more fruity, Christmassy pavlovas for my next-door neighbors.
Two Foodies
Work colleague and good friend @steve_rodia was in town from B-ham, AL so it was a good reason to get together for some good eats.
Container Herb Garden
My herbs are thriving. Photos are just 9 days apart!
Before. (5/24/19)
After. (6/2/19)
Cooking Italian
Putting the Italian cooking classes I took in Florence to the test at home.
EKA
Spent almost four hours making my first dozen batch of homemade Dominique Ansel’s Kouign Amann (DKA) pastry, with a soft, sweet, flaky croissant-like interior and a sweet caramelized outside crust. Not bad for a first attempt: taste- and texture-wise, it was pretty damned close to the original! It also worked well sandwiching a scoop of my other homemade creation, avocado ice cream.
Twin Tomahawks
Saturday’s dinner party main course was a pair of 3-lb tomahawk ribeyes, prepared sous vide style and finished on the grill. A second dish of spicy prawns with a spicy lime mango salsa rounded up the surf and turf theme.
Homemade Burgers
Tonight’s dinner: fresh-ground bacon beef short rib burger with grated Pecorino Romano cheese on a toasted brioche bun.
Yakiniku at Home
A little bit of Korean-style BBQ on my Japanese-style tabletop charcoal grill ("shichirin").
