It’s no secret that I’m a longtime depeche Mode fan. I’ve seen them in concert many times, I went to the midnight release parties, I’ve fronted depeche mode cover bands, I’ve designed dM-inspired fonts. I’ve pretty much stuck with them through thick and thin for, well, all of of my …
My first attempts, making guanciale out of a hog jowl and a slab of duck prosciutto, were…of mixed success. The prosciutto was decent but too salty and the guanciale got a little too dry during curing. My next attempt, I thought, would be something a little simpler, bresaola. It worked pretty splendidly.
Over the weekend, I built a tandoor. In retrospect, I probably overengineered it. It’s a heavy, rolling clay oven that I likely could’ve accomplished almost as well with a Weber kettle and a little cleverness. But still, having a nice, big, bespoke “oven” for making kebobs and naan is pretty …
The other day my iPod shuffled up “Enjoy The Silence” and I thought to myself, “you know, I haven’t really sat down and listened to Violator in its entirety in years.” I thought it might be an interesting experiment – since I loved the album when it came out, but …
Just want to point out that leftover BandBQ flank steak, when paired with cilantro, onion and lime, makes one helluva tasty taco. Sliced thin, reheated, wrapped in a warm corn tortilla, with a little good mexican hot sauce on the side for garnish. This is gunna be a repeater. I …
