The Unorthodox Epicure — Holy swine! Melt-in-your-mouth ribs
Forgive me y’all, for I have sinned. It’s been almost three years since I first confessed here about my cheating ways … in the kitchen, of course. Well, I’ve been unfaithful again and again to my...
View ArticleThe Unorthodox Epicure — Sweet Heat Shrimp en Brochette
It’s a Southern/Tex-Mex fused appetizer with a French name and — with only four ingredients — it’s quite a dandy. I’ve made Shrimp en Brochette (translation: shrimp ‘cooked on skewers’) with as many...
View ArticleFood Snob Chronicles — Texas Rib Sandwich
Texas, when it comes to barbecue, is known for slow smoked brisket. When done correctly, there is no better protein on planet earth. But, as the old saying goes — chocolate cake every day doesn’t taste...
View ArticleFood Snob Chronicles — New Fashioned Cowboy Beans & Ribs
It was hardly yesterday or even the day before, but I remember it well. As a youngster around three, the nice ladies at Candy Land Day Care convinced us to eat barbecued beans by calling them Cowboy...
View ArticleThe RV Chronicles — Sweet Black Pepper Sauced Scallops w/ Bacon
My family is odd. First, I have a child who’ll eat canned tuna day and night but won’t touch fresh Gulf shrimp with a ten-foot pole. Then, there’s the offspring who noshes on sushi rolled in spiders’...
View ArticleThe RV Chronicles — My dinner is better than their dinner
One of the cool things about living in an RV park is you know what everyone is having for dinner. The popular grub around here is spaghetti and meatballs, macaroni and cheese and just about anything...
View ArticleThe RV Chronicles — Cooking new school old school at the ‘Jimmy Rockford’...
My barbecue aficionado friends will accuse me of being sacrelige. Perhaps even treasonous. But still… Chopped barbecued beef sandwiches — just like they’re served here in Texas — require nothing but a...
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