Category: Cooking

  • Cooking and Shortcuts

    Cooking and Shortcuts

    Little known fact is that I worked my way through college cooking at a variety of restaurants and venues. Started as a prep cook at a Marie Callendar’s, I spent time at a sports bar, a Mexican restaurant, a seafood bistro, a sous chef in a country club, and then a chef at a local chain of Italian food, and finally running the kitchen at a corporate caterer. (more…)

  • Instant Pot – The beginning of a long relationship

    Instant Pot – The beginning of a long relationship

    Around Christmas, I began seeing all my friends on Facebook posting show they got Instant Pots for Christmas, and I was intrigued. Having never heard of the device before, my instinct was to dismiss the hype. But, when I was browsing Amazon, a recommended book was “Indian Instant Pot Cookbook” by Urvashi Pitre, and for 8 bucks, it jumped in my cart. A lark.

    Reading the recipes more that piqued my interest. I love me some Indian food, and these recipes looked scrumptious. (more…)