By Nick • March 1, 2010
Have you ever had one of those moments where you’ve been doing something one specific way (or eating a dish in one particular fashion) for, say, four years only to find out that it’s not the standard way to do it?!
I recently had one of those moments in a big way. It involved a fantastic [...]
Posted in Dinner, Fish, good food, spicy | Tagged food and drink, grits, hot sauces, roux, sauce, shrimps, southern dishes, southern united states, worcestershire sauce
By Nick • February 4, 2010
I was actually kind of shocked that “something spicy” won last week’s poll. I figured that something fried would win for sure given that it’s for the Super Bowl. Shows you what I know!
My requirements for this dish were pretty simple. I wanted something that I could eat with my hands, that was super-spicy, and [...]
Posted in appetizers, Dinner, Easy Stuff, Fish, spicy, Stuffing Stuff | Tagged appetizers, cayenne, cheese, corn tortilla, cuisine of the southwestern united states, cuisine of the western united states, Dinner, guacamole, mexican cuisine, paprika, quesadilla, quesadillas, red pepper, shrimp, shrimp quesadilla, shrimps, spicy shrimp, sprimp, super bowl, Superbowl, tex-mex cuisine
By Nick • December 7, 2009
We don’t have a dishwasher. With as much as I cook, you can imagine that this is a mild inconvenience most nights. Bets and I have a pretty solid routine for this and she’s awesome at helping with the dishes after I cook. Actually, she just does most of them. If she’s not there to [...]
Posted in Dinner, Easy Stuff, Fish, healthy | Tagged Dinner, Fish, honey, lime, one pot dinner, rice, salmon, salmon and rice
By Nick • September 24, 2009
If you’ve ever experimented in the kitchen (with food), you’ve probably had that moment. You know the one I’m talking about. The moment where you look down at something on a plate or in a bowl and say, “WHERE DID I GO WRONG?!”
To anyone watching from outside the kitchen your cooking, on that day, looks [...]
Posted in Dinner, Fish, musings, salad | Tagged Dinner, failed recipes, musing, shrimp
By Nick • September 9, 2009
Last Saturday I went for a three mile run which was the longest I’ve ran in awhile. I also did some push-ups, stretched, drank a lot of water, and ate a salad.
That’s because on Sunday I knew that I was hosting a deep fry party. You have to prepare for that kind of thing.
For the [...]
Posted in Fish, good food | Tagged catfish, deep fry party, fried chicken, fried food, onions, oreos, parties
By Nick • September 2, 2009
People are so scared of squid! I just don’t get it. I’ve been talking about this calamari salad for a week or so since I’ve made it and a lot of people are kind of put off by the idea. News flash though people: If it’s good deep-fried, it’s probably good other ways. Not to [...]
Posted in appetizers, Easy Stuff, Economical, Fish, healthy, salad, spicy | Tagged appetizers, bok choy, calamari, calamari salad, chili sauce, garlic, soy sauce, spicy, tomatoes
