Food

Undercooked
Undercooked
The first time I invited my boyfriend home for Sunday lunch, my mother made lasagna. It was coated in all the right sense of occasion: a family gathering, hospitality, sharing,... Read more...
How to Make Beef Chateaubriand
How to Make Beef Chateaubriand
1. Tie the piece of meat with butcher string using square knots. 2. Heat oven to 375*.3. Melt butter and olive oil together in a large skillet.4. Season meat with... Read more...
Roast the One You Love
Roast the One You Love
I look at the slab of red meat in front of me, the slight smell of blood still present. I massage it in several places. It feels weird even as... Read more...
Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods
Chocolate is a divine, celestial drink, the sweat of the stars, the vital seed, divine nectar, the drink of the gods, panacea and universal medicine. ~ Geronimo PiperniA laudable reputation,... Read more...
The Damnable Fruitcake
The Damnable Fruitcake
That November I was 20 years old. My mother had died just the past June. My father’s clan was spending Christmas with us because his brother was here from the... Read more...
CHOP SUEY
CHOP SUEY
Ingredients ½ kilo shrimp1 medium chicken breast½ cup chicken livers and gizzard1 cup cooked pork1 carrot, cut into thinrounds½ head of cabbage, cut in 1-inch squares or rectangulars1 kilo cauliflower,... Read more...