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I never realized just how much meat pig liver can provide. This little hunk of junk provided about four pounds of meat. Dariya prepared it two ways, sautéed with butter and onions, and baked with savory, and I didn’t really like it either way. (This is consistent with my history of not taking to animal [...]

How to turn ribs from this:

Into this:

This is a great recipe I stole from a barbecue a couple years ago. The seasoning packs a punch and if marinated for long enough the ribs are tender and chewy. Preparing ribs is actually pretty darn easy – the main ingredient is time. If you can separate the [...]

This is based off a breakfast sandwich I had in a dream. This also serves as a good brunch meal as well. The theory is that anything served with avocado and tomato is awesome. With two fried eggs and a quarter can of black beans, this breakfast is packed with protein, good fats, and nutrients [...]

It’s no secret that I love blueberries. But for when blueberry pancakes are just too much damn work, there are now blueberry muffins in my life to step up and fill that blueberry doughy void in my breakfast life.

I based my blueberry muffins off of this recipe which seems to be universally loved by Internet [...]

Buying 20 pounds of organic all-purpose flour from Costco leaves a man looking for new ways to use it. When Dariya brought home some fancy cocoa powder from Spun Sugar I took one look at my stash of chocolate chips and I knew what had to be done. I found this recipe for chocolate cupcakes. [...]

You can’t claim to be eating a full breakfast if you’re not including some delicious sides. I have alluded to these recommendations in the other breakfast posts, and so here they are.

Good Breakfast Fruit:

Berries – blueberries, raspberries, blackberries. Antioxidants and a punch of flavor.
Kiwis – slice in half and eat with a spoon. My favorite [...]

Dariya’s father bought us a very nice breadmaker and I am pretty sure if it wasn’t for that I wouldn’t even bother to talk to you about bread. The best french toast I have ever had was at Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe in Emeryville, it was with challah bread, and when I found a very [...]

My first realization that breakfast could be more than just cereal or a bagel came with an old box of Bisquick we inherited and quested to finish. The obvious use of Bisquick gave rise to many mornings improved with pancakes. When the box was done, I sought a cheaper and healthier alternative. Turns out Bisquick [...]