Ah yes, horse, the other red meat. You know, I’ve never understood why horse meat was off-limits in America. I mean, it’s an animal not all that dissimilar to deer or elk and we certainly have no problems eating them. Is it because we ride horses? Would you eat a cow if you rode it? I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘beer’
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
Posted in Restaurant, tagged america, artery, beef, beer, bison, black pepper, blood pipes, carpaccio, climate change, cucumber, dr browns, ebisu, eggplant, fried rice, garlic, ginger, guinnea pig, heart, horse, horse meat, insect, intesines, izakaya, japan, japanese, kombu, kosher, mr ed, mustard, napa cabbage, onion, pastrami, pickle, ponzu, ribeye, rice vinegar, rye bread, sashimi, sausage, scallion, sea salt, takeshi, tamari, tataki, tenderloin, tokyo, uma, uma yakiniku takeshi, vein, weiner, yakiniku on January 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The Bad Apple
Posted in Restaurant, tagged bacon, beer, belly burger, braised pork belly, brisket, burger, chicago, doc brown, egg, elvis, ghetto burger, hash, horseradish, jiff, last supper, lettuce, lincoln square, onion, peanut butter, pepper jack, pickle, pretzel, provolone, red dragon, roasted peanuts, roasted red pepper sauce, stairway to heaven, the bad apple, tomato, wagyu on September 12, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Alright, so a month ago Yuki, Otis, and I moved in with my little brother for a couple of weeks in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. A friend of ours, who happens to be a major burger whore, helped us move. Since he’s a burger whore, what better payment then a burger? While moving he had [...]
Ground Chicken 2 Ways – Yuki Style
Posted in Home Cooking, poultry, tagged beer, black pepper, bok choy, bonito flakes, carrot, chicken thigh, daikon, dashi, fried rice, garlic, ginger, ground chicken, meatballs, mirin, onion, rice, sake, soy sauce, sugar on June 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The other night Yuki made dinner. We had some bok choy and a daikon that needed to be used up, so Yuki did her magic in the kitchen while I sat back and drank beer. Well, that’s not entirely true. I did prep the veggies for her because I love to use knives! I cleaned [...]
Israeli Grilled Chicken
Posted in Home Cooking, poultry, tagged beer, carrot, chicken stock, chicken thigh, cucumber, cumin, falafel, garlic, grilled chicken, israeli, israeli couscous, japan, kabob, lemon juice, lemon vinaigrette, lettuce, middle eastern food, olive oil, onion, paprika, parsley, red bell pepper, shawarma, tomato, turmeric, white rice on May 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When walking around just about any market in Israel you’ll come across all sorts of really good food. Falafel, schawarma, and various kabobs. Another staple of the Israeli street food scene is grilled chicken. With Tamiko headed back to Japan last Thursday I wanted to make her one last delicious dinner that she couldn’t get [...]
Chipotle Grilled Pork Loin Tacos
Posted in Home Cooking, swine, tagged ancho, apple cider vinegar, beer, black beans, canola oil, chicago, chipotle, cilantro, cilantro-lime dressing, corn, corn soup, corn tortilla, garlic, green onion, jalapeno, japan, jicama, lime, mexican, milk, olive oil, onion, oregano, pork loin, red leaf lettuce, rick bayless, roasted tomatillo salsa, salsa, sugar, sweet potato, taco, taqueria, tomatillo, tortilla, watercress on May 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Over the weekend a couple of our friends stopped by to meet Otis. They came bearing gifts. Flowers for mommy and a Rick Bayless cookbook for daddy, an autographed one nonetheless! The in-laws haven’t really experienced Mexican flavors since there really aren’t many Mexican ingredients available in Japan. While there are a few “Mexican Restaurants”, [...]
Sukiyaki Bulgogi
Posted in beef, Home Cooking, tagged apple cider vinegar, asian pear, bacon, bean sprouts, beer, black pepper, bulgogi, cabbage, eryngii, garlic, ginger, green onion, haricots vert, joong boo, kimchi, mung bean sprout, red bell pepper, red leaf lettuce, ribeye, sake, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, sukiyaki, vegetable oil, water spinach, white rice on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This dinner I made the other night technically isn’t Sukiyaki. Nor is it really Bulgogi. However, it’s close enough to both of the dishes that I really couldn’t think of any other way to describe it. So to all of you purists out there…deal with it! I made this dinner after taking Yuki’s parents to [...]
Gyu-Kaku
Posted in Restaurant, tagged basil, beer, char dog, cherry blossoms, chicago, chicken, chinese steam buns, chitown, doriyaki, five star, groupon, gyu-kaku, harami, ice cream, kalbi, korean bbq, miso, mochi, pancakes, playboy, portillo's, ramen, red bean paste, red leaf lettuce, sake, sakura, sakura festival, sesame seeds, steak, white rice, yakiniku on April 15, 2011 | 3 Comments »
So, yesterday one of Yuki’s supervisors decided to take her crew out to dinner at Gyu-Kaku, a yakiniku joint downtown. That left me by myself to eat, drink, whatever. My plan was to meet up with a buddy of mine from the Playboy Pilot at Five Star for a couple of drinks, then pick Yuki [...]
Fennel Roasted Salmon with Artichoke Chickpeas
Posted in Home Cooking, seafood, tagged artichoke, beer, carrot, cherry tomatoes, chicken stock, chickpeas, fennel, garlic, olive oil, onion, red bell pepper, salmon, thyme, trader joes, white rice on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been wanting to do something with artichokes for a while, but fresh one’s are pretty pricey. I found these great frozen ones at Trader Joe’s that taste great and retain all of their nutrients. I whipped this salmon dish up to get them into our guts. This is a really easy dish that can [...]
Salmon with Horseradish/Tomato Sauce
Posted in Home Cooking, seafood, tagged beer, butter, cabbage rolls, carrot, garlic, horseradish, japanese, kasia's, onion, salmon, soy sauce, tomato, tomato sauce, vegetable oil, wasabi, watercress, white pepper, white rice, yellow bell pepper, yukon gold potato on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This was about as simple as cooking can get while using up items that were lying around our fridge. I had about 1/4 cup left of the tomato sauce that accompanies the cabbage rolls from Kasia’s that I didn’t want to waste, so I turned it into a tasty sauce for some salmon. I grabbed the [...]
