25 ripe Roma tomatoes(top removed) 1 bunch fresh cilantro 2 Fresh jalapenos 1 Onion large chopped and roasted. 3 TBLS Atomic Chef “OMG” Spice 2 TBLS Atomic Chef “Reel and Rifle” Spice 1 TBLS Atomic Chef “Ranchers Steer Rub” Spice 1/2 cup Louisiana hot sauce 3 Tbls Chili powder 1 Tbls cayenne 2 heaping TBLS [...]

This winning marinade can be used with any cut of steak.  Before marinading use a fork to perforate your steaks so the marinade can better penetrate the steak.  This also shortens the time that you need to marinade. Besides the “Atomic Chef” seasoning that you need I always caution cooks to use very good wines [...]

I was remembering the other day how special Sunday mornings were for me when I was growing up.  On these mornings, Dad cooked breakfast.  I don’t know how or why that tradition started.  His breakfast duty just seemed logical: Since mom cooked breakfast the rest of the week, Sunday was her day off. I think [...]

Within the human unit creeps the notion that cooking is about reading recipes, looking at pictures and reassuring oneself that it can never look that good coming out of my oven. The word is not the thing. Cooking takes time. Cooking needs questions answered. Cooking takes you in the kitchen, making mistakes –but growing more [...]

There is nothing in this life that evokes ethereal pleasure more than enjoying a glass of wine with dinner. It is all in the balance between the two. Neither should over-power the other. The stoic rules that used to describe  best practices are gone. It is much more about what you like.  Obviously you want complementation. I look [...]

As in all arts, cooking is imitation. You try and recreate what you have seen, tasted or smelled before. It is not easy and often times leads to miscalculations. This is why understanding recipes and how they can be so helpful works. Always read then reread recipes. In all sources for recipes there are differences. The [...]

I have been reading Julia Childs’ latest book My Life in France. A must read for all you foodies out there. I now am going to get her first book: Mastering the Art of French Cooking. There was also a movie – but this is not a rom-com. This is great food on a plate from your [...]