My Culinary Journey Through Life
5:00 AM...Like clockwork, no pun intended. Every day, as if by magic or intuition, I wake up at 5am. I do not sleep in. I never have. Well, that's not 100% true. I used to be a night owl. Sleep all day, Party all night, never get old, never day ~ Lost Boys That was... Continue Reading →
It has been 13 months since my life completely changed for ever. I was wheeled into an operating room. I had 6 small incisions cut into my body, had probes inserted and they cut away at my stomach making a small egg sized pouch and re-routing my intestines. This, folks, is gastric bypass surgery. Prior... Continue Reading →
For years, I have chased the notion of working my "dream job". However, I never once could tell you what that was. Was it to be a Paramedic? An Entrepreneur? I have flirted with the idea of becoming a chef, web programmer, a YouTube personality, I have tried desperately to become internet famous, I have... Continue Reading →
It is a Syracuse University institution. Ask anyone around this town and they have either have a story about Varsity Pizza or at the very least know what it is and where it is. Elli Darmoyslis has been making piza at Varsity for 50 years. Varsity is one of those places you need to not judge... Continue Reading →
1 year, 100 pounds. 5 pants sizes, 3 t-shirt sizes, and surprisingly 1 shoe size. 2 1/2 weeks shy of the 1 year anniversary of my Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery (also coincidently it has also been 1 year in the new house). For those unfamiliar with the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery, it is basically when... Continue Reading →
This blog post is a little different. I love coffee, however, I just use a basic run of the mill 5-cup coffee maker I bought at Walmart. So, in order to help you, the home cook, brew a great cup of coffee, I enlisted a good buddy of mine. This post was written by my... Continue Reading →
It has become a Sunday tradition in our house. My black apron, the sound of bowls clanking as I set up my mise en place, the mess of flour on the counters, the smell of yeast fermentation and eventually that unmistakable aroma of fresh bread baking in the oven. For me, bread making is both a necessity... Continue Reading →
Succes in the kitchen always begins with preparation, When we cook the first thing we do is write a prep list that organizes the jobs that need to get done. It is always better to write these things down rather than try to keep it in our head. Once we have a prep list in... Continue Reading →
I am starting a new series on this blog. #Kitchen101!!! So what is #Kitchen101?? This will be a category in which we explore kitchen concepts, techniques, and equipment. I am NOT a professional chef. However, I have learned a lot and continue to research and learn as a home cook. In doing so I have... Continue Reading →
