The joys of working from home! By far the best thing about working from my home office is lunchtime. I usually eat a good lunch whether in the office or working from home, but last night's leftovers will never compare to a freshly made meal. As always, th
I have read through Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn's book Charcuterie several times and have been dying to do some curing of my own! However, the one recurring obstacle seems to be lack of space, so duck breast seemed to be the simplest for my first d
I am a sucker for fried chicken and can't seem to get enough of it. I grew up eating mom's karaage, a Japanese version of fried chicken that has been marinated in a mix of soy sauce, garlic, and ginger. It was my absolute favorite okazu and always a speci
It's been several years since my last fishing trip out in open water. Thanks to yet another deal on Groupon, we got ourselves on a deep sea fishing trip for a day of fun out on the ocean. The day's catch consisted of a plethora of rockfish, sanddabs and
Everyone has a cookbook that they don't get enough use out of. Mine (or should I say, one of my many) is The Bread Baker's Apprentice; by Peter Reinhart, a respected figure in the artisan bread baking community. Although the science of baking is defin
It is starting to feel like Summer in Southern California and that means grilling! This weekend we dusted off the Weber and made Umami Burgers, but no grilling session is complete with out a few good sides, especially potato salad. This is one of our fave
Growing your own strawberries is easy and rewarding. Fruits may be tiny compared to the chemical fed monsters you find at the grocery store but the taste of home-grown garden strawberries are undoubtedly thousand times better than the commercially produce
Many of you loyal readers who do not have direct contact with me probably have abandoned and written off WasabiBratwurst as another blogging failure. Well we are still here ticking, chopping, slicing, cooking and eating away but have neglected to share t
Update on Wednesday September 9: 09/09/09 is the official launch date of the TapHunter.com iPhone app! Approved today. Come download it for free: http://bit.ly/INpCL Well almost. I am very excited to share with all you beer advocates, tonight I had the pl
Barbecue can mean different things to different people depending on where you live in this world. I like ribs and tri-tip; but my favorite BBQ is the pulled pork sandwich. Pork shoulder slow grilled with low indirect heat until the meat is so tender that