Mushroom Pizza

Portobello Mushroom Pizzas


So I decided that I would buy some mushroom caps (portobello to be exact) and make some delicious pizzas with them.  They turned out great, and I don’t feel guilty for ordering pizza from one of our large chains, eating too much of it, throwing the rest in the fridge, and feeling like I have […]

Fish and chips cuz yums

Fish and Chips


Made some fish and chips, also known as fish and freedom fries tonight.  Glub glubs and crunch crunches?  Why do I even try to rename British things?  Anywho…  Also made a dill tartar sauce which was awesome.  Dillie willie tartar mayo dippie?  Man, I gotta stop. So the cod was battered in a Guinness beer […]

French Omelette


Vache sacrée! L’idiot américain a fait une omelette à la française! Some of you may not know that I know how to use Google Translate. But yes, the silly American did, in fact, make a French omelette. I’ve always wanted to make a custardy French omelette after I learned how to make European scrambled eggs […]

Estimate Chef: Biscuits and sausage gravy

Southern Biscuits and Gravy


Couldn’t help but make biscuits and sausage gravy on this beautiful Sunday! Made the biscuits from scratch, and they turned out perfectly. Added some cayenne pepper for heat in the gravy, and boom! Instant nap food. Other than bacon, probably my favorite food ever. Recipe! Ingredients: – Like 2 cups flour – Pound o’ sausage […]

Walleye Piccata


Last night for dinner we decided to A.) Wait until we were way too far in the night to be eating like some kind of 20-year-old and B.) Make walleye in a butter, white wine piccata sauce with brown rice, cauliflower mash (my wife made it from scratch, and oh my gosh get that stuff […]

Estimate Chef: Turkey Thighs

Pan Seared, Oven Roasted Turkey Thighs


We made oven roasted turkey thighs last night. Also made a parsnip purée (not pictured). The turkey made the house smell like Thanksgiving, and it was absolutely delicious. Two pounds of turkey thighs cost around $6, which is awesomely cost effective for dinner. The parsnips cost around $7. They made the house smell like… Parsnips… […]