Category: Jackie

Steve couldn’t finish his Zola burger Originally uploaded by dynamist. That’s Mainstrasse in Covington, Kentucky, just over the river from where I live in Cincinnati. It’s good news for me that I don’t have to go to Europe for burgers this good. Wednesday is burger mania night at Zola...

Comfort food Originally uploaded by dynamist. It’s nice to know that one of my very favorite meals on this planet can be made for less than £1. Fried cabbage and onions, salted and with lots of freshly ground black pepper, is as basic as comfort food gets for me....

Sunday smoked salmon Originally uploaded by dynamist. I like to keep a packet of smoked salmon in the fridge, to pick at over the course of the week. It never ceases to amaze me how a few bites of the stuff with a glass of milk can fill me...

Dijon chicken and mushrooms Originally uploaded by dynamist. I didn’t have any fresh cream in the fridge, but I did have an unopened tub of sour cream. But would my Dijon chicken and mushrooms taste as nice with sour cream? Oh, I forgot: EVERYTHING tastes nice with sour cream!...

Philly cheese steak, no bun Originally uploaded by dynamist. I know this looks rather like dog food on a plate, but I promise it tastes wonderful. I’m a big fan of the Philly cheesesteak, though it can be difficult to find one done well. It’s very easy to do...

Spicy tilapia and spinach soup Originally uploaded by dynamist. This is the sort of thing I’d teach to someone convinced that they are unable to cook. It’s real Cooking 101 stuff. Of course, the way I made it today was the very easiest. I’d frozen a batch of my...

Chicken curry Originally uploaded by dynamist. I know that “curry” is such a generic term, but it’s one I’ll persist in using out of lack of creativity. I rarely make a curry which is exactly like any other I have made, but if I could only reproduce this one...

Green Thai curry Originally uploaded by dynamist. This has to be one of the fastest, easiest meals at my disposal. The good news: It’s at yours, too. All you do is combine a few large spoonfuls of green Thai curry paste with a can of coconut milk, a few...

Dewey’s Originally uploaded by dynamist. I was sick this past week, and on Friday night found myself hungry and wanting nothing more than a pizza delivery. Someone talked me into indulging myself, because I was too weak to cook, and I thought I’d compromise on health grounds by ordering...

Thai fish curry Originally uploaded by dynamist. The first trout I cooked simply, in hot oil and with lots of freshly squeezed lemon juice, salt and pepper. This may be the very best way to eat it. But I wanted to play around, so the second trout went into...