Getting hungry... to lazy to make real food... whats in the icebox?...

2 slices left over ham

1 potato

1 sweet potato

1.5 small onion

1c milk (sad. in-lieu of heavy cream)

1T flour

s&p

dash:

turmeric

ground cloves

Sebastian & Noir are not amused

~Brian

Happy New year everyone!

First off, here's a little "fireworks"

On to the "meat" of the post...

With my brother and his bird in town for xmas, I thought I would do a French style round roast...

seared roast in a nest of veggies

whiskey and wine deglaze

chicken stock boiling on the back burner

I'm a happy cook with only the bread left on plates :D

Thanks for coming by Mike and Hannah!

Roast for four:

2lbs round roast

4 med. potatos quartered

4 med. carrots, celery stalks chopped

1 leek, green only 1/4" slices

1c. chicken stock

1/4 c. Jameson whiskey

1/2c. Colores del Sol malbec (red wine)

2T olive oil

4T unsalted butter

(2T w/ oil for searing the roast, 2T melted over roast periodically while roasting)

S&P

dash:

thyme

cumin

savory

Wishing everyone a happy and safe new year!

~Brian

I had some left-over Roast Chicken Teriyaki , but I really just wanted a bbq sandwich...

2 pre-teriyakied'-roast chicken thighs

1/4 c Jus from the aforementioned roast

1/2 apple sliced

1/2 T honey

chili powder

salt/pepper

croissant as a bun

Stay tuned! More time on my hands means more posts!

~Brian

It's been too long!

I moved to Lansing Michigan about a month ago, and life has been non-stop and stressful since I got here. Finally tonight I was the right mixture of starved and awake to get inspired to cook again! Here is the result :D

Chicken in creamy artichoke caper sauce

1 chicken breast

1/2c chenin blanc (only white in the fridge)

1/2c milk

1/3c minced onion

1/8c frozen peas

4 quarters of a marinated artichoke heart

1/2T capers

1/2 lemon squezed

1/2T roux

pinch each cayanne pepper, and tyme

Thanks for looking! May you have a wonderful post-labor day week.

~Brian

A lil' cooking and pickin' for your viewing pleasure :D

SCORE!

My buddy Timm notified me of a stash of goodies outside a local house....

Assorted randomness

Itailian Miller bar sign

Vintage microscope w/ original box

Sealed vintage Valvoline racing oil

Brewing/distilling equipment

AND!! TWO Triumph belt buckles!

Thanks Timm!

Asian inspired chicken roast

1 bone-in chicken breast

1 1/2cup each carrots-celery-onion-broccoli

1cup coconut milk

1/2cup beef stock

1/8cup ginger

lemongrass

basil

fennel florets

cayenne

ground mustered

cumin

turmeric

A week or so... in one post...

It's been an other busy couple weeks....here we go...

Tonight I helped my buddy Hayami Shou (or Jason) Install his new class 3 (5000% capacity) on his Jeep Cherokee.

Congrats Shou!

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Liquid encouragement of the week

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Tea infused Annie's Mac n' Cheese

1box Annie's

1/8cup sharp cheddar

1/4cup secret tea :P

1/2cup peas

1/8cup small dice ham

1/8 cup frozen peas

2T minced onion

butter

cumin

ground mustard

sage

salt

Served in baller cat bowls :D

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Ginger-lemongrass chicken with apple curry rice

1/8cup shallot

2t minced ginger

1t minced garlic

2T butter

1cup chicken breast

lemongrass

Rice:

1/2 granny smith apple

1cup rice

curry powder

butter

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Cream of chicken soup

2cups Beef stock

1cup chicken breast

1cup heavy cream

1 carrot

1 stalk celery

1/8cup onion

tyme

ground mustard

black pepper

salt

Thats all for now, please comment and or shoot me an e-mail if you want any recipes or have any questions :D

Peace!!

~Brian A. Moreno