Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, and Travel
Steaming a burger? Why would anyone do this? It's crazy, right? Well... possibly when done incorrectly. One of the best burgers I've ever eaten in Boston is from Sunset Bar and Grill in Allston where they have over 100 beers on tap. That was the first time I'd ever had a beer steamed burger. The... Continue Reading →
After my first attempt at meatballs yielded a very dense product, I decided to go back to the drawing board. I read that using white bread and milk can really help make meatballs tender, so I incorporated those ingredients into the recipe. I also used a slightly fattier ground beef mix (85/15) and pureed the... Continue Reading →
Getting the right texture for meatballs is harder than you would imagine. This was my first attempt at making meatballs and they didn't come out like I wanted, but they actually tasted pretty good. The "problem" was that these meatballs were basically all meat and weren't as tender as most meatballs I've had. If you... Continue Reading →
Without a grill, cast iron pan, or simply a kitchen that can handle smoke from searing, it's really tough for lay people to make great steaks. Whenever I lived in apartments, I found it harder to cook meat the way I wanted due to a fear of the smoke alarm going off triggering firetrucks and... Continue Reading →
I love chili and I've been trying to come up with a good chili recipe for a while now that won't add an extra layer of belly blubber. After some experimentation I came up with adding more veggies/legumes (that's a stuck-up way of saying beans), and leaner ground meat. Why the hell would I want... Continue Reading →
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