Sunday Gravy with Short Ribs and Italian Sausage

Note: This dish and the process described here can be found in recipe form at the bottom of the post. My initial plan for this week’s post was to write about my visit to North Jersey to eat at one of the last remaining tiki-bar-Polynesian-style Chinese restaurants in the eastern United States. Unfortunately, when weContinue reading “Sunday Gravy with Short Ribs and Italian Sausage”

Shrimp & Scrambled Eggs with Corned Beef Hash

I didn’t intend to post about my home cooking adventures three times in a week. But as the name of the blog indicates, I write mostly about what I eat. And between having a sudden rush of ideas for things I wanted to cook and feeling the need to take a couple extra days betweenContinue reading “Shrimp & Scrambled Eggs with Corned Beef Hash”

My First Go at Biscuits with Sausage Gravy

Although biscuits with sausage gravy has been a popular breakfast staple in large swaths of the United States for virtually as long as the country has existed, it wasn’t particularly big where I grew up. In fact, I must have been at least well into my thirties before trying it for the first time andContinue reading “My First Go at Biscuits with Sausage Gravy”

Adventures in Home Cooking

After a run of heavy meals away from home last week, I re-familiarized myself with my kitchen by cooking one dish that’s been on my list of things to do for years and another old favorite that I haden’t made for at least as long. In between, I found time to make an iconic sandwichContinue reading “Adventures in Home Cooking”

Red Sausage Gravy

I’ve posted several times about my Sunday or red gravy. I tend to crave it, as well as the process of making it, when the weather starts to turn cooler in the fall.  The types of meat I use to flavor the gravy sometimes depends on what I have in the freezer. That happened toContinue reading “Red Sausage Gravy”