Recent content by Braised Brachiosaurus

Not normally, no. But if you haven't tried roasted tomatoes pureed into a sauce, you are missing something spectacular.

I don't think I would ever bother using fresh tomatoes in a chili. Chili is typically cooked for a long time, and it was developed by cattlemen using what little they could carry with them - and they generally wouldn't have access to gardens and such. The freshest ingredient in my chili is the...

I've had mixed results. My first effort relied on a single cookbook I found in the library; even when you adjust everything from the metric, there seems to be something lost in the transition from European-style to Indian-style cooking, at least for me. One relatively simple dish that came out...

Greetings. I began cooking in college, taking inspiration from Food Network shows. I realize many people watch these shows just to drool over the imagery - understandable, perhaps - but I actually put into practice the dishes that appealed to me. After a few years, I was easily one of the best...