Take a boneless, skinless chicken breast and pound it very flat. Rub one side with Adobo seasoning. On the seasoned side place a sliced jalapeño and a pile of shredded cheese (I used Monterrey Jack.) Roll the whole thing up like a HoHo with the cheese and peppers in the middle. Roll it as tight […]

1 Shot Gin
1 Shot Beef Stock
Vermouth to taste
Drop of Worcestershire Sauce
Mix in a shaker, shake with plenty of ice. Pour through a strainer and serve in a Martini Glass. Garnish with a slice of roasted red potato on the rim of the glass.
It’s funny to me that people reading this think I’m joking. Also, I […]

If it were “Turkey Day” we would be holding the giant birds in great esteem, praising them for their accomplishments. It would be like Veterans day for birds.
Stop calling it Turkey Day.
Turkeys are dumb, ugly birds. Their only value is as food. Give thanks if you find yourself parked next to a steaming plate of […]

I hate the spoons they give you at Wendy’s when you buy a frosty.
They’re too narrow at the end and the plastic is too thin. They hurt my lip.

I’m a scientist who studies foodborne bacteria so every once in awhile I like to post about issues in food.
Today’s topic is meat migration. Meat migration describes the situation in which eating a sandwich at one end slowly causes the fill ingredients to slide out the other end. You end up with either a big […]

I saw this on Wired. I think it might have come from the Chicago Tribune but I’m too lazy to log into their site to look.

Long ago I devised a one-question survey that characterizes a person’s eating habits.
What do you do if two tacos are not enough food and three tacos are too much food?
The question is more complicated than it looks due to the indivisible nature of the taco. Sure, you could eat half a taco but you would […]

So says the Food Safety Network at Kansas State.
http://donteatpoop.k-state.edu/
Oh, they have T-shirts too.

Sound advice but, then again, I didn’t exactly need an institution of higher learning to tell me that.

FDA Urgently Warns Consumers about Health Risks of Potentially Contaminated Olives The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting consumers to possible serious health risks from eating olives that may be contaminated with a deadly bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum can cause botulism, a potentially fatal […]