It’s unfortunate that name-specific diets have to compete against one another and we end up in this landscape where it’s unnecessarily hard for people to just pick and choose foods they like from across the entire diet spectrum. I use keto rolls for burgers/sandwiches and low-carb friendly tortillas for burritos and…

Good lord, the combination of herring and sour cream sounds absolutely revolting. I think I’d rather eat seafood flavored cat food that’s been seasoned with copious amounts of Elmer’s glue.

My only experience with Wagyu beef has been the Costco Wagyu burger patties, and I have to say that I wasn’t all that impressed. The patties didn’t really taste much different from leaner ground sirloin but they did have a significantly lower protein to calorie ratio. The patties cooked up almost exactly the same way…

I’ve been toying around with the idea of making big, round sheets of lasagna dough that can neatly fit inside my big 14" skillet. Problem is, I’ve never made pasta nor do I know if making lasagna with raw dough is possible. I’ve always used dried sheets that get a nice soaking before usage. 

One of the goals of wearing a thong is to cover up nuts, so it least it didn’t fail in that regard.

Yep, there’s a Papas in Lake Stevens and that’s the one I’m familiar with. I think they have a better and more diverse menu than the other places in town but I’d still prefer taqueria-style fare if I could find it on this side of the trestle. Unfortunately, I tried placing an order on Saturday and no one picked up the…

I think some of the negativity surrounding the term “Tex-Mex” is that in areas outside of Texas and with low levels of Mexican heritage, Tex-Mex restaurants seem to be the dominant style. In these instances, the “Tex” part of “Tex-Mex” usually gets de-emphasized so the restaurant just becomes “Mexican” and people…

I live in Washington state, and there’s a nearby place that advertises itself as being a “California-style Mexican grill”, yet the menu features fajitas and large burritos that are plated, smothered, and sauced. Fajitas are 100% Tex-Mex and the burritos I’ve typically thought of as being associated with Cal-Mex…

This burger is just taking the scenic route to the same destination of disappointment that all super-huge versions of hand-held foods seem to end up in. For me, the ideal burger/burrito/sandwich is one where I can taste most of the components in a single bite. Failing that, I’ll accept something where each bite…

Oh, there was a TON of projection surrounding that commercial, and pretty much all of it came from people who don’t like exercising and have the body size to back up that dislike.

The one saving grace of overcooked spaghetti is that the pasta simply doesn’t have the same capacity to soak up sauce as al dente pasta does. In my days of poorly prepared spaghetti yore, I’d eat the leftovers cold because nuking the spaghetti pretty much laid waste to anything resembling moisture. You know you’re…

The psychology around food and hunger is well-known at this point. We can criticize “diet culture” all we want but it rings hollow without the acknowledgement that movements like body positivity and HAE also possess the potential to be breeding grounds for manipulative actors. I’ve been out on fairly long (and…

Someone once told me “if you fully enjoyed that bike ride you just went on, then you didn’t burn enough calories for the time spent”, and that quote just sticks in the back of my head as I leave the house for a ride, haven given myself more than enough time for a somewhat moderately-paced 30 mile route (knowing full…

The only issues I have using chopsticks is with rice that loses its stickiness after being exposed to some kind of sauce. In a container of takeout stir-fry or some kind of teriyaki dish with lots of sauce, the sauce always leaks over into the ball of rice and completely soaks the bottom. When that happens, the top of…

I’ve definitely added butter to a skillet that was a little too hot and had to live with the results, however, I’ll personally vouch for one time where that smoky flavor was actually not only acceptable but downright delicious; I was toasting rice for braised chicken burritos and I accidentally burnt the butter. The…

We’re at T-minus seven days and counting until Thanksgiving and I may have just permanently lost my appetite. Thanks!

I could’ve been more specific, but the cooked bacon bits are part of the dish. Sometimes there’s little slivers of almonds too, although those seem to get omitted from time to time. The bottom line is I get to enjoy a green bean side that hasn’t been rendered inedible with the inclusion of cream of mushroom. 

I can’t blame them, everyone knows that cilantro’s a gateway herb into Mexican cuisine. Once you have a nice taco with garnished with fresh cilantro, that weak shit that Taco Bell slings just won’t cut it anymore.

This isn’t even a fair fight for me. I can leave green bean casserole behind without a second thought.

I’m always skeptical when I hear about a really respected pizza place making their sauce with high quality canned tomatoes and little else. I feel like I always have to add seasoning (and not just salt) to crushed tomatoes in order to get the sauce to “pop” like I want it to. Even then, I’m adding a few savory…