Semiserious Chefs

Meaty Bones. It sounds like the user name of some 15 year old girl on an ANA/MIA website. xxmeatyxbonesxx. Or even worse; something you’ll find on Urban Dictionary. Actually the first time I’d seen those words used it was in a recipe by The Minimalist, Mark Bittman, in his “Cooks at Home” book. Pasta with […]

A couple days ago, Vanessa and I had a sudden stroke of genius. A fortuitous turn of events. She said something (I don’t remember what) that gave us the inspiration for a new recipe. While it might not be a new recipe for some folks, it’s definitely new for us. That’s right, she laid the […]

It starts, “Mom, you have to try what I made for you.” “I’m going to serve you a bunch of things. Like eight.” “Oh, that looks good. Are those cubes of beef?” I ask. “Yes. Beef. Eight kinds of beef.” And now it begins. *Que dramatic, suspenseful ,building, orchestral music, heavy with violins* …and a […]

I’m on a kick to try and bring more ‘garden’ to our table. Given that doesn’t always (or usually ever) mean our own garden, and I don’t want it to mean more salad. I would like to have self serve side dish options with our meals that include unique fruits and vegetables as well as […]

I love shopping for fresh and bright vegetables. It’s so much fun to treat my family to unique variations of the typical vegetables we like. For instance, the head of broccoli we got from the farmer’s market that was as big as my head! Or, in this instance, beautiful rainbow carrots and chard. So they’re […]

Quite honestly, I don’t know why I haven’t shared this simple recipe for bruschetta with everyone yet. Actually, come to think of it, I don’t know why there aren’t more recipes in general on this site yet. It’s really kind of pathetic if you think about it. But so goes the food blogging life when […]

I was working on a sauce to use with some canned moose meat a little while back, (something that might work well with left over pot-roast or such) and created this really tasty sauce. Although it was great with the meat I decided to go a different way with that recipe, ending up with a […]

I love to try new and exotic foods. They can be unusual looking fruits, something prepared in a can or package, a sauce, and sometimes even a treat. That is what lead me to red bean cakes. I don’t know how the original packaging might have ‘enticed’ my interest, as I was in a market […]

If you love Chinese food (I mean American style, not authentic) like I do, then you will probably find this recipe for sweet and sour chicken to be a pretty close match to what you’ll get in many Chinese takeout restaurants here in Alaska. And I assume in the lower 48 (47 if Texas secedes) […]

Hearts of palm: a wonderful soft bite of brine-y goodness! (No wonder they sell for nearly $6 a can here in AK) Seriously though, some things are worth it! (Be sure to check out the video about their growth and production at the end) Paired with sweet and salty, gingery pork, these egg-less rolls have […]