This past summer (2019) I was fortunate enough to advance my glassblowing hobbyist skills by attending a class at the Corning Museum of Glass in NY. Each summer they offer loads and loads of classes, each tackling glass from a different angle, such as torch work, flat glass, sculpture, beginning glassblowing as well as a […]
Tangy Tomatillo Salsa Verde
On a recent family vacation my daughter stumbled upon a tangy tomatillo salsa that she wanted to bring home with us. But packing salsa is luggage is not very high on my to-do list, so I figured I’d learn how to make it instead. Lucky for me, it’s not very difficult. Doubly so if you […]
Tomato Cilantro And Radish Salad
If I am counting correctly, this Tomato Cilantro Radish salad may be the third recipe that I’ve added to my website that was directly inspired by a menu offering at my local TacoDeli spot in Houston, with my guacamole and pozole recipes rounding out the trio. And I haven’t even seen this dish! It was […]
Boneless Chicken Breasts In 7 Steps
I have been taught over the years that there really isn’t much that I could make as a home chef that would be more boring than boneless chicken breasts. And I believed it. For a long time. And then my wife and I went to Blackberry Farm in Knoxville, TN, which is (pretty)-well known for […]
10 Steps To Making Glass Optic Cup
In my late 20’s and 30’s I pursued a glassblowing career, creating, marketing, selling and shipping hand made glass vases and bowls to shops and galleries across the country. But there was a lot that I never learned, even skills and techniques that I probably should have picked up in college and definitely when I […]
