The hunt for a signature cocktail starts with the alcohol. It is, after all, an essential component to a cocktail, and if I’m going to craft a signature drink, I need to pick something that represents me. Something significant. What’s the story behind the choice? Why does this fit my style (or lack thereof, I suppose).

Bourbon feels like the obvious choi…

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Ok, so first off, if you were expecting another world building chapter this week, I apologize. There’s more coming, but ADHD had other plans, and I had a new idea that I needed to run with for a minute. Don’t look at me like that. I told you this thing runs on pure chaos. Just roll with it.

Anyway—as you may have seen, I’ve been playing with Chat GPT and…

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All aboard the hype train! No, seriously. I'm just gonna cut to the chase here. I was strapped for ideas, so I just threw a list of ingredients at Chat GPT, and said “surprise me!”

For better or worse, this is the result. Don't get me wrong—it tastes good and all, but uh, well, I won't pretend that I'm not a little bit concerned with how quickly the robo…

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Ok, let's talk about the elephant in the room. I don't know how to plate a salad.

They always look gross. Always. Doesn't matter how I set it up. I try layering everything. I try tossing it. Nothing works. It's like a defense mechanism. Like my brain is saying “Dude. You don't want this. You want a bucket of onion rings and a baker’s dozen of pizza puffs…

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A few weeks ago, I got a text from my brother with a link to Jose Cuervo’s Margarita Shakeup competition. If you hang around long enough, you’ll learn pretty quickly that I love margaritas, and I feel like I know how to throw together a couple pretty killer options, so naturally, I had to put my name in the pot. Enter the Sweet Heat Margarita (which you…

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Yep, it's that time of year again. Tell me you’re Catholic without telling me…wait. Does this count as telling you? I don’t know. Doesn’t matter. These tacos are a slam dunk any day of the week Lent or otherwise. If you have the time to fry them, anyway.

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Just look at that badly cropped photo! Apparently I can't measure images either. Or is that part of the gimmick? You decide!

Ok, so, I know it looks like a glass of orange juice with an ice cube in it, but it's not. That would be stupid. This is not stupid. This is a mango chile margarita, and it's wonderful.

Cocktails are a weird experience for me, becau…

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Ok, so here’s the deal. No one likes boring cheesecake. Not really. There are so many other options out there, so why would you stick with plain? That’s like choosing vanilla ice cream when you could have a full blown sundae.

Sorry. That’s a terrible analogy. I’d choose the vanilla ice cream every time. Anyway. Like …

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I know. It’s really poor form for a food blogger to post a recipe and call it boring. It’s equally bold to grab a free stock photo of cheesecake and plop it at the top of the post. I just want to warn you that I’m not a food blogger. Well, not the kind you’re used to, anyway. I am, however, an easily distracted writer who …

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I’m going to level with you. This is not an ordinary food blog. I mean, yeah, there are recipes in here, and if you follow one of them, chances are you’ll end up with something edible. But you’re also going to be a little angry with me, and the more comfortable you are in the kitchen the angrier you’re going to be—especially the bakers out there. What w…

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