In and Out of Africa (Mushroom Steak Sandwich)

In my never-ending quest to bring new culinary dishes to the table, I recently took a trip to Africa to try and harvest recipes to bring back home.
Upon my arrival on the continent, I immediately requested be taken to the Gabon region in the heart of the country’s rainforest. It was there, in a pre-arraigned [...]

“Can” the Ham (Ham and Eggs)

Chris P. Bacon was a pig farmer who lived about a mile down the road from where I spent some time as a wee one in Hogback, Missouri. It was a privilege helping Bacon each morning before school fill the troughs with milk, stale doughnuts and whatever else the town of Hogback threw in the [...]

Love in a Bucket (Ham and Broccoli Turnover)

I acquired the following recipe while dating Dominique, a woman I met in France. The turnover filling is slightly altered because in France they sauté snails and use the resulting gravy to fill their crusts.
I’m not yet to the point of eating snails.
Dominique invited me to participate in the process of collecting the highly prized [...]