Italian Olive Oil Cake – No Butter? No Problem! FRESSSHGT

If you’ve never had any luck making a decent cake from scratch, and have resigned yourself to being one of those “box cake people,” then thi...

Got No Beef Stew – Where’s the Beef? Not Here FRESSSHGT

I like to joke about not knowing current food prices, since I have a corporate expense account, but as inflation continues to rage, people a...

Korean Barbecue-Style Meatballs – Mushy is Not Tender FRESSSHGT

When it comes to cooking, there is no better teacher than a tragic failure, which is how I learned not to use too much raw ginger in a marin...

Green Onion Garlic Naan – Don’t Call This a “Shortcut” FRESSSHGT

The goal with most “faster, easier,” shortcut recipes is to achieve something close to the quality of the original, but with less time and e...

Mulligatawny Soup – So Much More Than Pepper Water FRESSSHGT

Mulligatawny Soup has been requested hundreds of times over the last decade, and while I have no good excuse as to why it took so long, I’m ...

Crispy Shrimp Tempura – Come for the Perfectly Crisp Shrimp, Stay for the Surprising Historical Plot Twist FRESSSHGT

There are many different methods for making shrimp tempura, and after trying most of them I believe this is the simplest, easiest way to ach...

Proper British Fish Cakes – Finding a New Digital Muse FRESSSHGT

As you might know, I’m a big fan of the Great British Baking Show, or “Bake Off” as Mary Berry would call it, and I’ve posted many dessert v...