For some reason eating grasshoppers and larvae in Thailand does not gross me out nearly as much as eating baby squid in China. Maybe it’s the crunch factor. One of the things I love about Thailand is that I enjoy so much of the food. It’s the best overall food I’ve had in my life [...]
Woo-hoo – scrambled eggs. I can almost cook a complete meal now…
 How to Make Scrambled Eggs The secret to successfully scrambling eggs is slow cooking. A rubber spatula does a good job of moving the eggs. Don’t worry about melting the rubber – the heat is (or should be) too low to damage it. Always remove scrambled eggs from the heat when they are almost [...]
 Argghhh…splattered grease everywhere, a room full of smoke, and little curled up pieces of char that is supposed to be bacon. Here are some tips for cooking bacon. Bacon Cooking Tips Quick Tips: Turn often, remove rind, lower heat. • Use a butter knife to separate the bacon. • When frying bacon, it’s important [...]
My friend Olivier came over the other night to show me how to make French crepes. He’s from France, speaks French (better than me) and knows how to say all those cool things like Bon Jour and Si Vouz Plais. Did I spell that right? Hey, how the heck do I know. That’s why he [...]
Chicken Stir Fry. More easy recipes that even Norwegian guys can be smart enough to make. Takes under ten minutes and super yummy. DIRECTIONS 1. Prepare rice. Put equal parts water and rice in a pan with a little butter and salt. Once water begins to boil remove from heat and cover. Let it sit [...]
I know I’m starting slow on this cooking stuff but cut me some slack. I cannot believe how much fun this is! There are a lot of fancy ways I found to make corn, but I’m not fancy so here’s the ultimate bachelor recipe for cooking corn DIRECTIONS TO BOIL CORN 1) Put corn in [...]
Hey, don’t laugh – I’m just starting to learn all this stuff. Yes, I actually had to ask how to boil an egg. So here’s three approaches to boiling an egg. Recipe One from Mom To cook an egg. Put several eggs in a pan of cold water. Have the water at least 1/2 inch [...]
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