Tag Archives: Recipes

Sometimes we have a helluva time trying to keep fresh herbs from the ravishes of death. Death by waterlog, or freezer-burn, or simply old age. We profess a tendency to neglect them in the fridge until it’s almost too late. … Continue reading →

Sauerkraut – which we boys love for its gut health and wild fermentation properties – has fulfilled far more utilitarian purposes. Case in point: We learned recently that Evan’s grandfather grew up with big tubs of kraut aging on the … Continue reading →

Now that our homemade KniQuil killed the germs, we need something to keep ’em dormant. Enter our own concoction of this infamous hot sauce. And minus the sodium bisulfate! The first time we contemplated making our own cock sauce (you … Continue reading →

File this under fashionably late. A few weeks ago, when Peach season was in its final throes, Alex’s habañero plant was blossoming out of control. This left us, and those we love and live with, in a state of simultaneous … Continue reading →

As much as you’ll hear us brag that we never fall ill (largely due to copious amounts of garlic, onions and vitamin C) we do — once in a blue moon — get sick. And yes, we have chased the … Continue reading →

File this one under ‘old world magic.’ Sauerkraut is nothing short of vegetable wonder tonic. But unlike kombucha, 100-year-old sourdough start, or psychotropic mushrooms, sauerkraut takes just a couple minutes to make and costs literally less than dirt. We never … Continue reading →

It’s both amazing and bizzarre that in L.A., the land that birthed the burger, one of the most pervasive street foods consists of a simple plastic bag, brimming with fruit. Where else but east of the La Brea dividing line, … Continue reading →

There’s nothing wrong with potato chips in a bag. Except, we guess, their temperature: they are cold. Chips, like anything fried, are better hot. This is a scientific fact. With that in mind, we decided to offer freshly made, hand-cut … Continue reading →