DISCOVER THE CULINATOR

It is peach season!! Woooohooooo!! My sweetie, Elizabeth, came across this very simple "recipe" (probably on Pinterest, for which I...

Remembering the old saying, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade," it seemed to apply equally well to mushrooms. I was given some...

When we think about bombing something it usually has negative connotations. Bombing a test, for example, is not a good thing. I've...

Here's another of the dishes I came to love while living in Koreas and is actually the first one I was treated to when invited to dinner...

Anything that has a name that starts with two "K"s has to be great, right? Kkakdugi (Cubed Radish Kimchi) certainly is. It certainly is...

Elizabeth and I decided to make a nice Mexican meal for dinner and I was responsible for figuring out how to make Spanish Rice. Have I...

This is my second favorite Korean dish and it is a realllllllly close second -- Jajangmyeon (Black Bean Sauce Noodles). The English name...

In 1997, while serving in the US Air Force, I had the opportunity to work for a year at the Republic of Korea (i.e. South Korea) Second...

When I started this blog it was going to be me sharing with my family and friends my adventures as I tried to become a better cook by...

In addition to my good friend Julia Child (okay, we've never met and she's not alive but if we'd ever met I'm sure we'd have been good...

Continuing my quest to fill the void in my life that's being caused by the temporary closure of our local Chinese take-out restaurant, I...

We were reallllllllly in the mood for some Chinese food but our favorite take-out restaurant has been temporarily closed. I decided to...

I decided to write this just to 'fess up. Sometimes even the Culinator is in a hurry and needs to cook something for dinner but just...

We felt like pasta and I felt like experimenting. This is what I ended up making. No recipe, just sort of winged it using some of the...

Determined to conquer my fear of making pastry crusts,I had a little extra time and decided to try and make a dessert tart. Specifically...

It was time to branch out in the interest of international relations and make something other than French food. Warmer Bayerischer...

Very little effort is required for this dish to earn the fancy French name of Carottes aux Fines Herbes (Braised Carrots with Herbs) and...

This wasn't exactly fine dining but it was eye watering -- especially when standing downwind in the smoke! I had a little extra time on...

If you've ever watched Chef Gordon Ramsey's cooking show, "Hell's Kitchen," you have no doubt seen him ranting and raving about most of...

No butter. No cream. No Wine. Was this reallllllly a French recipe? How can it be? Doesn't that violate the basic the first three...