Cooking Army

Howdy folks! You know those Russian dolls that open up and there’s another doll inside and then another one inside of that one? Well, I have one and it inspired me this week to see if we could cook a bunch of delicious things stuffed inside other delicious things. That’s right, I’m going to get stuffed! Or attempt to […]

Eaters, I’ve been working hard to learn to cook fish. People keep telling me it’s healthy and stuff, but really it’s just expensive. I’ve found some great recipes to practice at home, unfortunately none of them are easy to make for cooking army. I give you fish that scales well. When: This Wednesday, February 25th. […]

China. Its global domination will soon be upon us. But if my viewing of popular science fiction is any indication (which it certainly is), at least we will soon be flying across the Verse, hiring a crew, finding a job, and keeping on flying. Until that time, though, we might as well get used to the native cuisine that […]

Hola Compadres! While the past few days haven’t been quite so bitter has they have been in recent weeks, we still long for the warmth of the places on the Earth that simply refuse to have cold Winters. This coupled with Carnival just a few weeks away, our thoughts drift to Brazil. We’re going to heat […]

Hey Kids, The holidays are finally over and old man winter is being his disagreeable-old-bastard self again. I can think of no better time than now to eat food that reminds us that the sun does actually exist and may decide to grace our fair city again someday. While I had a lot of options […]

Howdy everyone, This week at cooking army we celebrate the unbelievably delicious and varied food of New Orleans. New Orleans is a city everybody should treat their stomach to at some point. Sure there is a ton of poverty, and sure it’s effectively built to encourage biblical-grade flooding, but from a culinary perspective there is […]

Howdy friends, This week at the Cooking Army, we’re going to try our hands at the gentle art of the sauce. Strong sauce, spicy sauce, sweet sauce, and none of that weak sauce. We’ll also have some fixin’s to pour the sauces over, but our focus will be to come away with something you can […]

Greetings Patriots, It’s finally officially Summer and that means it’s time for Americans to break out their grills and enjoy the great pastime of cooking all sorts of meats and vittles. We’re warming up for Independence Day and what better way to do so than burn precious gas and/or coal to tenderly cook all sorts […]

Amigos de la cocina del ejército, yo no hablo español, así que voy a mantener este corto. Estamos comiendo comida mexicana, ya que es fácil y barato. Igual que yo. Se sirven diversos platos mexicanos. Usted debe llevar margaritas. Eso es todo. Cuando: 14 mayo, 7:30 Donde: Juan Pablo’s casa de español Qué: Tacos, Burritos, […]

Hey kids, Cooking army is moving west this week to my house in Oak Park. We’ll be cooking fish: stewed, fried and poached. Come and eat! Items! When: This Wednesday, March 5th 2014. Cooking starts at 6:30. The fish stocks will be cooked right away for the kids. What: fried fish sticks, sweet potato fruits, […]