Cooking Army

If there is one thing I have learned in life, it’s never to read books. Books are a vile invention. Oh, sure, they look all innocent and harmless and, sure, they promise hours of imaginative entertainment. It is all just a ruse, my friends! Books, much like guns or the TSA, give you a false […]

Eaters, I went to Georgia for Christmas and had the best breakfast sausage ever from  Stripling’s General Store. I decided to share it with all you’ll. Unfortunately, it was closed when we went to pick it up, so you get the sausage from Salt Lick instead. I’ve never had it. Hopefully it’s good. In case […]

Hey kids, In ancient times the native Chicagoans would hunt the elusive fresh water whale and slather themselves in layer after layer of blubber to ward off the ungodly cold we all eventually face. As time progressed and both the wheel and the warming pad were invented, we Chicagoans found a better way to deal […]

This week at the Cooking Army, we will be having a celebration of sorts. JeanPaul is having his annual birthing anniversary, reached a truly ancient and venerable age. We decided to let him make a few choices while he was still cogent for this week’s menu and he has declared we make soups and pasta. […]

This week we will be using you all as guinea pigs and combining Thai food with bacon grease. What could go wrong? (Other than grease fires and heart disease.) We are certain the strong flavors of Thai food will stand up to the wonder of bacon grease. Thai curry with bacon grease Pad Thai with […]

Sorry for the lack up updates over the past month, I’m going to try and at least get our past couple recipes up. On with our normally scheduled invite… Normally when Summer approaches, those of us at the Cooking Army get a little gleeful in anticipation of the opportunity to douse our grill in lighter […]

Aloha! A number of the Cooking Army members and attendees are planning a trip to Maui in the near future and thought it’d be nice to have everyone join us, at least in spirit, a little. With your bellies. While Jeremy said we couldn’t dig a spit to roast a whole hog in his living […]

This week, we at the Cooking Army are celebrate the foods of one of the most belligerent nations in history. Yes, it’s time for German food once again. We will be serving some Schnitzel. We will be offering our oxtail soup. We will be passing the pretzels. You will be bringing the beverages (beer). Please […]

Hey Kids, It’s been a while since we last toiled in the kitchen for you all and I think it’s about time I gave myself something else to complain about. To that end, in honor of spring, and also in honor of other things that have no direct relation to this, we will be making […]

Much of the world cooks while barefoot, but there is only one barefoot contessa we look to for culinary advice. This week we will combine classy bacon, roasted vegetables, half and half and heavy cream and serve you food barefoot. This week we will feature the future cooking army standard the Roasted Vegetable Frittata. I’ve […]