works of wanderlust

Tag: creative cooking

  • the cupboard of the real

    the cupboard of the real

    What is something you ate 25 years ago that you’d never eat now? Saying “never” is always a bit of a tall order.  See, I’d like to tell you that I am not a picky eater—and I think I’d be telling the truth writing that—and that depending on the circumstances (and my mood) I’d probably

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  • Preconceptions of Eats

    Preconceptions of Eats

    December 2 of 31 December-ish posts I’ve been dabbling in making pizza as of late. Except. Except having just been in New York City and now having a trip to Chicago planned for later next year, defining what exactly kind of pizza in which I’ve been dabbling is not so clear. Pizza is bread with stuff, right? After

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  • Creative Cooking: Rolling & Wrapping

    Yesterday I wrote about my philosophy of hacking the grilled cheese sandwich: that it was part of an effort  to learn to fix (or improve a recipe) by taking it apart, breaking it, and trying to make it better. Hacking it. Not everyone thinks about food that way, however. So I thought I’d start a

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  • Hacking Extreme Grilled Cheese

    Even if you have been a reader of my blog and fan of Cast Iron Guy since it’s very early days, chances are high that you didn’t know me before the pandemic. I used to be a guy who spent ten to twelve hours per day either downtown, or transporting to and from downtown for

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