tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:35:11 +0000catscheesebeefbaked goodsbreakfastdessertbreadsandwichmain dishchickenrandom stuffchocolatefruitpastabaconeggsexperimentsausagesauceitalian-esquepotatoasian-esqueboozepizzaporkvegetariancomfort foodreviewbroccoliricehamburgercakecookiesmexican-esqueturkeybarbecuefishfrozen veggiesonionside dishsnackadminleftoverssaladreposthamnutsupdated postone pot mealrecommended sidespicybeansfailgive awaylow fatbiscuitdipsoup/stewasparaguscamera cleanupholiday meallambpeanut buttersteamberriesdogsdrinkfreezer stuffoilBlogger Burger Clubbarschilichipotlechipscoleslawcorned beefdeep friedgreekesquehow tolemonmeatballmid-east-esquepepperspuddingramenroastshrimpsubstitutionstamaletechniquebeerbraisecaramelcasserolecerealcinnamoncream cheesedressingdulche de lechegrillguacamolehoneyice creamicingjalapenojuicemarshmallowmasano bakephyllopork. green chiliessesamespinachsugarteriyakitomatotruffle oiltunavanillahttp://icookstuff.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bob)Blogger521125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-8309830119950941571Mon, 20 May 2013 19:25:00 +00002013-05-20T15:25:49.570-04:00So I'm mostly settled in in Iowa and I'm going to start posting more regularly over at the new Cooking Stuff. You should be following me, going there frequently and putting links up everywhere. On a chat board? Put a link in your signature! On Facebook? Go ahead and post links everyday! Enjoy painting? Paint the address on your car, house, children and pets! These are all perfectly reasonable http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2013/05/go-to-new-cooking-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)96tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-8328179500900748030Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:59:00 +00002013-02-05T12:59:29.281-05:00adminThat's right, I'm finally over at WordPress using the apt title Cooking Stuff. I'm still working out the kinks and learning how to use their stuff, but I have a post up so I figured I'd make the announcement. I'm keeping this blog here to use as an archive and also as a place to borrow old posts from periodically so I don't have to write new ones. So yeah, all the excitement is going to be http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2013/02/cooking-stuff-has-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-305799339734186303Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:16:00 +00002013-01-23T18:16:54.868-05:00 So I am still around and even still cooking, the reason I haven't posted lately is my camera is being stupid. Or possibly it's my computer, I'm not sure. But I can't get my computer to acknowledge my camera's memory card which is unfortunate since I've been baking a lot of bread lately and it's pretty photogenic.  Here is a crappy nighttime pic of some along with a chunk of seared flank http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2013/01/im-still-here-sort-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-4110533555084566202Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:44:00 +00002012-11-26T14:44:09.635-05:00First, has anyone ever made/used master stock? It's a Chinese thing where the same liquid is used to braise things over and over, in China some are claimed to be hundreds of years old apparently. I'm starting one as I type this but I was wondering if anyone had any tips. As for Facebook, it can now officially bite me. My account seems to have disappeared, I can't log in or even get it http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-question-about-master-stock-and-note.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-2581532172808181502Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:47:00 +00002012-11-13T13:53:22.377-05:00Right, I don't think I'm even going to pretend I'm going to update regularly for the foreseeable future. Too much going on, not much of it fun or of any relation to this blog. But, I'll still post occasionally, maybe even with recipes. Heh. In the meantime, this is that omelet quesadilla I posted about the other day. It's wicked easy, you just take tin foil, lightly grease it, put a tortilla on http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/11/so-also-omelet-quesadilla.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-4783218338768529966Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +00002012-11-08T11:01:00.834-05:00So I've done a few things lately, plus I have some stuff my brother made that I really need to post. But am I actually doing that? No. Instead I'm just going to put up a few random pics, taunt the internet with a lack of recipes and then go play Ghost Master all day. In that spirit, meatballs in a ninja turtle? Yep. But what could they be for? Or are they ready already? Who knows? Rememberhttp://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-few-things-plus-some-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-8433341879880492075Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-10-22T06:00:01.604-04:00beefcatsriceSo here is the reason I haven't been posting so much lately: This is pretty much what I've been eating. Sometimes the meat is chicken instead of ground beef, sometimes there's vegetables. Sometimes there's no meat and it's not pilaf, it's jasmine rice or something. There's usually cheese. But some variation of this is what I've been cooking these days. Not very inspiring. But then this http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/10/some-rice-and-upcoming-pot-roast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-4802373796080858013Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:18:00 +00002012-10-14T11:18:24.437-04:00 What? Oh.   Careful, she's vicious!  And  now she's done. http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/10/sunday-critters-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-8275342748131546821Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:41:00 +00002012-10-08T11:41:25.972-04:00beefbreakfastleftoverspotatoHere's a quickie, I had a chunk of pot roast in my freezer that I was wondering what to do with. Then I realized that the answer was pretty painfully obvious, fry it up with potatoes and call it breakfast.  Look at that steam coming off of there, makes you want to mow down the whole thing, doesn't it? Heh. I know it's not as smooth as hash typically is, but "fried pot roast and potatoes" http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/10/something-to-do-with-leftovers-crispy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-5980978659313929346Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:30:00 +00002012-09-30T17:32:03.315-04:00dogs Spent some time this afternoon in the presence of this young lady. Always fantastic, as is this distinguished gentleman. And since the third was so happy to see me I won't put a picture of her, she hates cameras.http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/09/sunday-critters-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-6034261055289240531Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:23:00 +00002012-09-30T17:31:45.661-04:00beefhamburgerAnd I had been doing so well with the posting. Such is life. Anyway, meatloaf. I made this while I was house-sitting for some friends (mostly dog sitting, really) and I tried a different way of mixing it up. I used fresh bread crumb, that I toasted. Then I mixed the chopped raw onion and garlic in the crumbs with some spices and hot sauce. Then I toasted them again, after which I added an egg http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/09/mmmm-meatloaf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-3001428586832036648Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:44:00 +00002012-09-16T08:46:43.298-04:00catsSo tired. So very tired.http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/09/sunday-cats-106.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-2926982782976149911Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:02:00 +00002012-09-12T15:20:18.747-04:00fishsauceI don't have a recipe for this or really very many shots, but I'm trying to keep my posting momentum going so I figured I'd share. Plus I got a couple decent pics and it tasted awesome. I whipped it up on the spur of the moment because I was trying to figure out what to do with this tiny egg. It was in a half dozen fresh farm eggs my brother gave me but it was too little for baking or scrambling http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/09/crunchy-lemon-pepper-tilapia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-400700303371597121Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:00:00 +00002012-09-10T12:21:02.382-04:00freezer stuffleftoversmexican-esqueporktamaleYeah, you heard me. Want to make tamales even better? Brown them up in a skillet. With a non stick one you only need a little oil and the crispy, corny, browned masa mixture is awesome. This is, of course, done with already made tamales. In my case straight from the freezer, which is always convenient.I don't think frying instead of steaming would really work well as the initial cooking. But it http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/09/fried-tamales.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-1502476973221556672Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:02:00 +00002012-09-09T19:46:10.076-04:00catsdogsRight, I know. I've been neglectful. But let's not dwell on the past, shall we? I know I'm sorry, you know I'm sorry. Bygones should really be bygones. But, I will offer up the following pictures as evidence of my sincerity.I've posted once before about my friends pups, but I house sat for them a couple weeks ago and got some good pics. Like this one of Zelda sitting on my outstretched legs.http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/09/sunday-critters-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-1770393300049810715Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:31:00 +00002012-08-11T15:40:33.834-04:00baconcamera cleanuppizzaI know, I know, I'm a bad blog guy. I haven't been posting like I said I would and this time I even have a few things I could post about. But instead it's more random pics I'm afraid.This was a buffalo chicken pizza, it was fricking awesome. I had a roasted chicken breast in the fridge and I just pulled it into chunks and tossed it on some pizza dough with buffalo instead of tomato sauce. And http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/08/camera-cleanup-12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-4960038288175262926Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:59:00 +00002012-07-25T11:46:54.246-04:00baked goodsbreakfastchickeneggsfishmexican-esquenutsWow it's been a while, sorry about that. Although these days there's so much good food reading on the net I suppose I don't need to apologize. Heh. Anyway, I haven't been posting because I haven't really been cooking much. Too hot mostly, but I also don't really like cooking for one. I mean there's only so many sandwiches a dude can post, especially since they aren't always as creative as some I http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/07/camera-cleanup-11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-7188599066488371246Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:11:00 +00002012-06-24T10:15:11.869-04:00catsHere are a couple more of my brother's cats. This is Lola, she gets what she wants. She is also completely insane. This is Shadow, he is an enormous love, although not graceful at all. When we play cards he likes to lay in the middle of the table and have us put cards on him. He's a bit odd.http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/06/sunday-cats-105.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-2508683959247478147Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:12:00 +00002012-06-21T11:55:31.390-04:00mexican-esquepork. green chiliessteamtamaleI know I've posted about tamales before and didn't put up a recipe. And now I'm doing it again, which is kind of mean. But here's the thing, I don't really have a recipe. I know I should since I was planning on posting about them, but I was cooking with my mom and we just kind of tossed things into pots while we chatted and didn't really pay too much attention. What we did was kind of riff off http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/06/green-chili-pork-and-corn-tamales.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-6996550098754456100Sun, 17 Jun 2012 11:44:00 +00002012-06-17T10:14:15.062-04:00catsRee! I'm sure you all remember her, she's the cat with no eyes. She is also one of the largest cats I've ever known, one of the sweetest too. She startles easily, but then tends to just roll onto her back to insist on lovins. Since her face is all black with no eyes it's hard to get a good picture. But I figured since I was posting about food my brother made recently I should also post about his http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/06/sunday-cats-104.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-8448974654968695793Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:13:00 +00002012-06-14T07:22:39.616-04:00honeynutsphylloMy brother makes the best baklava. It's not as cloyingly sweet as other recipes, which I really like. It also involves three sticks of butter for a 9x13" pan. So, not healthy. At all. Also a pain to make. But so fricking good. And since I've been having writers block lately, this is all you get. That and the fact that I don't have the recipe. I'll get it and post it though, eventually. Now, more http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/06/baklava.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-6360467638022043633Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:17:00 +00002012-06-01T11:25:09.027-04:00random stuffOk, I have a good excuse for not posting this week. See, my parents are visiting and my mom was actually staying at my place. What did we do? Well, I introduced her to the Belgariad so she sat on my couch reading it all week while I played Diablo 3. What? Don't judge, that's how my family gets down. We had a good time. There was also food, of course. Including this. Do you know what it is? Guess!http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/06/miscellaneous-etc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-8109533663682597521Fri, 25 May 2012 14:03:00 +00002012-05-25T10:15:51.020-04:00breakfastdessertpuddingrice2 cups 2% milk1/2 cup rice2-4 tbls sugar*pinch of saltBring the sugar and milk just to a boil, add the rice and reduce heat to low. Simmer until the rice is tender and most of the milk is absorbed, ~30 minutes (maybe more). Chill in the fridge for a few hours or eat warm.*different sugars will give you different flavors. I've used brown sugar, white sugar and honey, they are all fantastic.-------http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/05/easy-basic-low-fat-rice-pudding-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-3505114354461408220Sun, 20 May 2012 13:01:00 +00002012-05-21T08:58:16.784-04:00catsFound another pic of the Real Bob and Lucy. Plus I can't help but love Lucy's monkey onesie. I mean, cmon. And here is the Real Bob sleeping.http://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/05/sunday-cats-103.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876663859573125537.post-4552661277169753829Thu, 17 May 2012 14:18:00 +00002012-05-17T10:29:04.380-04:00breadsausageI think I need a better name for this than "sausage bread". Even though it's quite descriptive, it's not very poetic. It is good though, full of sausage and... er, bread. Hm. Anyway, I'm not going to put a recipe in this post or even a method. Why? Because I don't want to. Plus I didn't get any prep shots and it's not like I won't be doing this again. But since I do have some pictures and haven'thttp://icookstuff.blogspot.com/2012/05/something-else-to-do-with-pizza-dough_17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob)6