A Cook's Cooking

I am a cook. This is the stuff I make.
Sausage meatballs made from pork sausage, garlic breadcrumbs, parsley, oregano, and egg. Fried then sauteed with red bell pepper and garlic, and simmered to finish in a blush sauce. Served with vegetable rotini (spinach, carrot, and tomato). Garnished with parmesan cheese.

Sausage meatballs made from pork sausage, garlic breadcrumbs, parsley, oregano, and egg. Fried then sauteed with red bell pepper and garlic, and simmered to finish in a blush sauce. Served with vegetable rotini (spinach, carrot, and tomato). Garnished with parmesan cheese.

Green tea-based chicken soup, with a broth made from the aforementioned green tea, chicken bones and skin, ginger, and garlic. Finished with homemade egg noodles, dark meat chicken (stripped from the bones used to make the broth), and spinach wilted in at the end once the soup was removed from the heat.

Green tea-based chicken soup, with a broth made from the aforementioned green tea, chicken bones and skin, ginger, and garlic. Finished with homemade egg noodles, dark meat chicken (stripped from the bones used to make the broth), and spinach wilted in at the end once the soup was removed from the heat.

Scratch-made macaroni and cheese made with sharp cheddar, parmesan, and monterey jack cheeses.

Scratch-made macaroni and cheese made with sharp cheddar, parmesan, and monterey jack cheeses.

Boneless pork chops seasoned with cayenne, cracked black pepper, dried garlic, and sea salt. Garnished with apple butter. Served along side are red potatoes and onions au gratin (sauce was made with cream, milk, parmesan cheese, and sharp cheddar cheese), and steamed broccoli.

Boneless pork chops seasoned with cayenne, cracked black pepper, dried garlic, and sea salt. Garnished with apple butter. Served along side are red potatoes and onions au gratin (sauce was made with cream, milk, parmesan cheese, and sharp cheddar cheese), and steamed broccoli.

Applewood smoked bacon on whole-grain wheat toast with mayonnaise, hot house tomatoes, red boston leaf lettuce, and cracked black pepper. Served along side is a bacon dill potato salad, made with red potatoes, sour cream, mayonnaise, dill, bacon, and bacon drippings.

Applewood smoked bacon on whole-grain wheat toast with mayonnaise, hot house tomatoes, red boston leaf lettuce, and cracked black pepper. Served along side is a bacon dill potato salad, made with red potatoes, sour cream, mayonnaise, dill, bacon, and bacon drippings.

Three egg omelette stuffed with bacon, spinach, sauteed onion, and feta cheese. Garnished with fresh cracked black pepper.

Three egg omelette stuffed with bacon, spinach, sauteed onion, and feta cheese. Garnished with fresh cracked black pepper.

Linguini carbonara, made with hardwood smoked bacon instead of pancetta, with onions sauteed in the bacon fat. Seasoned with cracked black pepper and a hint of nutmeg.

Linguini carbonara, made with hardwood smoked bacon instead of pancetta, with onions sauteed in the bacon fat. Seasoned with cracked black pepper and a hint of nutmeg.

Swai breaded and shallow-fried in olive oil, garnished with a squeeze of lemon. Served alongside are steamed green beans in sun-dried tomato vinaigrette, and oven-roasted herb redskin potatoes.

Swai breaded and shallow-fried in olive oil, garnished with a squeeze of lemon. Served alongside are steamed green beans in sun-dried tomato vinaigrette, and oven-roasted herb redskin potatoes.

Lamb shanks seasoned in cracked black pepper and rosemary, then slow cooked with celery, carrot, and red potatoes. Displayed whole then shredded for final preparation, and served with flatbread.

Chicken leg quarter seasoned with a cajun blend, braised and served over southwestern red beans and rice, and garnished with two hairs from an overly-curious and naughty kitty-cat.

Chicken leg quarter seasoned with a cajun blend, braised and served over southwestern red beans and rice, and garnished with two hairs from an overly-curious and naughty kitty-cat.