Articles for day in the life of Catfish Out of Water. Everything from my personal everyday adventures. To keeping plants and animals alive. And practical advice for everyday cuisine and fine dining.
A lot of people use food and lifestyle blogs to put their best food forward. It’s tantamount to food porn. It’s idealized and oftentimes a Photoshopped renditions of the world. But it isn’t entirely reality.
I use this Articles section of the blog to talk about the real struggles with food and gardening. I talk about the dishes that are important to me. And the origin of food and how that shapes my perspectives on it.
But more than anything, I utilize this section to chronicle my life. To share my experiences with growing fruits and vegetables, oftentimes in a minimal space without a yard. As well as my life and cooking in and around having a full-time job and a home filled with pets. And in terms of my relationship with food, from where it began to where it can go.
I am incredibly fond of sprouts. I’m constantly throwing them on top of salads, curries, even nachos and burritos when I’m feeling particularly into something with a little flare for fusion. But they have a reputation for being finicky and difficult to find. This isn’t […]
I am a big fan of making homemade semolina pasta. If I can find bulk semolina at an affordable price? I’m absolutely going to make fresh pasta for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It’s much simpler to make than I thought that it would be and […]
We like to think of cooking as being expensive sometimes. After all a lot of the fad culinary equipment is quite expensive. Instant Pots are incredibly pricey. Food processors, stand mixers, and Vitamix’s are hundreds of dollars. And eating out at nice restaurants will cost […]
I often find myself thinking that I could make a particular dish, if only I had that one critical missing ingredient! Some things absolutely cannot be swapped out. Most baking recipes come to mind. Are you out of yeast? No such luck. Avocados? Also seem […]
I have to admit that I’m a whipped cream snob. I know that that’s not the most couth thing to say. But there is absolutely nothing better than homemade whipped cream. It’s surprisingly easy to make. All you need is heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, […]
Why does restaurant food take so long sometimes? I just did an article on How to Utilize Leftovers where I talked about how restaurants are constantly pre-preparing ingredients and even entire dishes. So, if you think that you’re, “Not the kind of person who does […]
I am a big fan of taking leftovers and finding fun and new ways to turn them into new meals. I know so many people who scoff at the thought of leftovers. Or who enjoy cooking, but don’t have the time and energy to cook […]
I have been on an omelette kick lately. I tend to do this. I’ll eat food in waves. One part of the year it’s all about soups and curries. Then, I’m turning all of my leftovers into nachos and burritos. Somewhere in between I’ll throw […]
The key with making any small space functional? Is utilizing the space so that it works for you. Experts, friends, family, and random people on the internet oftentimes like to tell other people how to use their own spaces. And, if you have a near […]
I’m incredibly fond of fried tofu and, rather unfortunately, it’s oftentimes not cooked well. Tofu is not meat. It doesn’t look, taste, or have anywhere near the texture or consistency as meat. So, calling it a “meat substitute” is kind of a misnomer. Especially given […]
