Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
It was my mothers birthday, and as I’ve done for the past three years I headed to toast her at one of her favorite spots with one of her favorite cocktails. I opened Instagram on my phone as one does when they are alone. The first post I saw caused me to just about fall…
It’s been a bit, I’ll just jump back in… In an effort to get more steps into my daily routine, I often take the long way home from work. As luck would have it this route brings me past a Whole Foods, a Marianos, and H Mart. A stop to walk the aisles of H…
I became smitten with Anthony Bourdain since reading the first few pages of his book Kitchen Confidential. Immediately I loved his writing voice, I became hooked and continued to read his books. And watch all of his tv shows. He was so fun to watch, and open my eyes to adventures I could have never dreamed of. I visited…
Things I have cooked and been eating at home lately… St. Patrick’s Day of course calls for corned beef and cabbage. I cooked up a ridiculous brisket to person ratio, employing all slow cookers to make my Best Ever Guinness Corned Beef recipe, and the Instant Pot to try out a new corned beef recipe….
Turns out a I like peanuts, or more specifically peanut sauce. Quinoa, not so much, that I just tolerate. It is pain to make and besides it always gets stuck in my teeth. I made an exception in order to try this recipe and it paid off, delicious and no quinoa in my teeth. I…
Any time I am looking to make soup I look no further than The Daily Soup Cookbook. I’ve made a good number of the recipes in the nearly twenty years that I have had the book. It is actually in sad shape, the spine is pretty messed up. This recipe caught my eye this weekend…
Christmas Day goals, staying in your pajamas and diving into the new books you received. Growing up I remember regularly getting the year-end edition of Rolling Stone Magazine. I would take hours to read it cover to cover. I still love getting a new book, especially a cookbook, and taking my time with it. I…
Breakfast is a challenge on work days. My preference is something savory, low-carb, and satisfying. Oh, and I try to keep breakfast around 300 calories. Eggs are a preferred choice, though I prefer to eat later in the morning (at work), so they are not a great option most days. Chobani black cherry yogurt with…
Nothing says “I Love You” quite like butter and heavy cream. Right? Oh and strawberries. Ya know what else, the smell of strawberries drying in the oven is AMAZING! Heat oven to 200 degrees, slice the strawberries, arrange in single layer on parchment lined cookies sheet. Cook for 4 hours, flip at the halfway point….
We had a very low-key weekend, it was soooo nice. I even found a few hours to park myself on the couch under a nice warm blanket and read my book uninterrupted. It has been months since I finished a book, such a rare treat. I was also able to spend some time in the…