What inspires me to write? Is it for myself, for posterity, or notoriety? I write for many reasons, most of which are pleasurable. There is something cathartic and relieving about getting thoughts outside of the jumbled and troubled mind, where they swirl in a nauseating incompleteness like spaghetti. Incomplete and unformed except as sprites running…
Papi’s Chicken Posole
I like green chicken posole better than the traditional red pork posole, and here’s my simple recipe. Ingredients Part 1: The Chicken 3-4 large bone-in chicken breasts with skin 2 garlic cloves, whole 8 cup water 1 T salt 2 t oregano 1/2 t black pepper 2 celery stalks, halved 3 sprigs green onion Part…
Italian Chili
I have to admit it – I don’t like chili very much. However, this recipe, enhanced with spicy Italian sausage and corn, is pretty good, esp. with a dollop of sour cream on top. Ingredients Part 1: The Beans 2 c Peruano (a,k.a. Peruvian or Mayocoba) white beans (can substitute Pinto beans) 1/2 onion whole…
HAIKU: Haikus Suck
Courtesy of my 8 yo son: Haikus really dumb Haikus are really pointless Haikus super poo
HAIKU: Morning Coffee
Morning is here Everyone is moving I need my coffee
Jalisco Red Pork Pozole
Pozole is a holiday mainstay for Mexicans, especially those from the state of Jalisco. Pozole is like a Mexican version of chili, with pork instead of beef, and hominy instead of beans. And it’s pretty delicious. Note that you can’t complete this meal in the 8qt InsantPot, we cook the meat (Ingredients 1 below) and…
Destroy shame or it will destroy you
Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us. For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret,…
Healthy Self Love is Necessary for Loving Others (Mark 12:29-31)
Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’h No other…
Know Yourself, Love Yourself, Give Yourself (Matthew 22:37-39)
He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22:37-39) In Evangelical circles, self-love is an idea and practice that is often viewed…
My Favorite Bourbons
Since moving to Tennessee, I’ve moved from being a Bourbon n00b to someone who loves to sip the delicious ones. There is a huge difference between common popular swill like Jim Beam and Jack Daniel’s to those in this list. And it’s not about price, but taste. And of course, we all have our own…
