Single Man's Kitchen

Single Man's Kitchen

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This page is an exploration of local, seasonal, organic and better foods, and how to cook them for meals at home. Sources, recipes, techniques and some rants about the industrialized food supply are normal. Get involved, share your knowledge, and enjoy the journey.

05/28/2026

One of my explorations that never got repeated, desiccated carrot slices.

05/28/2026

Now I remember. It was the third to last farm dinner I did and this was the old location of Fincas Tres Robles.
50 people, here is the menu.

Thai style cucumber salad with suyo cucumbers, hot banana peppers, lemongrass and chives
Texas Gulf Coast bycatch barrel fish ceviche

Green carrot soup with turmeric

Texas cheese plate with local bread, lavash crackers, farm butter, Castelvetrano olives, runner bean chutney

Organic Texas lamb fore-shanks with mint and port wine reduction (this was changed to roasted, rolled lamb shoulder)

Sweet corn with chef’s butter

Sautéed chard

Duck egg crème brûlée

Organic oatmeal cranberry cookies

Source farms:
Sullivan’s Happy Heart Family Farm, Nawara Family Farm, Finca Tres Robles, Cellar Farms, Animal Farm, IO Ranch Lamb, Moorhead’s Blueberry Farm, Pure Milk Farm, Texas Olive Ranch

Local businesses:
Houston Dairymaids, Airline Seafood, Angela’s Oven

05/28/2026

I like to go back and see what I was doing 10 years ago.
Apparently I was washing ramekins prior to making creme brulee. :-)

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