Single Man's Kitchen
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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