As a cook, I am largely underwhelmed by stuffing things into other things. It's a cost-benefit analysis, with the cost coming in the hassle of making holes in things that do not normally have holes, then filling those holes.

The mini-burger! 2007's hottest food trend! And now Forkbastard is here to show you how you can make these tiny delicacies in your own home!

I've written before about the importance of just developing your instincts when cooking, but it's also important to listen to them. What follows is a stirring tale of two meals - one meticulous and mediocre, one improvised and successful.

I'm not quite as obsessed with banh mi as I am with the almighty taco, but it's getting there I'm still playing around with the basics, trying to dial in on the right components to get to the core of things before switching things up too much.

Further experiments with the steelhead trout, from Costco I've become enamored of of late.

I wanted to see how it held up to heat, so I dug out my jar of Penzey's Cajun seasoning and applied what I thought was a judicious amount. I wasn't going for a full blackened - I'm not actually a huge fan of that flavor. Too much cayenne and char, not enough other flavors.

I'm not sure at what point I realized last night's dinner was basically a middle-aged, white, suburban food nerd take on soul food, but the accidental comparison cracks me right the fuck up, so I'm running with it.

Paneer is the easiest cheese in the universe to make. And even so, it took us years to get around to trying it.

I know it's been a slactastical week in Forkbastardland, but that sometimes happens. A shortage of writing time and a series of dishes that, while good, largely covered ground I've already posted about will do that.

This dish was the pure, unmitigated result of the all-important question: what the fuck am I going to do with four winter squashes, each a different type?

Man, check that shit out. Those are the tomatoes that came in last week's CSA box, the one where they picked everything they could before this weekend's frost killed off all the plants.