Joe Kopacz

I like falafel. I also like using my waffle iron for more than just making breakfast waffles. I saw a Cooking Channel short video in the “You’re Eating it Wrong” series where the host, Dan Pashman, makes falafel using a… Continue Reading →

Like so many other recipes that I end up trying, I saw this one on an episode of Good Eats. The focus of the episode was barley, and consisted of five different recipes, each using the grain a bit differently…. Continue Reading →

I like desserts that are lemon-flavored. I happened to see an episode of Everyday Italian in which Giada di Laurentis was making these cookies and (purportedly) sending them to a college student in a care package. I don’t have a… Continue Reading →

I watched an episode of “The Kitchen” of Food Network in the middle of the day and saw Katy Lee make a breakfast pudding out of chia seeds, milk, chocolate, and other things. I tried the recipe and hated it…. Continue Reading →

Near the end of June 2016 I started studying to pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. I really wanted a portable snack to take with me that was higher in protein and still delicious. I saw Alton Brown make… Continue Reading →

I’m a big fan of cajun/creole food. I really like red beans and rice, muffaletta sandwiches, and andouille sausages. I watched Alton Brown make Shrimp Gumbo on an episode of Good Eats on Netflix at one point. I decided that… Continue Reading →

Satisfied with the results of attempts to cook a wheat flour-based pan pizza, I went looking for a different material with which to make pizza crust. I found a video on the Food Network website that explained how to make… Continue Reading →

Background I really like cookies. Actually, I like sweets of all kinds, but I really like cookies. In the process of reading through another food blog, I came upon an embedded video player displaying a video recipe for quick 3-ingredient… Continue Reading →

Background I really like pizza. I don’t like how good pizza is really expensive. I decided to try to make a pan pizza at home with my 10-inch cast iron skillet. When The dough was made and left to rest… Continue Reading →

Background I like a good pastrami and swiss on rye. A burger joint called Central Standard opened up recently in Davenport and when I visited for the first time, I opted to try out their pastrami sandwich. It was a… Continue Reading →