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@chefhoss.bsky.social

Survived seven brain surgeries to watch societal collapse. Wisconsin-based professional chef and historian coping proliferating plagues, fervent fascism, gruesome genocide and environmental evisceration.

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hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 14h ago

After another grueling stretch of work, sometimes dinner can be easy, especially with the freezer help: Creamy pesto-parmesan cheesy tortellini, utilizing my homemade pesto from the freezer and store-bought tortellini, combined with roasted veggies. 🍽️🍜🌿🥟 #food #foodsky #dinner #freezer

Pesto in a plastic bag, previously frozen, next to some leftover heavy cream and parmesan cheese, and an opened bag of store-bought tortellini.A small, white bowl filled with cheesy tortellini and roasted vegetables, covered in a creamy pesto sauce. The fork, soon to be utilized.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 4w ago

When life gives you beautiful greenery, you turn it into delicious pesto. Over a pound of basil makes quite a bit! Blanching is key for a vivid green color and lemon juice helps keep it that way. WI parmesan of course, and I used both pine nuts and walnuts I toasted. 🍽️🍜🌿 #food #foodsky #pesto

Weighing the basil, it reads 1 lb, 5.6 ounces.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 5d ago

Double pie night; first up-pizza: Sourdough thin crust on the outdoor pizza oven with homemade heirloom tomato sauce, topped with WI cheeses and local sausage. Easy to handle, a pleasure to eat. And GO BREWERS! 🍽️🍜🍕 #food #foodsky #pizza

Making the pizza inside on a wooden peel, a large white bowl filled with shredded Wisconsin cheese next to it.The outdoor pizza oven, smoke radiating from the front, a pizza on the deck.A sausage and tomato sourdough pizza, loaded with crushed red pepper, on a floral print dinner plate.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 6d ago

A special event at work means I eat some delicious leftovers: ODE cod (special, Norwegian-farmed cod) over a chickpea fish stew (made with delicate fish stock), topped with bull's blood microgreens. The cod has supreme texture, not your usual frying stuff! 🍽️🍜🐟 #food #foodsky #chefslife

A white bowl with a serving of chickpea stew, topped with seared piece of black ODE cod on top.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 7d ago

Something vegetarian stewin' for dinner: -lots of roasted red pepper, -mirepoix and leeks, -salted eggplant and Yukon golds, -three types of beans, -whole peeled tomatoes, -paprika, sumac, thyme, fenugreek, -red wine vin. finish. Perfect with homemade sourdough bread. 🍜🍞 #food #foodsky #dinner

Always wash your produce: red peppers, carrots, celery, and eggplant in a colander.Roasted red peppers on a foil-lined sheet pan.Mise en place for the stew: red peppers in the metal bowl, diced veggies on the sheet pan, a can of canelli beans, spices, tomato paste, leeks in water on the metal bowl on the right.Roasted red pepper stew on a floral print dinner plate with a spoon, two slices of buttered homemade sourdough bread.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · last wk.

Cool, autumn mornings make breakfast at home an easy decision: Apple stovetop oatmeal with toasted walnuts, cinnamon and cardamon, and topped with real Wisconsin maple syrup. Screw pumpkin spice, I'm here for apples! 🍽️🍜🥣🍎🍁 #food #foodsky #breakfast

Toasting the rolled oats and spices in a dry saucepan.Adding the milk, hot water and some apple chunks, as well as a smattering of brown sugar.A grey cereal bowl loaded to the brim with apple and walnut stovetop oatmeal, lightly drizzled with Wisconsin maple syrup.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · last wk.

Finally able to enjoy this sourdough, naturally with soup: Country potato soup from Joanna Gaines pairs perfectly with my crusty, flavorful sourdough. It's topped with some local WI butter, of course. farmtotabletosoul.com/2018/10/05/j... 🍽️🍜🍞🧈 #food #foodsky #dinner #soup #sourdough

Interior shot of one of the sourdough boules: beautifully, fragrant and a variety of hole sizes.The country potato soup in the Dutch oven simmering.A black bowl filled with country potato soup, topped with WI cheddar and scallions, next to two slices of my homemade sourdough bread, topped with WI butter.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 2w ago

Finally the sourdough loaves I've been striving towards: -lively levain, -ideal proofing temps, -kneaded more vigorously and extra folds, -fridge proof for 16 hours, -excellent color and pronounced ears. Great way to fragrance the house early today! 🍽️🍜🍞🦠 #food #foodsky #bread #sourdough #baking

Mixing the ingredients for sourdough bread: hydrating the flour in the metal bowl, levain in the plastic container, salt in the measuring cup.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · last wk.

It's been a few months since I've made a curry dinner and I have some miscellaneous veggies to use: Yellow vegetable curry with green beans, red pepper, onion, jalapeno, carrot, heirloom zucchini and broccoli. Enjoyed with this weekend's leftover chicken. 🍽️🍜🍛 #food #foodsky #dinner #leftovers

Mise en place for yellow curry: an empty Dutch oven, a plastic container of yellow curry paste, two opened cans of coconut milk, cut vegetables on the sheet pan (green beans, jalapeno, yes pepper, onion, carrot, heirloom zucchini, broccoli) and chopped Yukon gold potatoes.Vegetable curry simmering on the stovetop.A black bowl filled with jasmine rice on the left, yellow vegetable curry on the right, topped with some pieces of bang bang chicken.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 2w ago

Practice makes perfect when concocting recipes, third time's a charm? Vegetable pot pie biscuit cobbler with a medley of vegetables, topped with King Arthur Baking's biscuit recipe, made with local WI butter. Perfect comfort food for a rainy day at home. 🍽️🍜🥧 #food #foodsky #dinner

Mise en place for vegetable biscuit cobbler pot pie: heating the Dutch oven for precooking, parboiled Yukon gold potatoes, a chopped variety of vegetables on the sheet pan, washed leeks in the paper towel, a bag of frozen peas, sliced mushrooms on the plate and minced garlic and thyme in the metal bowl.Finished vegetable pot pie filling in the Dutch oven.Mixed vegetable biscuit cobbler pot pie in a cast iron casserole dish after a bake in the oven.A black bowl filled with one serving of a vegetable pot pie biscuit cobbler, the spoon ready to devour.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Vegetable pot pie + biscuit cobbler = this delicious concoction: Mushroom, carrot, onion, broccoli, bell pepper and potatoes, cooked into a delicious filling, seasoned with fresh thyme and tarragon, then topped with drop biscuits. No recipe, my creation. 🍽️🍜 #food #foodsky #dinner

Making the biscuit topping in a metal bowl: butter cut into seasoned, leavened flour, mixed with buttermilk, then chilled.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 2w ago

I scoured the city to find peaches in order to try this recipe I missed from Smitten Kitchen: Peach cobbler bread, with spiced, tender layers of peach between a tangy, yogurt-based dough, all topped with streusel. These beauties hit the freezer for a day of winter. 🍽️🍜🍑 #food #foodsky #baking

Mixing the batter in the next bowl with a spatula, the cut peaches in the right bowl, tossed with spices, sugar and lemon juice.Unbaked peach cobbler bread in loaf pans with parchment slings.Two loaves of peach cobbler bread, cooling on a wire rack, parchment still clinging to the sides.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 2w ago

🎶 No sun will shine in my day today🎶 Not at this time of day at least! Making do with a sunny breakfast: Sunny side up egg over sauteed vegetables and crispy potatoes, topped with spicy aji salsa. The spice will wake me up too! 🍽️🍜🍳 #food #foodsky #breakfast

A white bowl filled with crispy, browned potatoes, mixed with vegetables, topped with a sunny side up fried egg, smattered in aji salsa.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 3w ago

Any day I can have an amazing fried chicken sandwich for lunch, is a good day: Southern Fried Chicken from Voyeurs Bakehouse in Green Bay- Deep-fried chicken, fried green en tomato, and peppered country gravy served on a sourdough brioche. 🍽️🍜🐔 #food #foodsky #lunch

A white plate with an overflowing fried chicken sandwich, gravy pouring out of the sides, on a beautiful brioche bun with some chips and a pickle.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 3w ago

Leftover veggies from a roast dinner? Try the British classic, bubble and squeak, here for breakfast: Za'atar cauliflower and carrot bubble and squeak with a runny, fried egg and last-of-the-season home garden tomato salad. 🍽️🍜🍳 #food #foodsky #breakfast #leftovers

Leftover vegetables from a previous dinner, chopped on a cutting board, next to a small allotment of mashed potatoes and an egg in a metal bowl.A black dinner plate containing a lump of bubble and squeak, topped with a fried egg on the left, and a small garden salad on the right, flanked on the sides by a knife and fork.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 3w ago

Dinner at home: Za'atar and butter roasted cauliflower with mashed potatoes and steamed carrots. Keeping it simple and vegetarian for a Tuesday night after a work day. 🍽️🍜 #food #foodsky #dinner

A whole head of cauliflower in a roasting pan lined with foil, liberally seasoned with za'atar.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 3w ago

Chili for the season (even if it's not that seasonal yet): My ultimate vegetarian chili, using all my tricks to maximize flavor. Textured vegetable protein, ground walnuts and dried porcini mushrooms, soy sauce and plenty of flavor from dried chiles ground. Wowza. 🍽️🍜🍲🫘 #food #foodsky #dinner

hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 3w ago

Why does this breakfast cooking shift begin so early? I'm barely functional! Anyways, starting right: Avocado toast on house-made sourdough bread with red onion, heirloom tomato and smoked tomato sauce. A crispy, sunny side up egg is the crown on top. My favorite. 🍽️🍜🍳 #food #foodsky #chefslife

A white plate with a large rim featuring an avocado toast in the center on a large slice of sourdough bread, topped with a sunny side up egg.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 4w ago

Dinner at home-stir fry fridge clean out: Sweet Thai chili sauce stir fry with crispy tofu, baby bok choy, broccoli, carrots, garden onions, red pepper, mushroom and Thai basil. Finished in time to watch the Brewers win in the bottom of the ninth! 🍽️🍜🥬🥕🥦 #food #foodsky #dinner #leftovers

Fried tofu on a sheet pan, nicely browned.Mise en place for the stir fry: heating oil in the Dutch oven, sweet Thai chili sauce in the bowl (with mirin, soy sauce and sesame oil), minced garlic in the metal bowl, and the chopped veggies on the sheet pan.Finishing the stir fry in the Dutch oven, nicely covered in sauce, and the steamed rice next to it on a plate.A black dinner plate with pink bunny chopsticks at the top, a spread of sweet Thai chili sauce stir fry centered on the plate.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 4w ago

When life gives you beautiful greenery, you turn it into delicious pesto. Over a pound of basil makes quite a bit! Blanching is key for a vivid green color and lemon juice helps keep it that way. WI parmesan of course, and I used both pine nuts and walnuts I toasted. 🍽️🍜🌿 #food #foodsky #pesto

Weighing the basil, it reads 1 lb, 5.6 ounces.Ingredients gathered for pesto: lemons, Wisconsin grated parmesan, walnuts, a huge bottle of extra virgin olive oil, a massive bowl filled with cleaned basil and a jar of pine nuts.Blanching the basil in a huge stock pot, ice water in the Cambro.10 bags of basil pesto in 1/2 cup portions going into the freezer.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 4w ago

Standard issue charcuterie board here in Wisconsin, featuring Wisconsin cheeses (Hook's 3yr Cheddar and Sartori's Bellavitano Espresso) as well as summer sausage from Usinger's in Milwaukee. The Belgioioso board ties it together well, not a bad amenity. 🍽️🍜🧀🐖 #food #foodsky #chefslife

Six charcuterie boards with three types of cheese, two cured meats, crackers and fresh fruit.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · 4w ago

POV: you know an organic farmer and have had no time Saturdays to visit him at the farmer's market because you work every morning. $20 can buy a lot when you are friends and he has produce going past its best. Always support your local farmers when possible. 🍽️🍜🍅🥒 #food #foodsky #produce

An innocuous looking bag with produce from my friend, including heirloom zucchini, delicata squash, a squash variety for the pepitas.The full produce haul: a variety of heirloom tomatoes of various sizes and colors, two types of squash, three types of cucumbers and a celery root with the stalks still attached.
hoss@chefhoss.bsky.social · last mo.

🇩🇪 Deutsch Abendessenfest: Geräucherter Sauerbraten mit Rosenkohlgratin und Goldkartoffelpüree mit Schnittlauch. 🇺🇸 German Dinner Feast: Smoked sauerbraten with brussel sprout gratin and Yukon gold mash with chives. My family channeling our German heritage. 🍽️🍜🍖🥔🥬 #food #foodsky #dinner

The beef chuck roast in a bag with the brine of red wine, red wine vinegar, juniper berries, allspice berries and mirepoix. It was on this brine for four days.The marinated beef chuck roast in a quarter sheet pan, encrusted with gingersnap cookies and seasoning.A grey dinner plate loaded with a German feast: sauerbraten covered in its thickened jus, Yukon gold mashed potatoes with chives, and a cheddar brussel sprout gratin. The fork did not remain there long.