CHATEAUBRIAND Ah, yes, the illustrious chateaubriand!  Fillet mignon, fillet of beef, beef tenderloin, eye fillet, fillet steak: all of these names for the same cut of beef (though some refer to select portions of the whole tenderloin) that is prized for its tenderness.  Originally, chateaubriand was a cut of sirloin, but it now ubiquito...

What follows is a description of the absolute easiest way to make a gourmet Thanksgiving meal.  I love an involved, complicated, multi-day recipe, but it has been brought to my attention that not everyone feels the way that I do about cooking.  And for many of those people, Thanksgiving is the most intimidating holiday of the year.  To fix th...

  PART ONE IN OUR SERIES ON MAKING BEER WITH THE SMART HUB This post is about one of the many things you can make using the Oliso Smart Hub.  If you would like to learn more about the Smart Hub itself, read about it here. I am a very amateur home brewer.  I enjoy brewing and I’ve made a few very good beers, but I’ve also made a few duds. ...

  MAKE AMAZING YOGURT IN YOUR SMART HUB I love thick, Greek, full-fat yogurt. I eat at least a cup most days, and at that rate the cost adds up. So I started making my own yogurt on my stove and in my oven, and the results were okay. At a quarter of the cost, I could afford to consume much more, but I never made a batch that I liked as muc...