You heard me right! David Murphy, of PCWorld must have been really board or as hard up for material as I am. He used an old PC for some heat, some aluminum foil for a pan and software for his temperature control knob. and voilà PC S’mores! Well there was a bit more to it [...]
Archive for the 'How To' Category
October 3 2010
Finally Bought a Decent Slicer
I usually cook at my day job, I’m technically the IT Manager/Web Developer. Some how, usually during the interview process, they find out that I previously was a chef for 20 years. So I become the resident chef where ever I am working. My current boss has taken to purchasing whole New York Strips and [...]
September 6 2010
OK! It’s Back to Work on the Chef Benwa Cooks Blog
As most of you have noticed I took a little hiatus form writing the Chef Benwa Cooks Blog. Well vacation is over, it back to work and work I will. The plan is to do two post a week. At least one recipe a week and some other post of interesting information or some other [...]
July 11 2010
Chili Verde Con Carne Lasagna
Well it’s really only lasagna in the sense that it is layered like the lasagna. I made a version of this method for a pot-luck at my day job. The girls liked it so much they wanted the recipe. It is not really a recipe as such but more of a method. Today I am [...]
March 28 2010
Great Idea for Easter
Here is a great idea for Easter It’s a Rice Krispies Treat® basket. I remember the first time my mom made these for us. For some reason I was having a really bad time, well as bad as it can be for a kid. Who knows with three older brothers and two younger ones, I [...]
February 4 2010
How to Roll Enchiladas
As a follow up to the How to Roll a Burrito post, I thought I would explain how to roll enchiladas. I will be making pork enchiladas with my Famous Green sauce. Lets get started: If your corn tortillas are fresh enough you can roll them dry. The dry method is what I prefer, it’s [...]
January 21 2010
Sausage Cooking Tip
Here is a great tip for cooking bulk sausage. I always get my sausage in the one pound bulk packs. Bob Evans is my favorite. I didn’t think that this tip was that important till my daughter tried to cook some for her beauty school breakfast pot luck. We stock up with sausage when it’s [...]
January 18 2010
Scrambled Eggs with Onions and Mushrooms
This is one of my favorite breakfasts, it’s not quite an omelet but it’s a little less then a total scramble. If that makes any sense. They sort of look like an omelet but I don’t set the eggs that hard. I like them more on the moist side. I cooked the onions and mushrooms [...]
November 27 2009
Not Only is Butter Better, You can Even Make Your Own
Here is a great video on making butter I found on You Tube Bookmarks
November 22 2009
Thanksgiving Planning
Today I will lay out my battle plan for Thanksgiving. It will just be Mary, Kyle, Katie and her boyfriend Cricket and me. So the wife probably bought a 100lb bird, she loves the leftovers. Just went to check the bird, no tag, look like it will be pretty much guess work on the cooking [...]











