Primer: Searing Scallops

"I have trouble with seafood because it tastes like a dock."

-Douglas Coupland

Some people have some sort of weird attitude towards cooking seafood. As you saw with such posts as the lobsterventure and the salmon we've covered, many of our favorite seafoods are pretty darned easy to cook. But the scallop? "Oh Lord, AC, I could never!" You squeal, terrified of the prospect of being proud of some seriously good grub. "I just don't understand simple processes!"

Let me help. Here's an easy primer on prepping some simple scallops.

Next Up: Searing Scallops

For some reason, some folks seem to be afraid of cooking seafood. But if you've got 10 minutes, a hot pan, and a bunch of scallops, you're pretty lucky. Up next: a primer on searing scallops.

Pot Roast Breakfast Hash

"What in the world is a hangover cure?"

- Brian Wilson

We all overindulge sometimes. We have a few too many cocktails, we party a little too hard, and we get in trouble. There comes a time in every man's life when there are only two options to fix a hangover: 1) an amazing breakfast, or 2) a swift death. Since I can't provide the latter, let's talk about a killer breakfast hash.

Next Up: Pot Roast Breakfast Hash

So, you made the pot roast. But now it's Sunday morning, you're hungover, and you need a cure. Dig into your leftovers, because we've got one hell of a breakfast for you. Up next: a killer hash.

Simple Beef Pot Roast

"Talk of joy: there may be things better than beef stew and baked potatoes and home-made bread - there may be."

- Ray Stannard Baker

Though the price of beef continues to inflate, I want to point out that for some of the cheaper cuts, you can get multiple days out of the recipe. You use more veggies, some taters, and you've got a long-lasting supply of food for a few days.

I know there's also a lot of desire from my readers to see something more along the lines of "set it and forget it. So let's do a recipe that you can throw in the oven or slow cooker, wait a few hours, and fill your house with the delicious smell of everything you're going to hork down.

Next Up: Simple Beef Pot Roast

One of the big goals of this site is to get people cooking with some tasty, easy-to-follow recipes. This is one with minimal effort, and food for days. Let's get pot-roastin'.

5 Ingredient Beer Bread

"Life is not worth living if I cannot have pasta or bread again."

- Monica Seles

If someone tells you they don't like freshly baked bread, they're either a) lying to you because they haven't had freshly baked bread, or b) are lying to you because they just want to be difficult. Either way, they're lying to you, and you should probably publicly shame and dismiss them in all open forums. 

"But Average Cook," you ask, "I love freshly baked bread, but have no idea how to throw some together in a pinch!" Well, you're in luck. I've got a quick bread recipe that only takes 5 ingredients and less than 60 minutes of your time. Whoa.

Next Up: 5 Ingredient Beer Bread

A lot of people are afraid of making bread in their own kitchen. But this is a great recipe that you can make within an hour and uses things you should already have in your kitchen! Easy recipes, ahoy!