San Diego, or as Ron Burgundy would say San Diago, is known for having fresh seafood, a few renowned breweries, and of course a baseball team that goes by the name of the Padres.  So when it came to create a recipe for San Diego as part of the MLB Recipe Series we were naturally [...]

Today’s gluttony comes in the form of a salad that combines the sweetness of roasted beets, the bright flavor/acidity of mandarin oranges, and the wholesome goodness of Israeli couscous.  But it’s the incorporation of tangy caramelized red onions that adds a deeper level of satisfaction to the salad.  Yes…tangy caramelized onions. The tanginess comes from [...]

Let’s talk soup shall we.  And in doing so we can talk about how one ingredient can take your standard split pea soup to a subtly different yet phenomenal place. A smoked turkey wing…that’s it. Substituting in an inexpensive and parched piece of meat for pork adds a cleaner smokey aspect to the meatiness one [...]

FYI- The Glutton Household is once again traveling around America, continuing our semi-nomadic lifestyle, while feeding our insatiable appetites.  And this week sports-glutton.com welcomes back an all too familiar voice of reason… After two years of grad school and a summer break, I – Mr. Glutton’s better half – Liz, am back contributing to the [...]

After driving across America multiple times I’ve learned that American cuisine can often be the same as it is different, that the quality of the Waffle House does really depend on which side of town you’re on, and that rarely is there something special about food served in a uniquely named restaurant or bar in [...]

We here at the Institute for Gluttony are always endeavoring to develop foods that are satisfying to both men and women.  Once is a while this means that red meat must be taken out of the equation… after all “Happy Wife, Happy Life.” However, this doesn’t mean that one has to sacrifice flavor and satisfaction [...]

“Die echte deutsche Kueche”, one of my favorite German cookbooks, has a few recipes of roasts stuffed with wondrous heavy carb based concoctions that look all too satisfying to this glutton.  However, heavy meat/carb based dishes aren’t always appreciated by my better half, something I’m sure most married men can relate to. So in the [...]