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Shopping and Eating Seasonally
G. Stephen Jones 24 May 2013 | 4:56 am
From Farm to Table Back before the days of mass transportation and the global marketplace, it was natural to eat seasonally. Folks ate tomatoes in the summer. If they wanted them in the winter, they made sure to can some at the end of the growing season. If they didn’t have enough to can, they went without. Most of us[…]
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Simple Succotash Recipe
G. Stephen Jones 20 May 2013 | 12:21 pm
Thuffering Thucotash!I don’t know about you, but succotash sounds very appealing to me. I always think of Sylvester the Cat saying “Thuffering Thucotash!” The word succotash is actually a Native American word meaning “boiled corn kernels.” So, taken broadly, any cooked corn dish could be termed a succotash. Although succotash has sometimes gotten a bad name due to indifferent cafeteria[…]
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Mentoring a 12th Grader in Cooking
G. Stephen Jones 16 May 2013 | 3:06 am
Helping Nat Learn How To Cook A couple of weeks ago, one of the neighborhood kids asked me if I could mentor him with his high school senior project. Nat wanted to learn how to cook so he is setting his goal to cook 14 different meals representing different cuisines and ingredients each night. Some of them are my recipes[…]
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Lobster Stock Recipe
G. Stephen Jones 14 May 2013 | 6:54 am
How to Make Classic Lobster Stock at Home Stock seems to hold a mystique for many home cooks. But, at the end of the day, stock is just a way to extract every bit of flavor and body out of ingredients. It’s a way to prevent waste. If we start thinking of stock as more of a frugal technique and[…]
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Meet The Reluctant Gourmet

Welcome, I'm G. Stephen Jones, the Reluctant Gourmet. For over 14 years I've been teaching myself how to cook and sharing these experiences on the Internet. I'm NOT a professional chef, NEVER took a cooking class but as a stay-at-home dad to these two beautiful girls and a successful working wife, I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to put tasty meals on the table. Join me as I tame my fears and attempt to overcome my own "reluctant" tendencies in the kitchen. Read More