🍰 Leave Santa a slice of this caramel crunch cake and he’ll skip the chimney, kick off his boots, and ask for seconds. Cookies are cute, but this cake is a welcoming hug wrapped in butter and holiday magic. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍄 Squash, mushrooms, and pepitas over fresh tagliatelle with a tequila-agave salsa verde. Served warm or chilled, it’s a side with panache. Earthy, bright, and quietly bold. Perfect with turkey or on its own. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #Pasta Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍸 From the Gin Joint: Autumnal Sunset hits the glass with rye fire, lemon bite, and molasses hush. Petite Syrah floats like dusk over citrus froth. Stirred by season, served with silence, it’s twilight in a tumbler. #TheOutpost #Cocktails #RyeWhiskey #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🐚 Seared scallops flamed with Japanese whisky over miso-yam and plum wine puree. Glazed snow peas, chili, cashews, and herbs finish the plate. A stylized nod to Japanese elegance and comfort-driven fusion. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🌾 Not everyone enjoys bread stuffing, but I never got any complaints about this. A deeply aromatic blend of grains, fruit, and herbs. It’s nutty, slightly sweet, and rich with the earthy perfume of wild rice and thyme. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🐚 When the table is set to indulge. Simple, briny mussels bathed in white wine, cream, and herbs. Light enough for a first course, rich enough to linger over with good bread and better company. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #Seafood #Appetizers Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🐐 A favorite from my winter menus: the creamy tang of goat cheese panna cotta meets the bright, boozy warmth of cranberry-raspberry chutney. Sophisticated yet familiar, it’s a small dish that feels like a celebration. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥬 This sautéed chard was a winter favorite among clients in the 80s. Earthy, aromatic, and brightened with lemon. A simple yet elegant way to turn humble greens into something memorable. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍗 In the 80s, this was one of my winter signatures for catering clients. The tender grouse, blushed with peach-balsamic glaze, offered elegant warmth and a hint of sweetness that always felt both rustic and refined. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍫 A cloud of chocolate and spice, this soufflé lifts eggnog to new heights. The dark rum and Kahlua bring warmth, while cinnamon and nutmeg glow softly through its airy, molten heart. Holiday comfort, redefined. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🎶 1969 - The young sang 3 - 5 - 0 - 0 2025 - 177,000,000 are speaking Speak with them. Celebrate our Tuesday moment. Enjoy the weekend. The fight has just begun. @ducknor.bsky.social @cholitaperuana.bsky.social And for those of us who forgot... 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlCi...

🍔 Small in size, big in flavor. These sliders bring tender, juice-packed beef kissed with onion and consommé, topped with silky queso blanco, avocado, tomato, and cilantro. Elegant enough for guests, irresistible for seconds. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Foodsky #Sandwich #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥚 Golden, rustic, and bursting with Mediterranean flavor, this frittata brings sun-drenched tomatoes, peppers, and feta to your holiday table. Perfect for a relaxed breakfast or brunch with fruit, bread, and prosecco. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍞 This hearty loaf, rich with butter, spice, and roasted nuts, was created for a modern brasserie. Crackly crust, tender crumb, perfect toasted, buttered, or turned into the most luxurious bread pudding imaginable. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍄 Trade pizza night for global flavor. This golden flatbread layers roasted garlic-tahini, earthy mushrooms, caramelized onion, and creamy goat cheese. With crisp veg, herbs, and a touch of aged Asiago magic. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🫐 Trade the usual holiday pies for this warm blackberry cobbler. Lush with butter, brandy, and vanilla. Its golden sugar-crusted top and dark, jammy fruit bring a bold, festive twist to tradition. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥔 Roasted potato-kale skillet with onion-sesame breadsticks offers rustic comfort and bold flavor. Bring to a holiday potluck for a unique, hearty side that stands out from the usual casseroles and rolls. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click here fore recipes 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍠 Rooted in comfort but elevated in craft, these double-stuffed sweet potatoes honor classic holiday flavor without the marshmallow sweetness - brightened by lemon, honey, and tangy crème fraîche. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #HolidayTable #HolidayCooking Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🎃 Skip the expected rolls this year. These savory pumpkin mini breads bring warmth, depth, and a touch of herbed honey to the table. Not sweet, not plain, just right for a holiday that deserves something new. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥔 Creamy mashed potatoes with buttery mushrooms and herbs offer a rich, elegant twist on tradition. Comforting and elevated, they refresh the holiday table while honoring its soul. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #HolidayTable #HolidayFood #MashedPotatoes Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🎶 Monday has me concerned for election day tomorrow in the U.S. Here's to hoping it doesn't turn into the abomination I am expecting from the current regime and their fascistic ways. Headphones off! Full Volume! Celebrate! 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋 www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5dk...

🍪 These cookies marry fudgy chocolate and toasted hazelnuts in a timeless duet of texture and taste. Crisp at the edge, chewy within, and crowned with ganache, they recall Italy’s love affair with cocoa and nuts #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🫘 Born from Italy’s cucina povera, minestrone celebrates abundance through simplicity. With a touch of Sambuca to enrich the tomato base, it honors tradition while adding a whisper of modern intrigue. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #Soup Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍄 This pappardelle celebrates balance in every bite, where earthy chanterelles, sweet peas, and silky cream unite in quiet harmony. Each flavor whispers, creating a dish that’s refined, fresh, and beautifully restrained. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #Pasta Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥝 Candied kiwi pops combine classic fruit-preserving techniques with a modern twist. These chocolate-dipped slices stay bright, sweet, and full of flavor, offering a playful, colorful treat with endless topping possibilities. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍹 Born from Oaxacan mezcal traditions and tropical fruit culture, this cocktail celebrates balance: smoke, citrus, and guava brightness layered like a Pacific dusk. A toast to wanderlust and warmth. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #Cocktail Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍊 Inspired by Mediterranean fruit plates once served after lavish meals, this citrus carpaccio reimagines the tradition with white balsamic and almond oil. A balance of sweet, tart, and nutty. Refreshing, refined, and timeless. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🐓 Golden tempura–fried quail quarters bring the energy of Asian street markets to refined gatherings. Airy batter, aromatic spices, and crisp slaw strike a perfect balance of fun and finesse. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥑 Smoky-chewy bacon meets tequila-kissed guacamole on toasted baguette, finished with Cotija and cracked pepper. A modern bruschetta that blends rustic comfort with Mexican brightness in every bite. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍎 An ancient comfort reborn: Roma apples baked with honey, butter, walnuts, and raisins, scented by Armagnac and old-world spice. A warm, aromatic dessert that recalls candlelight and hearthfire hospitality. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #Dinner Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥩 A modern bistro essential: Coulotte steak seared crisp, flamed with Cognac, and bathed in garlic–caper butter. Served with crisp shoestring fries, it bridges Parisian comfort and Mediterranean flair. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #Dinner Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🎶 @ducknor.bsky.social A Friday music extreme, but we’re all adults here. Any kids, plug your ears and sing LALALALA! Back in the day, this track, Cover of the Rolling Stone, and People Are Strange all blared from the jukebox at the pool hall whenever I played. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo9b...

📖 Found under Chronicles of Fiction and Finality, the latest entry of my apocalyptic novel Die Trying. While you're on the site, look around. There's plenty of great material and a chance to download my satirical onslaught against the current regime. 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋 feltmansfollies.com/hot-off-the-...

🍋 Lemon ricotta torte bites with poppy seeds, espresso and chocolate, buttery as a love song and bright as a spotlight. My take on Sinatra’s favorite, reborn to charm every guest and steal the final note. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥗 A deli counter icon of the 1980s, this tri-color rotini salad swirls nostalgia with flavor. Tossed in zesty Italian dressing, it recalls summer picnics, paper plates, and the bright, easy joy of simpler times. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #DeliSalad #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🐑 This lamb curry carries the spirit of old coastal kitchens, where spice traders met silk routes. Slow-cooked lamb in rich masala over basmati rice tells a story of warmth, trade, and timeless Indian comfort. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍑 Golden peaches nestled on almond-scented frangipane, wrapped in buttery pastry and sparkling with sugar. This rustic galette celebrates simplicity, ripe fruit, and the sweet art of slowing down to savor something beautiful. #TheOutpost #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥩 Slow simmered beef, hand cut noodles, and a broth rich with roasted marrow and wine come together like an old love story, deep and warm and comforting. A bowl to chase away the chill and steal your heart. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #Soup Click here fore recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🐓 A tender housemade chicken sausage infused with fennel and thyme rests on creamy deviled egg salad and ripe avocado, all embraced by a butter-grilled brioche bun. Love in every bite. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #ComfortFood #Foodsky #Sandwich #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🎃 Stumbled upon an image of a remarkably sincere looking pumpkin patch, complete with a judgmental guard cat poised to assess whether you're truly worthy of sitting there on Halloween Eve to await the Great Pumpkin. 🍽🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🎶 @ducknor.bsky.social. Our Friday's have been a balm, and to be graced with your choice from Twisted Sister on a Monday was a welcome addition. My offering is quite different. The last ten minutes of Swing Girls, from 2004. The cast is actually playing the music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVSM...

🥧 Crispy, golden Jamaican beef patties filled with spiced beef, peas, and herbs. Authentic flavor in every bite: flaky crust, bold seasoning, and island heat that brings true Caribbean comfort to your plate. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #JamaicanFood Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥖 Award-winning bread pudding. Chosen by chefs over other top contenders for its rich custard, golden crust, and smooth whiskey sauce. A true chef’s choice winner and a dessert I’m most proud to offer here. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🦞 Golden-buttered brioche bursting with chilled lobster, celery and lemon, paired with herbed fingerling potato salad and crisp apple–cabbage slaw for a delicious balance of coastal flavor, color and texture. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Sandwich #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🧇 Decadence stacked high, with crispy chocolate Belgian waffles layered in whipped cream, strawberries, and coffee-infused chocolate sauce. Finished with toasted almonds, mint, and a scoop of super rich chocolate ice cream. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥔 Crisp, golden, paper-thin hand-cut russet chips fried to perfection and served lightly salted with three distinct seasoning blends - each inspired by a different region of the world. Explore and enjoy. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #PotatoChips Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍔 A vibrant, sweet–savory burger that combines melted pepper jack cheese, and tropical fruit relish finished with teriyaki glaze on a buttery Hawaiian bun. Created as one of many signature items for a client's menu. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Sandwich #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🍓 Day-old baguette, strawberries, and ricotta reborn into brilliance. Butter-grilled with cinnamon sugar, topped with creamy ricotta, preserves, and mint. An impromptu dessert worthy of legend. Worthy of a café window. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🦐🦀 Retro deli vibes reborn. Creamy crab and shrimp salad tossed with dill, celery, and lemon: served chilled in lettuce cups, subs, or tomatoes. Best made the day before for that perfect 80s flavor. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Sandwich #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

🥚 Vibrant, tangy, and devilishly elegant, these beet-pickled deviled eggs glow magenta with earthy sweetness, filled with a creamy yolk and topped with Herbes de Provence and a touch of heat from crushed red pepper. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe Click here for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋