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Quarantine Dinner #49: Carne Guisada

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T23:05:13+00:00May 12th, 2020|

Latin food is one of my favorite things to eat and being in NYC is not hard to find or is it? Now if I had said Spanish food that would be a different story. Let me explain and break it down… Latin America what does that mean? Quarantine Dinner #49 Quick Notes Quarantine dinner story cleaned up for easier reading. Original publish date preserved. Wepa! Latin food is one of my favorite things to eat and being in NYC is not hard to find or is it? Now if I had said Spanish food that would be a

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Quarantine Dinner #48: Short Ribs

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T18:37:11+00:00May 11th, 2020|

Lost and not found... I was about to post about Mother's Day. I had written about how it started, about Father's Day, About greeting cards, and the recipe for our short ribs 4 hour cook dinner the smoothest potatoes ever with a tamis. Quarantine Dinner #48 Quick Notes Quarantine dinner story cleaned up for easier reading. Original publish date preserved. Lost and not found... I was about to post about Mother's Day. I had written about how it started, about Father's Day, About greeting cards, and the recipe for our short ribs 4 hour cook dinner the smoothest potatoes

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Quarantine Dinner #47: Tacos De Carnitas

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T23:08:52+00:00May 7th, 2020|

Get your hotdogs here! Most people have never had tried real Mexican food... Let me break it down to you why… Like everyone at one point I thought I did, I had tacos with ground meat lettuce tomatoes ground beef in a yellow corn shell. Quarantine Dinner #47 Quick Notes Quarantine dinner story cleaned up for easier reading. Main idea: Tacos De Carnitas. Original publish date preserved. Get your hotdogs here! Most people have never had tried real Mexican food... Let me break it down to you why… Like everyone at one point I thought I did, I had

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Quarantine Dinner #44: Ancient Food

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T23:09:03+00:00May 4th, 2020|

Ok I am going to start right off this dish dates back to over 500 years ago... But tomato’s and pasta never existed in Italy they never heard of them or tasted them. So no spaghetti and meatballs no marinara sauce no pizza. Quarantine Dinner #44 Quick Notes Quarantine dinner story cleaned up for easier reading. Original publish date preserved. Marco…! Ok I am going to start right off this dish dates back to over 500 years ago... But tomato’s and pasta never existed in Italy they never heard of them or tasted them. So no spaghetti and meatballs

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Quarantine Dinner #30: Juicy Lucy

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T18:25:17+00:00April 20th, 2020|

Redemption... Two days after the ham and cheese incident, I needed to show I could still make sexy food in 15 minutes or less. Part 2: Redemption It’s funny that two days ago I posted about a ham and cheese. It was actually over 1000 words explaining why I did not want to cook or clean, and I wanted to make something in one minute. This is part 2. If you missed part 1, here is the link: Quarantine Dinner #28: Ham And Cheese. Soon after, my inbox was flooded with people feeling sorry about my cooking skills, sending

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Quarantine Dinner #25: Corned Beef Hash

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T04:11:08+00:00April 15th, 2020|

Life on a plate. Growing up in Chinatown, NYC, in the early 70s, I remember a lot of things I never thought about till now. Life On A Plate Growing up in Chinatown, NYC, in the early 70s, I remember a lot of things I never thought about till now. Like never having an AC, only a window fan. Going out and playing in the streets or park without supervision, or having a real curfew. I also thought about the fun things that kids now will never see again. Stoop ball. A metal bar jungle gym. Or a heavy

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Quarantine Dinner #24: Chicken Fried Steak

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T04:10:57+00:00April 14th, 2020|

Food and memories. Chicken fried steak brought me back to the early 80s, the road, and Gino. Food And Memories I was thinking about back in the early 80s. Some of you know... some of you don’t know. I used to be in a band at that time called Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. I was one of the five. Recently, one of the members of the group passed away. When I say member, I mean family. You could be a roadie, manager, sound guy, if you were on multiple tours with us you were a member and

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Quarantine Dinner #23: Peas With Beef

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T04:10:49+00:00April 13th, 2020|

Green peas with beef over rice. When I was a kid growing up, this was one of my favorite dishes. Quarantine Dinner #23 Green peas with beef over rice. When I was a kid growing up, this was one of my favorite dishes. It was about $1.50 for this back in the day. It was either ground beef or sliced beef, and sometimes served with a fried egg on top. Comfort Food Details Green peas Beef over rice Oyster sauce-based sauce Minced onion Sometimes a fried egg on top The sauce is oyster sauce-based with some minced onion. This

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Quarantine Dinner #22: Ukrainian Meatballs

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T04:10:35+00:00April 10th, 2020|

Ukrainian meatballs with mushroom gravy and homemade mashed potatoes. The plan was to freeze some for another day. That did not happen. Quarantine Dinner #22 Ukrainian meatballs with mushroom gravy and homemade mashed potatoes. The meatballs were a combo of ground veal, beef, and other ingredients. The gravy was mushrooms, onions, and heavy cream. The potatoes had garlic, butter, and heavy cream. One ingredient that was missing was dill, so we made do without. What Was On The Plate Ukrainian meatballs Mushroom gravy Homemade mashed potatoes No dill, because quarantine What does it taste like? Very close to Swedish

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Quarantine Dinner #21: Beef With Asparagus

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T03:57:35+00:00April 10th, 2020|

Ribeye steak and asparagus over rice. Again, I took a small steak and sliced it up to share it three ways. Quarantine Dinner #21 Ribeye steak and asparagus over rice. Again, I took a small steak and sliced it up to share it three ways. Why It Works Tender beef Crisp asparagus Rice to catch the sauce Chinese brown sauce pulling it all together So you get tender meat and crisp asparagus with this Chinese brown sauce. A great combination!

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