Cooking-Reflection on Bruce loves to cook

A simple vegetarian red Thai curry

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I reworked my flexible Thai curry into something I can make in under an hour: [[Simpler Thai red curry]]. I also made it friendly to vegetarians, since it works so well with tofu and mushrooms.

The impossible quest for the perfect chicken burger

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

According to r/burgers, most chicken burgers are not burgers:

A chicken sandwich contains an entire piece of chicken or filet, rather [sic] a ground and blended patty. A pulled chicken sandwich is also not a burger.

The quest for the perfect burger

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

My first restaurant job was flipping burgers, and I loved it. Not just the job, the food. Standing at a griddle all shift taught me what I actually wanted from a burger: crunchy, fresh veg, a thin patty, and flavours that didn’t hide.