While the world was busy hoarding masks and posting memes, I took the road less traveled and used this grand opportunity to hone my cooking skills.

Abe Karmel
Age 27
2 children
Full-time kollel
Houston, Texas
Friday Night: Onion Dip, Eggplant Dip (The Bais Yaakov Cookbook 2), Sushi, Chicken Soup, Poppers, Hasselback Salami, String Beans. Overnight Potato Kugel, Fresh & Easy Chocolate Soufflé (What’s Cooking)
Salmon over Linguine, Spicy Cholent, Grilled Baby Chicken, Potato Kugel
For the longest time I’ve had this idea cooking in my head (no pun intended) of writing a man’s cookbook. Think about it. For all the male foodies of the world, it would be a spectacular opportunity for hidden talent to debut. Dried meats, herring, homemade beer, cholent, liver, dips, and so on. A great idea, definitely. Practical, not really.
But then opportunity struck. While the world was busy hoarding masks and posting memes, I took the road less traveled and used this grand opportunity to hone my cooking skills. Since cookbooks also need photo accompaniments, my photography skills had to be beefed up too. I practiced shooting my passions, and the results were quite pleasing.
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