New Territory Conquered

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.

How I invaded the kitchen and produced a feast worthy of an all-new cookbook

The Man

Abe Karmel

Age 27

2 children

Full-time kollel

Houston, Texas

The Plan

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)

Shabbos Lunch:

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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