Siempre Simón
@siempresimon
Once upon a time I use to cook professionally. Now I cook for my family & friends. I post about food and cooking because eating and sharing meals brings people together. James Beard Foundation, Book Subcommittee Member.
Eight states and three days later, pizza and bourbon. Here at last. 🍽️🍜
Another day of 11 hours on the road. Tequila and soda with lime and a plate of chicken picatta for dinner. The landscape across of the US is stunning but the restaurant service so far has been absolutely abysmal. It hard to shut off my brain after 25 years in luxury hotels. 🍜🍽️
Driving from Colorado to New York. Just arrived in Lincoln, NE and having a drink and a birria taco and a shrimp bang bang taco. Up early tomorrow for the next leg of the drive. 🍜🍽️
It’s a fantastic day being gifted, hand made, both pork and chicken tamales 🫔 🍜🍽️
Three of my favorite bookcases out of the thirteen book cases in my office. #cookbooksky 🍜🍽️
Pork and chorizo burgers with ground pork, Mexican chorizo, applewood, smoked bacon, garlic, thyme, shallots, diced jalapeños and cumin. Tonight I’ll grill them and serve with romesco sauce, cheddar cheese and aioli. I’ll also be grilling vegetable burgers and tandoori chicken. 🍜🍽️
Since we’re having a dinner party tomorrow, I didn’t feel like cooking or eating, but Mr G asked for a grilled cheese sandwich. Grilled Havarti and salami with mango chutney on Italian bread, cooked in olive oil. 🍽️🍜
Tomorrow’s BBQ dinner prep continues. Pimento Cheese ☑️ Chicken tandoori marinating ☑️ Pineapple coconut cake with Bourbon & candied praline caramel cooling ☑️ 🍽️🍜
Romesco sauce prepped for this weekend’s BBQ. Serving it on pork and chorizo burgers, with aioli and sliced cheddar. www.seriouseats.com/romesco-sauc... 🍽️🍜
Corn, Ricotta and Parmesan frittata with parsley and green onions. #summercookingsky #cornfrittatasky #foodsky 🍜🍽️
Chopped cooked steak salad with cilantro, mint, shallots, jalapeño, lime and sweet soy sauce. Tossed with cilantro, mint, baby romaine, peanuts and olive oil. Choose the stems and aromatics in a food processor & mix with the salad ingredients. 🍽️🍜
Sunday breakfast egg and cheese sandwiches with oven roasted potatoes. 🍽️🥂
The 4th of July is a subdued day for me. My father died six years ago on the 4th so I now spend the day cooking and doing things to honor and remember him. Today baking bread, and I made Harissa and bulgur stuffed vegetables with ras el hanout. Tonight I’ll open a bottle of champagne for him 🍽️🍜
Mixed vegetable salad with Vadouvan, cilantro, tomato, jalapeño and lime. Summer salads. 🍜🍽️
Quick late morning snack before seven interviews. Rice cake and peanut butter with Calabrian chili orange spread. Now back to work. 🍽️🍜
Chicken, peach and tomato salad with fresh herbs, feta and Italian extra virgin olive oil with freshly pressed lemons. 🍜🍽️
Lunch before my flight back home after two quick days in ATL: Negroni and pimento cheese; Hoppin John; collard greens; cumin chicken; and cucumber salad 🍽️🍜
Long before I was Siempre Simón, I was Sassy Simón. This photo was found amongst the photos of my aunt with me and one of my cousins. My aunt passed away this past week, and now I’m spending some days with my uncle and cousins to help them with this monumental loss. #familysky #70ssky
On another early flight tomorrow. So tonight I bought a Costco roast chicken and roasted some potatoes with a garlic pepper seasoning I have and braised some vegetables in olive oil with garlic and Vadouvan. Making sure Mr G has some leftover for while I’m out of town.
Who needs incense when you can cook 1 1/2 pounds of bacon? Adding a pound of Colorado no antibiotic Mexican Chorizo. And sautéed peppers, onions. Slow simmered with a variety of beans, mustard, bbq sauce, cider vinegar and brown sugar. Tonight’s cowboy beans. 🍽️🍜
When a friend brings this over because he works for one of the best food distributors in the state. Excited to cook some more. 🍜🍽️
Cardamom and grilled corn basmati rice with bay leaves and peas. Olive oil braised broccoli with garlic, tomato and feta. Stuffed chicken breasts. 🍜🍽️
Perfect breakfast of everything bagel with cream cheese, Nova and thinly sliced Vidalia onion. 🍜🍽️
Delicious roasted feta cheese with fresh figs, Vidalia onion, and Herbs de Provence. Served with a warm baguette and Caesar salad. Monday night dinner after a long workday. 🍽️🍜