Amazing Criswell's Mid-life Crisis Recipes

I'm Criswell.

I have worked in the tech industry since 1989.

I have built inventory management in PASCAL, built custom Linux distributions, worked at the Linux Foundation, built testing frameworks, and written code supporting data scientists and machine learning engineers.

I also have a couple of youtube channels where I do stupid things.

I'm now in my 50s, and going through a mid-life crisis.

My mid-life crisis has been learning to cook fancy.

But because I love creating things, I've also been designing my own recipes.

This repo is where those recipes live.

Recipes

Cocktails

I'm not a huge drinker.

• Butterbeer Cocktails

Grilled Cheese Variants

Sometimes you just want a grilled cheese sandwich- BUT FANCY!

• Short-rib Grilled Cheese, rainbow carrot fries, and three dipping sauces.

Pizza

I don't like pizza- but I do like making pizza!

• Personal Pizzas for a Group

Quickies

These are simple cooking instructions for some of the ingredients in these recipes.

• Pizza Sauces
• Roasted Garlic

Salmon Dishes

My dad's favorite fish, blasted by the Spice Weasle- BAM!

• Maple-Soy Glazed Salmon with Roasted Garlic

Shepherd's Pie Variants

These are my variations on the traditional Shepherd's Pie.

• The "Southwest" Smokey Pie.
• The "Zen" Shepherd's Pie (Wasabi & Ginger)
• The Spicy Tofu "Mapo" Pie

Spaghetti and Noodles

These are my various noodle centric recipes.

• Spaghetti + Roasted Garlic Meatballs + Butter‑Infused (Low‑Acid) Marinara

Q&A

• FAQ and Q&A