Founder of Apocalypse Cuisine
Veteran • Single Dad • Home Cook • Food Educator • Homestead Experimenter
I learned to cook from my dad, who mastered the art of “a little of this, a dash of that, and a whole bunch of this” until it tasted right.
His philosophy was simple:
“If everything you put in it tastes good, it’ll taste good.”
That approach shaped the way I cook. While I appreciate a good recipe, food is not a laboratory formula — it is an art. You will see that reflected throughout Apocalypse Cuisine with instructions like “three big spoonfuls,” “five shakes of the bottle,” and “season to taste.”
The goal is not to make everyone cook exactly like me. The goal is to teach people how to understand food well enough to make it their own.
Who I Am
I am a medically retired Army veteran, a single father, and someone who believes that food is one of the most practical forms of self-reliance.
When I started cooking for my family, especially my young kids, I needed meals that were:
- healthy
- affordable
- practical
- easy to prepare
- realistic for busy families
That led me to experiment with ground meats, shredded meats, whole-food ingredients, vegetables, grains, and different cooking techniques. I learned that simple ingredients can create incredible meals when you understand how to use them.
What started as a way to feed my kids has grown into something we build together. As they have gotten older, my children have become active participants in the kitchen and on the homestead — learning how food is prepared, where it comes from, and the skills that go into creating a more self-reliant home.
Apocalypse Cuisine is not just about teaching recipes; it is about passing down knowledge, building confidence, and creating experiences that connect families with their food. The kitchen and the homestead have become places where we learn, experiment, and grow together.
I also enjoy exploring less traditional ingredients, including different cuts and types of meat, because variety creates new flavors, new skills, and new possibilities.
Why “Apocalypse Cuisine”?
The name started as a joke.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when everyone was adapting to uncertainty, I began sharing meals I created using what I already had in my freezer and pantry. I jokingly called it #ApocalypseCuisine — creating good food from what was available.
The joke turned into a philosophy.
Apocalypse Cuisine became about more than preparing for the worst-case scenario. It became about becoming more capable.
Knowing how to cook from basic ingredients, preserve food, grow some of what you eat, raise small-scale food sources, and make something great from what you have are skills that matter in any situation.
What Apocalypse Cuisine Is Today
Apocalypse Cuisine is a food education and resilience project focused on helping people become more confident and capable in their own kitchens.
Through recipes, experiments, classes, and educational content, Apocalypse Cuisine explores:
- cooking from scratch
- whole-animal and whole-food preparation
- food preservation
- fermentation
- gardening
- small-scale food production
- practical meal planning
- building a more resilient food system at home
This is not a picture-perfect test kitchen where every experiment succeeds the first time.
This is real cooking.
It is trying new things, learning from mistakes, adapting, and discovering better ways to feed ourselves and our families.
What I Do
🔥 Roast🔥 Fry🔥 Smoke🔥 Stew🔥 Bake
🔥 Preserve🔥 Ferment
🔥 Grow🔥 Raise🔥 Experiment
Whether you are trying to cook better meals for your family, become more self-sufficient, or simply learn a new skill, I hope Apocalypse Cuisine helps you create something worth sharing.
Welcome to the kitchen.
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