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Asian-Inspired Dinner

Thursday, September 9, 2010

It was another one of those nights where we didn’t know what to make, but we had lots of common ingredients lying around.  Dinner ended up being veggie tofu stir fry, rice noodles in hot and sour soup, potstickers with kimchi on the side.  I would say it was a pretty successful night for improvisational [...]

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SPAM With Bacon

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

If we haven’t done enough posts about bizarre foods, then yes, I am doing a post about SPAM.  Everyone except for Hawaii has pretty much just started typing in their address bar to go look for something else, but hear me out!  From one foodie to another, this stuff is good. First off, let’s talk [...]

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Hoecakes

Monday, June 21, 2010

Hoe cakes are a traditional Southern cornmeal pancake that are supposed to have been so-named because they were originally cooked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire.  They go perfect with any Southern dish, or are a great quick and filling breakfast. The basis of hoecakes is corn meal.  Simply pour boiling [...]

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Grandpa’s Crunchy Pickles

Thursday, June 17, 2010

I am a do-it-yourselfer just like my Grandpa.  He makes and grows everything himself.  He couldn’t find a good pickle recipe where the veggies stayed crunchy because they are boiled until he came across this recipe. Stir sliced cucumbers, carrots, peppers and onions in 1 1/2 c. pickling salt and cover in water.  Let soak [...]

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Savory Apple and Dijon Mustard English Pork Pies

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Pardon me for not being around lately, I just got back from my honeymoon in Spain.  I will give you plenty to chew on as far as food and drink, but tonight, we just wanted to eat English Pork Pies. We started with a cheap and fatty cut of bone-in pork roast.  It was cubed, [...]

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Making Some Beer Brats

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Ask the German kid to make a stereotypical meal.  Let’s have some beer brats. Boil a typical lager beer with a handful of onions, black pepper, and brats or hotdogs if you are feeling poor. Serve with the boiled onions and a hard mustard on a bun.  And perhaps some nutmeg and clove pickles, a [...]

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Spicy Sausage Parmesean Stuffed Shrooms

Monday, February 1, 2010

We were in the mood for some “football food”, so we whipped up an improvised appetizer that definitely did not disappoint us, “Sausage Parmesean Stuffed Shrooms”. De-stem 8 oz. of medium sized portabellas.  Finely chop the stems.  Brown 1/4 lb spicy sausage with a couple cloves of smushed garlic, stems, and a few slices of [...]

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Finally, a Hot Meal!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

We finally took the time to make a nice homemade dinner. I made some “No-Knead Bread“. We fried up some Macedonian sausage with leeks and collard greens.  Topped with some La Preferida, it was the perfect amount of spice. And although somebody never gets people food, she whined all night from the delicious smell.

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La Preferida Louisiana Hot Sauce

Friday, January 22, 2010

Sorry folks, I just got a new sales route.  I am sorry I haven’t been around, but my time has been extremely tight.  I have missed you all. I have found a new love.  For those of you that know me, I love spicy things.  I love the long hurt of Bhut Jolokias, but sometimes [...]

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Grapes!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

I planted a couple grapes as a fence border, which I will start training for production next year. This is the Monukkah Seedless.  We are going to use it for table grapes and raisins. This is a Cabernet grape that came from Sonoma county that is going to be used for wine.  It was a [...]

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