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Stretching, #CharcutePalooza month 10
I promised myself last month that I’d take on the harder challenge this month. I could have changed my mind,
Packing, #CharcutePalooza month 9
With traveling to Ohio for a wedding and other activities this month I was very happy to read that the
Blending, #CharcutePalooza month 7
Blending, a.k.a., emulsification was the major objective of this month’s challenge. This meant that the meats would spend time in
Three Day Strawberry Jam
I heard a lot about this method last year, but it was after I had already made strawberry jam. Somehow
Grinding, #CharcutePalooza month 5
I’ve had the grinder attachment for my KitchenAid Stand mixer for many years. It gets drug out when I’m making
Dinner Party
We used to throw elaborate dinner parties way more often. When we moved to Hawaii we fairly quickly changed to
Stella’s Cake
She ordered a chocolate one. But what to make? I asked what the theme of the party was and the
Hot Smoke, #CharcutePalooza month 4
April brings us to the Smoke #CharcutePalooza challenge. Oops, I kinda already did a hot smoke challenge by making Pastrami
Brine, #Charcutepalooza month 3
The #Charcutepalooza challenge for March was brining. Brining isn’t new to me. I’ve brined turkeys, chickens and pork before. However,
Cheddar Cheese Straws
I’ve seen several chefs on television make ‘quick puff pastry’, but for some reason I’ve never tried it myself. I
Tasso Ham!
I made Chicken Jambalaya for our house (our Urban Homestead) warming a year and a half ago and it called
Bourbon Bacon Jam
I curse the person that first mentioned Bacon Jam on the #CharcutePalooza twitter feed. Why? Because I made it today
The Salt Cure, #Charcutepalooza month 2
The #Charcutepalooza challenge for February is The Salt Cure. The main challenge was Pancetta or Guanciale or Bacon. However, other
Making Mozzarella
All this meat curing for #Charcutepalooza just happened to spur thoughts of cheese making in my head. I already had
Duck Proscuitto (Hams), #Charcutepalooza month 1
The original deadline for this month’s #Charcutepalooza challenge has come and gone, but I had started this entry back then.
Indian for dinner
An Invitation to Indian Cooking, by Madhur Jaffrey is my go-to cookbook for Indian food. I’ve had my paperback copy
Charcutepalooza
If you read many food blogs, you’ve probably already heard of the year of curing meat that is called by
OMG Christmas Dinner
Last year I went completely nuts and cooked a six course Christmas dinner solely from Thomas Keller cookbooks, mostly The
On my Egg High Horse Again
OK, now that I’ve got 6 of you reading my blog, I thought it time to get on my high
Starting in on the Xmas Cookies
For years and years I’ve baked Xmas cookies to give away. I usually start early in December and make several
Harvesting Turkeys in Marysville
For several months now we’ve belonged to the Godfrey Family Farm CSA*. Once a month we meet in the parking
Frugal Hash
Most likely it’s a combination of growing up in the mid-west and having parents that lived through the Great Depression
Seafood Stew
When the weather is cool I love a good bowl of warmth. I’ve tried several kinds of seafood stew, but
Severed Fingers
Back in 2000 when Martha Stewart made them on her show they called them Severed Fingers. I guess they deemed
A day in the Kitchen
For some reason I got really domestic today and made a few things and got started on others in the
Fresh Spaghetti with Clams
I knew Howard was going to have a hard day so I decided to make his favorite dish with the
Sunday Night Dinner
I meant to take pictures and blog about the fried rabbit dinner I made for company last night, but alas
Pie Again?
I don’t know what’s gotten into me, but I made pie for the third time in so many weeks. Pumpkin
Dinner Tonight
I have been wanting to make Lidia Bastianich’s potato gnocchi since I made the dough for Gnocchi Ravioli with Spinach