What's your go-to cookbook?
For me, it's the 12th edition Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. Does that make me simple? Well maybe; but when I'm looking for consistent results and I'm in a bit of a hurry, that checkered cover has...
16, May 2010 • 2 Comments
All you need to season a slab of beef.
There are days when you have time to barbeque and there are days when you just need to grill. For all those days when I don't have time to show something the smoke, that homemade smoked salt works pretty...
15, May 2010 • 0 Comments
Do you really need an excuse to make no-bake cookies?
Yeah, me neither. :)
10, May 2010 • 0 Comments
Easy Lemon and Thyme Roasted Potatoes.
These are essentially a play on Greek-style roasted potatoes. I cut some waxy red potatoes in half inch slices and tossed them with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and fresh thyme. On to a wire...
9, May 2010 • 0 Comments
The proper way to remove strawberry tops.
Getting the green off a strawberry is simple to do; unfortunately, many of you reading this won't be able to do it. The short of it is, it's your crappy knives. If you want to easily gut a strawberry...
8, May 2010 • 0 Comments
Mojito: Mandatory. Hot spring day: Optional.
I almost never make a mojito the same way twice. I'm usually torn between a proper muddle and using sugar syrups; and often the deciding factor comes down to what I have on hand. As I didn't feel like whipping up...
3, May 2010 • 1 Comments
Thoughts re: Knife skills and fresh herbs.
So, I made my favorite three-herb focaccia for dinner the other night. As I took my knife thru the herbs to get the dough ready, It occurred to me that without thinking about it I'd processed each of...
2, May 2010 • 0 Comments
Love me a Cuban Sandwich.
I can't lie; a part of me just wanted to smoke those Boston butts because I knew the leftovers were going to make fantastic sandwiches. Armed with my trusty panini press, I filled a store-bought hoagie...
1, May 2010 • 0 Comments
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