Archives for 2008

How To Pepare Bulk Garbanzo Beans

I'll admit right up front, I'm not sure I'm going to do this one again. Sure, these garbanzos are better than canned. But 12-hours-of-lead-time better? I'm not sure about that. Maybe I'll try some in soup. Hmm ... time to go look up some recipes ... Oops, sorry, drifted off for a second there. So anyway, if you don't mind starting on dinner before you've had breakfast, here's how to do it. … [Read more...]

How To Make Wilted Spinach Salad

I'm not the kind of person who will eat a salad for dinner because it's "light". So when I say this one is hearty enough to be the main dish, I really mean it. Do you think it might be the 3/4 pound of bacon in it? … [Read more...]

Bacon Balsamic Dressing

If you're afraid of animal-based fats, go ahead and click "Back" right now. Don't let your doctor see this recipe. In fact, I strongly recommend that you don't make this. Conventional wisdom says that it will kill you. I don't follow the conventional wisdom. So I get to eat delicious stuff like this. … [Read more...]

Flatbread Focaccia?

Sometimes you set out to do one thing but end up doing something else just as good. I don't mean setting out to find a route to India, and you end up "discovering" a whole new continent, but I guess it's the same kind of thing: a happy accident. That's what this turned out to be -- a happy accident. I meant to make Focaccia, but it came out as a sort of flatbread. A really yummy flatbread. Of course now I need to figure out what I did wrong. … [Read more...]

How To Make Rotisserie Pork Loin

Go get a rotisserie. No seriously, they're great. … [Read more...]