Archives for 2008

How To Make Perfect Chili

September 17, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by Drew Kime

Beef, Dinner gluten free, recipe card, Undieting

"Perfect Chili" ... that's a pretty bold claim. But it's one I have absolute confidence in. I started making chili when I worked at a restaurant in college. The recipe started with 20 pounds of ground beef and 4 gallons of tomatoes. And a really big pot. Every couple of weeks when I made it I'd refine the recipe a little more. Until finally, I thought it was perfect. Then I tried to make it at home. My "perfect" recipe called for several pounds of chili powder. How many cups was that? I … [Read more...]

How To Make Sourdough Bread Bowls

September 16, 2008 (Updated October 15, 2020) by Drew Kime

Bread

I think I'm going to start annoying people this fall. Have you ever had a friend "discover" some wonderful new plan for their life and couldn't wait to tell everyone about it? I'm that person now. I've had a conversion. I make bread now. And I'm going to tell everyone allllllll about it. … [Read more...]

Great-Great Grandma Winnifred’s Non-stick Bread Bowl

September 16, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by Drew Kime

Gear

This bowl is older than anyone I know. It came down from my wife's great-grandmother Winnifred. We know it's at least a hundred years old. And it's made specifically for raising bread in. … [Read more...]

How To Make Sourdough Starter

September 14, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by Drew Kime

Bread recipe card

Today's recipe is a dish towel. No, today's recipe is under the dish towel. No, that's not it either. Today I'm showing how to start making a single ingredient that, in three days, will go into an actual recipe. Yeah, that's it. … [Read more...]

Raising Kids Right

September 12, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by Drew Kime

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When I posted the beef stroganoff recipe a couple of days ago, I forgot to share this great story. I mentioned last year that I've ruined my kids for canned soup. The 8-year-old just confirmed that I'm still doing a good job. When we were at the grocery store, I asked her what she'd like to have to go along with the stroganoff. She asked what it was, and I told her it was beef with gravy over noodles. So what sounds good to go with that? … [Read more...]