Because I was up late for my cookout, I wasn't able to make it for the beginning of the Ox Roast. That thing starts early! By the time I got down to the park, the beef had already been on the spit for 13 hours. … [Read more...]
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How To Make Hot Dog Relish
September 3, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
If you saw my review of the bread and butter pickles I made, you might remember that I accidentally added too much turmeric. This made the pickles more hot than you would usually want for bread and butter pickles. So I've got a couple of jars of them, and needed a way to use them. Turmeric is one of the major ingredients in mustard, typically right after the mustard seed. Mustard is good on hot dogs. Relish is good on hot dogs. Relish is made from pickles. I think you see where I'm going with … [Read more...]
How To Cook Out for 60 People
September 2, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
I'm old now. I can wear black socks with shorts if I want. I can hike my pants up to my nipples, and dadgummit I can yell at those damn kids to GET OFF MY LAWN if I want. Yup, I'm 40. … [Read more...]
Smoked Mozzarella Ravioli at Elements
September 1, 2008 (Updated March 28, 2014) by
I don't generally do restaurant reviews, but I recently found out a friend of the family is running a restaurant in downtown Cleveland: Elements, on Euclid Avenue. (Math geeks will get the joke. The rest can Google for it.) So I stopped by for lunch and had the smoked mozzarella ravioli -- locally made at Ohio City Pasta -- with tomato gazpacho and basil pesto cream. It was as delicious as it sounds. I don't want to say too much until something is formalized, but I wasn't there just for … [Read more...]
Giant Mutant Zucchini
August 28, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
I mentioned yesterday the mutant zucchini that the bread was made from. I should have expected it after seeing the size of the plants. But this is just ridiculous. … [Read more...]
