Archives for 2008

How To Make Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin

December 18, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by Drew Kime

I don't know why I waited so long to break out the crock pot this year. No wait, that's not true. The reason is I don't have enough room in the kitchen to keep it there year-round, so it goes in the basement. The pantry is in the basement, so it's not like I don't go downstairs to get stuff for dinner all the time. It's a mental block that makes no sense and I know it. Ooh, but the ice cream maker is in the kitchen. I don't think I'll be using that for a while. I think I just made room in the … [Read more...]

How To Make A Cheesesteak

December 12, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by Drew Kime

Beef, Dinner, Favorites recipe card

Like I said yesterday, it's either a cheesesteak or it's not. Anyone who calls it "Philly style" is either lying or just wrong. No one from Philly would ever call it that, so anyone who does say it doesn't know what they're talking about. I don't tell people they're wrong "because I said so" very often. So give me this one, okay? I know cheesesteaks. And this one is closer to "right" than 99% of the ones I've tasted outside of Philly. And the next time will be even closer. … [Read more...]

How To Make Crusty Italian Bread

December 11, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by Drew Kime

Bread recipe card

The right bread can be the difference between a cheesesteak and a "genuine Philly style steak and cheese sandwich." Philadelphians understand that line. The rest of you might be scratching your heads wondering what I'm talking about. In a word: Amoroso's. Okay, that's not helping you yet, is it? Okay, put it this way. When you're in Italy, you wouldn't describe a restaurant as "Italian". Kind of obvious, right? Well, when you're in Philly you wouldn't ask for a "Philly style steak … [Read more...]

Turkeyday 2008 Wrapup

December 10, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by Drew Kime

Uncategorized Thanksgiving

No recipes here. Just the last few pictures that I couldn't justify putting in either of the cranberry sauce posts, the kids' Charlie Brown Thansgiving feast, or the sorghum pecan pie or sweet pie crust recipes. (Do you like those place cards above? The girls have been doing those every time we eat at the dining room table for at least two years.) … [Read more...]

How To Make Sorghum Pecan Pie

December 9, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by Drew Kime

Dessert recipe card, Thanksgiving

I hate pecan pie. It's like eating a big chunk of peanut brittle in a pie crust. It's sickeningly sweet with a mealy texture. Gross. Oh ... wait a second. Apparently I hate commercial pecan pie, like you find in restaurants and the freezer section of the grocery store. This one, made with sorghum molasses,1 just might be my new favorite pie. Instead of a candy-sweet pie that has some nuts, it's a nutty, chunky pie, almost savory but with just enough sweetness. I'm going to have to do a … [Read more...]