Drew Kime, Author at How To Cook Like Your Grandmother

Review: The Complete Book of Butchering, Smoking, Curing, and Sausage Making

November 4, 2010 (Updated March 20, 2014) by Drew Kime

A wise man* once said, "Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made." Think about that before reading The Complete Book of Butchering ... and decide if you really want to know where your meat comes from. If you don't understand why, think about the subtitle: How to Harvest Your Livestock & Wild Game. This is not a book you read for fun, just because you're interested in food. This is a working manual for people who have live animals, and who need to turn them into dead … [Read more...]

How To Roast Pumpkin Seeds

November 3, 2010 (Updated March 20, 2014) by Drew Kime

Holiday, Side recipe card, Undieting

Roasted pumpkin seeds are definitely a seasonal treat. I don't think I've ever seen them in a store -- though I haven't looked for them -- and no one goes out and buys a pumpkin just to make the seeds. I'm pretty sure the first roasted pumpkin seeds were made by a cheapskate like me who, after carving the jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween, looked at all the stuff scraped out of the inside and said to himself, "Man, it seems like such a waste to throw all of that out. I wonder what I can make … [Read more...]

Barbara Makes a Meatcake

October 29, 2010 (Updated March 20, 2014) by Drew Kime

Uncategorized

In last week's newsletter, I ran a link to a story about a meatcake: meatloaf cake with mashed potato frosting. Barbara was inspired. I only got before shots though, it was eaten too quickly to get shots of the meatloaf-y inside. … [Read more...]

Halloween Treat: Octodogs

October 28, 2010 (Updated March 20, 2014) by Drew Kime

Appetizer, Dinner, Holiday, Lunch Halloween, recipe card

Every parent knows that kids prefer to eat "fun" food than plain old normal food. Halloween gives us a great opportunity to cater to this impulse, making food that's as much fun to look at as it is to eat. Sometimes that goes so far that grown-ups won't eat it. Like chocolate pudding served in a cloth diaper. (Yeah, seen it at a party. Hilarious.) Octodogs are well to the "tame" side, but still plenty of fun. … [Read more...]

Deviled Eggs — Paprika Alternative

October 27, 2010 (Updated March 20, 2014) by Drew Kime

Herbs / Spices, Side Undieting

Deviled eggs are always the first thing to go at parties. But people keep trying to dress them up, make them "fancy" and "sophisticated". Which usually means paprika on top. Ooh, exciting. :-/ I respect the classic simplicity of a good deviled egg recipe. But yeah, I'll do the paprika too, just do they don't look so boring. Well, I used to do paprika. Not any more. … [Read more...]