Mashed Roasted Potatoes

August 14, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
Side , ,

Hmm, that picture doesn't look so good. Almost seems like the potatoes aren't in focus. That's because they're not. The focus that is. They're just a side dish. You'll see the rest of that picture tomorrow when I show the entree the potatoes went with. The idea for this recipe actually came from a comment on the Parmesan peppercorn potatoes recipe I did recently. April suggested that these would make great mashed potatoes. I thought that sounded like a fine idea. … [Read more...]

Super Simple Apple Crisp

August 11, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
Dessert

My daughter has been trying for weeks to make me something to eat. Which is really cool, especially considering the other thing she keeps doing is making books. Hmm, cooking and writing books ... who else do I know who cooks and writes books? So yeah, it's really sweet. Except she doesn't know how to make anything yet. So I get a piece of lettuce with salt and pepper -- a lot of pepper -- topped with pieces of Fruit Roll-up. Yum, salad. I finally decided if she's going to making stuff I … [Read more...]

How To Make Vanilla Ice Cream From Scratch

August 11, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
Dairy, Dessert

For something as simple as ice cream, it's really amazing the number of ingredients you can find on some of the cartons. Even some of the allegedly "premium" brands. My current peeve is how hard it is to find food without corn syrup. By the way, did you know most ketchup has more calories per ounce than ice cream does? It's the corn syrup. Are you sure you want your kids to finish those nuggets (with ketchup) before they're allowed to have ice cream? There are exceptions. One of the few … [Read more...]

How To Grill Super-moist Onion Burgers

August 8, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
Beef, Dinner

I know people who have secret recipes for what they put in their burgers. They're convinced they make the best burger in the world. Then three out of four burgers come off the grill with burned edges that you have to trim off. Unless you like crunchy burgers that is. That's why I'm more concerned with how to make a well cooked burger. Not well-done, done well. (Speaking of well-done, my father once told a waiter, "Tell him to just put it on the grill. When the smoke alarm goes off, I'll come … [Read more...]

Bread Crumbs and Bread And Butter Pickles — Part 2

August 7, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
Side

So I've been getting a little bit obsessive lately. It's not good enough to cook from scratch. First I have to make my ingredients. I make my own grill seasoning, my own mayonnaise for Pete's sake! (By the way, who's Pete and why do we care about his sake?) Recently when I went to make hamburgers I accidentally looked at the ingredients on the can of bread crumbs. Holy crap! Time to make my own, I guess. This was just supposed to be a way to use up stale leftovers. [sigh] … [Read more...]

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