Heluva Funny Label

October 27, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
Dairy

I noticed a while back that I had to be careful to check the ingredients even on things that seem like you can't mess with them. Like cream. Lots of "heavy whipping cream" has added stabilizers and other stuff added so that it will whip up better. Not that it's hard to whip real cream, but nothing is so perfect that someone won't try to "improve" it. Sorry, going off on a tangent there. My point was, that's why I found myself checking the ingredients on a container of Heluva Good sour cream. … [Read more...]

No Secret Recipes

October 26, 2008 (Updated May 17, 2015) by
Uncategorized

Coke has their secret recipe, though it's not quite as secret as people think. KFC has their 11 herbs and spices. But you ain't Colonel Sanders. (I'd give a shout out on the off chance Harlan dropped by, but he died several years before I got my first internet connection.) So there's not much chance you've got some secret recipe that's going to make you rich. Oh sure, you might, but it's kind of like planning to win the lottery: You better have a plan B. … [Read more...]

How To Make Apple Cake

October 23, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
Dessert

Apple pie. Dutch apple pie. Caramel apple pie. French apple pie. Okay, I got it, there are about a million different apple pie recipes. (Five million, actually, according to Google.) But you don't see apple cake very often. Which doesn't make any sense to me, because this thing is awesome. It's my wife's great-great-grandmother's recipe. Yes, the same one we got the bread bowl from. … [Read more...]

How To Make Gyros From Scratch

October 22, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
Dinner

I feel dirty. I made gyros with fresh lamb tenderloins instead of processed mechanically separated and formed meat product. They're probably more like the traditional Greek version, instead of the Americanized fast-food version I'm used to. No, there's nothing wrong with that. Problem is, while I was eating them I couldn't help thinking, "Boy, I'll bet this would be good if I processed it into that lamb loaf stuff." If you needed a license to call yourself a foodie, mine would be revoked … [Read more...]

How To Make Tzatziki Sauce

October 21, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
Dressing / Sauce

Don't be the only one who eats this. If you're on a date, or cooking for a significant other, make sure you both have some. Otherwise there'll be no kissing going on. Your breath will reek. Oh, it's totally worth it, but no one will want to be around you for the rest of the day. … [Read more...]

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