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Category Archives: Side

How To Make Razorback Potatoes

By Drew | Published: March 4, 2010
This recipe came from my wife’s cousin, Heather. It’s a really easy way to add a ton of flavor to plain-old baked potatoes. And once you’ve done it, you’ll start thinking of all kinds of ways to change it up to match whatever you’re going to serve it with.
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How To Make Applesauce

By Drew | Published: January 12, 2010
There are tart apples, and sweet apples, and dry apples, and dozens of flavors to choose from. But when you buy pre-made applesauce, odds are the ingredients just list “apples”. And of course high fructose corn syrup … because simply using sweeter apples is apparently too hard. So if you’re trying to avoid HFCS — and [...]
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How To Make Potatoes Anna – take 1

By Drew | Published: January 11, 2010
This is a great example of why it’s good to see pictures with recipes. What you see here was incredibly simple and really tasty but, it turns out, not quite how potatoes Anna traditionally comes out. I’ll try the traditional version next time I’m looking to impress guests, but I think for myself I’ll [...]
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Prepping With The Ninja Master Prep

By Drew | Published: October 13, 2009
A couple of weeks ago Euro Pro invited me to New York to check out a new product they were introducing, the Ninja Master Prep. I figured hey, if they’re picking up the tab, I’ll come take a look. Boy am I glad I did. Sure, checking out Times Square at night was cool … although [...]
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How To Make Tortilla Chips

By Drew | Published: October 12, 2009
I love going to Mexican restaurants. All the ones around here have fresh chips and salsa on the table as soon as you sit down. I’ve occasionally had some sub-par salsa, but the hot, fresh chips are always totally addictive. I’m not quite ready to make my own tortillas, but with a pack of 50 pre-made [...]
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