How To Grill Corn On The Cob

August 4, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
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Fresh corn on the cob doesn't take much cooking at all. Some people insist that the only way to eat it is to get it within hours of being picked and boil it for two or three minutes. These same people will put the water on the stove before heading out to the farmers market or roadside stand to get the corn, so they won't waste a second after shucking it. These people are crazy. (I'm looking at you, Alton Brown.) I've kept corn in the fridge for two or three days before cooking it and I … [Read more...]

How To Make Bread And Butter Pickles

July 31, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
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Ever since I was a kid I've loved bread and butter pickles. My mother's garden always produced way more cucumbers than we could possibly eat, and she would turn the extras into pickles. I don't remember if she made any other kinds. All I remember is the bread and butter. … [Read more...]

Fried Potatoes and Onions

July 30, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
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Ever since my wife did the green bean hash au gratin -- yes, it's got a name now -- I've wanted to do something similar. I still had half the sack of potatoes, but didn't have any green beans. And, as it turned out, I was out of cheddar cheese, too. Well, that's going to make it hard. So instead of the beans I did onions, and instead of the cheddar and bacon I did ... well, nothing actually. Just frying everything in the bacon fat made these delicious. I think I'm doing more of the … [Read more...]

Please Name This Dish

July 28, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
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I hate following recipes exactly. It's why I'm generally not a good baker. Anything that has to be accurate within an eighth of a teaspoon is too fiddly for me. My wife, on the other hand, is a great baker. She'll start from a recipe, then adjust every time she makes it until she has it perfected. Then that's the exact recipe she'll make each time. So I'm always pleasantly surprised when she goes completely off the map, like she did with this dish. It was a classic example of, "Now let's … [Read more...]

How To Make Rotisserie Chicken

July 24, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
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I bought myself a new toy for my birthday. A rotisserie attachment for my grill. The main thing I wanted it for is to do a standing rib roast this coming Christmas. Yup, I'll be huddling in the garage, with the grill set up in the doorway. Hopefully it'll be snowing, that would make for some great pictures. But just to break it in, I did a chicken. I've had the rotisserie chickens you can buy at the grocery store, and they're actually pretty good. But of course I think I can do better. … [Read more...]

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