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...]

Purple Bean Salad

July 22, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
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I'd never had purple beans before. I saw them at the farmers market where a friend of mine was buying some. I asked and she told me that they taste just like green beans, and in fact turn the same color green when you cook them. Well what would be the point of that? So I knew I needed to get some, and I knew I couldn't cook them. I decided this would be a perfect time to use some of the chive blossom vinegar. The result not only tastes great, it looks incredibly cool. Oh, and I … [Read more...]

How To Make Wedge Salad

July 16, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
Salad

Lots of food trends involve expensive or hard-to-find ingredients, complicated preparation or some other reason to not try it at home. But one thing I never saw until a couple of years ago, and have since seen it dozens of places -- a pretty good definition for "trendy" -- is the wedge salad. This is the exception that proves all the rules for trendy foods: It's actually easier than a "regular" salad. … [Read more...]

How To Make Herbed Croûtons

July 16, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
Bread, Salad

I love croûtons, but not those pre-made rock-like nuggets covered with artificial flavors and colors that you find in the grocery store. I've done plain garlic croûtons once before, to go with the pizza soup. (And yes, garlic croûtons are "plain" croûtons. If you're not going to at least use garlic you might as well put some toast on your salad.) This time I did garlic and herbs. But no salt. Nearly everything needs some salt, but these do okay without it. … [Read more...]

How To Make Bacon Bits

July 15, 2008 (Updated August 7, 2014) by
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Everything's better with bacon. Everything. But there's a better bacon than bacon ... Wait! Come back, I'm not crazy! Okay, now what I was trying to say before you started laughing and walking away, is that there's a better bacon than bacon ... for making bacon bits. … [Read more...]

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