This one comes from Lee Pribble, in the Ashland Presbyterian Church 105th Anniversary Cookbook, 1979. … [Read more...]
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Grass Fed Steakburgers
April 27, 2009 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
When you cook from scratch, you're eventually going to notice that not all ingredients are created equal. Fresh tomatoes from your backyard are not like the perfectly-round, perfectly-red, perfectly flavorless ones at the grocery store. Some brands of flour rise more than other brands. Is your pasta made from "hard winter wheat" or "100% durum semolina"? Or are they the same thing? Eventually it will occur to you that maybe beef isn't all the same either. You've probably noticed "Angus" on … [Read more...]
Braised Corned Beef — a promising idea
March 23, 2009 (Updated December 3, 2016) by
As I was buying my corned beef brisket for St. Patrick's Day this year, it occurred to me that it was, after all, a brisket. And usually I would braise a brisket. Why does corned beef have to be boiled? Turns out, it probably doesn't. As a first attempt this was surprisingly good. It suggests braising may give you a much more flavorful meat. But it doesn't seem to cut any time off the normal preparation, which is what I was really hoping for. For anyone who wants to follow-up my experiment … [Read more...]
How To make Brussels Sprouts
March 22, 2009 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
I've got a little confession to make. Until last week I'd never had brussels sprouts. No, this wasn't a case of childhood resistance hanging on way too long. I'd just never had them put in front of me. I didn't know, until my wife said we should get some, that they were miniature cabbages. And since I recently discovered I like boiled cabbage -- thanks again to the wife -- that means I've got an easy new side dish. Wait, did I say easy? I meant drop dead simple. … [Read more...]
21 Ingredients To Boost Your Cooking
March 12, 2009 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
If I'm going to take the time to cook from scratch, I'd like to use the best ingredients I can get. Which means sometimes I do a bunch of research, and a lot of what I find never makes it into something I post. I realized as I was looking through some of my links that I've got a bunch of stuff here that people might like to see. … [Read more...]
