A couple of weeks ago when I made garlic salt I said that I might make up a jar, with some pepper in it, to take on vacation. Well, it's coming up, so I did grill seasoning. … [Read more...]
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How To Crack Pepper
July 31, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
Most of my recipes that call for pepper will say "fresh ground black pepper". Or maybe "coarse ground black pepper". Sometimes, though, you need cracked black peppercorns. So the handy pepper mill you bought and got hooked on suddenly isn't enough. Oh great, time for more hardware, right? Nope. Time for a neat trick. … [Read more...]
How To Make Rotisserie Chicken
July 24, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by
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...]
How To Make Egg Salad
July 23, 2008 (Updated February 4, 2018) by
This has to be a joke, right? I mean egg salad for Pete's sake! First of all, who actually eats egg salad past about eight years old? And second, who needs a step-by-step recipe guide to make it? As to the first question, I eat egg salad. It's like deviled eggs, on bread. And I like me some deviled eggs. So who needs directions for it? Anyone who's never made it. No matter how easy something is, until you've seen it for the first time you don't know that it's easy. More important is … [Read more...]
Purple Bean Salad
July 22, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
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...]
