Saturday, September 3, 2011
Today is International Bacon Day. I was informed of this by my girlfriend this morning, then immediately interrogated about our household bacon levels. My response (“one strip”) was deemed unsatisfactory, so off we went to the store to get more. At the store, I bought a half pound of bacon. Upon seeing it, my girlfriend [...]
I like experimentation. I rarely make a dish the same way twice. I recently described my cooking to someone as frenetic and while I originally meant that I generally flail about the kitchen, I think it describes my approach to recipes as well. If there’s a flavor I want or a texture I’m after, I’m [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I met up with some friends on a camping trip. We spent the night on a bitterly cold and windy beach in a tent that was better suited for a heated patio. Suffice it to say, it wasn’t my greatest camping adventure. Although I woke up with a crick in [...]
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Also tagged aioli, bell pepper, cayenne, cilantro, crab, crabcakes, garlic, green onions, horseradish, mayonnaise, mustard, panko, paprika, Ritz crackers, scallions, shallots, Worcestershire sauce
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
So, at about the 3 hour point of cooking this roast, I had given up on it. It didn’t feel right in the oven, it looked and seemed dry, and after a bit of Googling I discovered what I had done wrong (more on that later). I was a bit dejected. Even though the grand [...]
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Also tagged broth, carrots, cumin, garlic, onions, pot roast, potatoes, roast, rosemary, thyme, wine
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Barbeque sauce is amazing and, like all good things, regionally divisive. Some love the tomato based Kansas sauces and others like the vinegary sauce from the Carolinas. I like them all. So much that I tried to make my own. And failed. Luckily, the dry rubbed pork tenderloin was good enough on its own.
