Thanks To Inflation, More American Families Surviving Solely On Costco Samples … [Read more...]
Magic Cookie Bars
I have a bad habit of going to the grocery store, finding what I want, but then picking up an entirely different product sitting right beside it. I do this more often than I’d care to admit. About a week ago, I needed some evaporated milk for a pumpkin pie. It was on the shelves right above the pumpkin and pie fillings and I put what I though was evaporated milk in my cart, but it turned … [Read more...]
Cooking the Perfect Steak
It’s hard to screw up a good steak. Unless you cook it until every drop of juice is gone and it’s as dry as shoe leather or if you serve it so rare that it crawls off your plate before you can kill it with a steak knife, most any steak will be good. And well it should, because steaks come from the choice parts of a steer, generally the loin or rib area. Steaks are one of the first things … [Read more...]
Spatchcock Barbeque Game Hens
Spatchcock Barbeque Game Hens. Boy, that’s a mouthful, but it’s a good tasting mouthful. Want a nice change of pace? Try spatch-cocking a Cornish game hen and cooking it on the grill with a little Charlie Mills BBQ Sauce. I just did and it was mighty good. A few weeks back, I had bought 4 frozen Cornish game hens in anticipation of a company dinner. But inclement weather meant no … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Baking Beer Bread
Baking bread is not among my culinary fortes. But then, neither is cooking meats, vegetables, or desserts, but that doesn’t stop me from tying on my apron and trying. Recently, I saw a recipe for Beer Bread. Beer? Bread? Two of my faves - so I decided to give it a go. Not only was it easy, it was delicious – rich, yummy and filling. From start to finish, it’s about an hour and 15 … [Read more...]
Amazing Lamb Breasts
Aldi’s continues to amaze me with great buys on interesting products. Recently, they ran a special on Lamb Breast Plates at $2.99 a pound. I had never heard of this cut, but I like lamb, it was close to the ribs, and it was about ten bucks for two large pieces, so I bought it and it was out-of-sight delicious. Lamb breast comes from the belly of the sheep and includes the breast plate and some … [Read more...]
Italian Meatloaf
Meatloaf is one of the ultimate comfort foods. It was a staple at our house where Mom topped her loaves with tomato paste. When I married Nancy, she and her family had always used catsup. It took me a while to adapt, but I eventually came to enjoy meatloaf with onions, eggs, and breadcrumbs inside and lots of catsup on top. The sandwiches were perhaps better than the original … [Read more...]
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars
Nancy wanted some more oatmeal. She eats it often for breakfast, so I bought her a box when I went to the store. Except, I bought old fashioned oats – the original whole grain variety and she likes the oatmeal you can cook in a couple minutes. So, I went back and bought what she wanted, but now I was the proud owner of a box of Old-Fashioned Oats, and I eat eggs for breakfast. I probably should … [Read more...]
Ground Turkey Soup
I was trying for turkey chili, but it ended up more like a ground turkey soup – and it was good. After ballooning in weight from Christmas to New Years, I was going for something healthy. Ground turkey is healthy – very little fat and not enough calories to put weight on a spider. Sort of feeling my way through the process, I began by sautéing 2 stalks of chopped celery and about a half of chopped … [Read more...]
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