Monthly Archives: May 2013

Parfait! Quinoa Tabbouleh

Posted on May 17, 2013 by tbuzzee

Here’s a simple, gluten-free, and, as it happens, wicked flexible take on the classic bulgur salad. The first time I made this, I stayed pretty close to the classic tabbouleh mix – well, except for using quinoa in place of … Continue reading →

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Boom Boom Sauce

Posted on May 16, 2013 by tbuzzee

I was giving a friend a lift to the airport when he started describing this great place he’s been hitting on some weekends that serves pizza by the slice after midnight which he believes is better than they’re earlier-in-the-day offerings. … Continue reading →

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Old World T-Bones

Posted on May 15, 2013 by tbuzzee

Old World 3rd Street seasoning, that is. Well… unless you shop at The Spice House in Evanston, where it’s called Old World Central Street. Irregardless, this makes for a fine spice rub on a steak – such as this lovely, … Continue reading →

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Southwestern Ranch Dressing (and Easy Fish Tacos!)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by tbuzzee

Our friends Bob and Don make a fine fish taco with fresh tilapia dredged in a fine coating and then fried to a crispity goodness. I was in the mood for the tacos, but not for all that dredging and … Continue reading →

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Beans (Lima or Green) in Chili Sauce

Posted on May 13, 2013 by tbuzzee

Not all vintage recipes are bad from the get-go. This Hawaiian chicken was pretty tasty and not too much of a fuss to make. The Aloha ribs were, I will admit, initially a disappointment, but look at how I was … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Pineapple-Palooza!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by tbuzzee

You may recall earlier this week I wrote a post about a disappointing mid-century recipe for pineapple-tomato-vinegar ribs. It wasn’t that it was bad so much as that it just… was. There was little flavor, and Rich opined as how … Continue reading →

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Hawaiian Chicken

Posted on May 9, 2013 by tbuzzee

At first glance, you might think this chicken a take-off on the so-so aloha ribs from tuesday; or, mebbe more suitably included in tomorrow’s promised pineapplepalooza! – but: a) it’s not based on those sad ribs, and: b) Friday is … Continue reading →

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No-Boil Potato Salad

Posted on May 8, 2013 by tbuzzee

PICTURE IT: a steaming hot summer’s day. PERFECT, you think, for tossing something on teh grill, and mebbe a nice, cool salad on teh side. POTATO salad? No… who wants to steam up teh kitchen boiling potatoes when it is … Continue reading →

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Aloha, Ribs!

Posted on May 7, 2013 by tbuzzee

No, I am not saying so long to ribs – they remain one of my favorite ‘treat’ dinners. I was thinkin’ I’d be saying goodbye to this recipe I came across on a vintage advertising site – I cannot recall … Continue reading →

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Napa Cabbage Salad With Jalapeño Dressing

Posted on May 6, 2013 by tbuzzee

We’re back! New servers running (mostly) fine, data (mostly) transferred, links restored. I still need to updateimages from October, 2012 back to 2010, but it’ll happen. Strangely enough, I had planned on posting this salad when the troubles began that … Continue reading →

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