Monthly Archives: September 2013

What a Crock(pot)!

We were spending a week in Door County, enjoying dinner at one of our old stand-by favorite restaurants (Donny’s Glidden Lodge); and, in conversation with our very pleasant waitress, this here blog thing-y came up. She was wondering if I … Continue reading

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Parfait! Cherry Cola Ribs

Yeh, it’s after Labor Day, but the weather is still FINE, and perfect for tossing some ribs on the grill. In this case, I chose to use boneless beef short ribs and boneless country-style pork ribs with a cherry cola … Continue reading

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Gin Blossom

We’re on vacation this week in Door County, Wisconsin, so forgive me for slacking a bit and posting what is basically a ‘Boat Drink‘ recipe – but with a truly fine locally made gin replacing the rum. Our weather has … Continue reading

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Cloudy Canning Jars?

I had run low on my supply of barbecue sauce and ‘sup!, and the summer was barely over, so I set about making a large-ish batch with an eye towards canning and sharing some of my efforts. The best laid … Continue reading

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Roasted Pesto Potatoes

It has been a good year for my basil plants. So good, in fact, that I’ve been kept kinda busy coming up with ways to use it before it takes over the front porch and totally obscures the dwarf Japanese … Continue reading

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Chicken Pot Pie

On Friday, we were left with a very nice savory shortcrust pastry wrapped and resting in the fridge, today, we’ll use it to  top this fine and tasty chicken pie. But first, a word about the pie: the basic recipe … Continue reading

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Parfait! Savory Shortcrust Pastry

Nice, eh? And, wait’ll you taste it! Shortcrust is really just another type of pie dough – tho’ with a sort of high (1:2) ratio of fat to flour. This shortcrust recipe, based on a truly vile appetizer recipe from … Continue reading

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Western French Dressing

See, here’s what happened: some friends of ours just had a baby, their third little boy, and I dropped off some buzzyfoods goodies for them all to munch on, including a couple of jars of salad dressing, that nice honey … Continue reading

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Pub Cheese

We were at the market, picking stuff up in preparation for some family visiting, and Rich picked up one of those tubs of Cheez Food Spread, thinking mebbe it’d be nice to set out with some crackers for folk to … Continue reading

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Roasted Asparagus Parmesan

Simple, fast, and oh! so tasty! The trifecta of recipes, if you ask me. We love our asparagus roasted (unless I plan on adding it to a salad, then I just steam it) – usually with just a drizzle of … Continue reading

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