Monthly Archives: June 2015

Black Bean Sopes

Posted on June 30, 2015 by tbuzzee

Traditionally, a sope is a thick corn tortilla topped with veggies and (mebbe) meat. In this case, the sope is half inch thick sliced polenta, fried in a bit of duck fat (because I could), topped with a mashed black … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese Iced Coffee

Posted on June 29, 2015 by tbuzzee

What makes this Vietnamese iced coffee? I have absolutely no clue. As a matter of fact, it tastes suspiciously like the Thai iced coffee I always order at my favorite noodle shop in the city – and that is not … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Bleu Cheese Roasted Asparagus Soup

Posted on June 26, 2015 by tbuzzee

I had picked up a particularly large bunch of asparagus for a particularly good price, and, after thoroughly enjoying it roasted with olive oil, good balsamic vinegar and great bleu cheese; we had leftovers. What to do? Why, soup, for … Continue reading →

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Root Beer Float Cake

Posted on June 25, 2015 by tbuzzee

Rich, dark chocolate with a hint of spice topped with vanilla buttercream and turbinado sugar on top; this cake really does taste quite a bit like a root beer float! And its kinda stoopidly simple to toss together, too. All … Continue reading →

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Sriracha Ranch Mac & Cheese Salad

Posted on June 24, 2015 by tbuzzee

Just in time for summer gatherings around the grill or smoker, here’s a macaroni salad with a little sumpin’ sumpin’ extra: Sriracha, ranch dressing, maple roasted bacon; and, of course, that staple of macaroni salads everywhere; Kraft Dinner. ?!? Oh, … Continue reading →

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Barbecued Chicken With Dry Rub Marinade

Posted on June 23, 2015 by tbuzzee

In yesterday’s post, I made an Alabama-style white barbecue sauce to go over barbecued chicken; today, we’ll set about to making the actual chicken. The white sauce tastes a lot better if allowed to sit in the fridge overnight, which … Continue reading →

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White Barbecue Sauce

Posted on June 22, 2015 by tbuzzee

There are tons of versions of Alabama style white barbecue sauce out there – some have horseradish and Creole mustard, some call for fresh garlic, others for powder; heck, I even have a couple of white barbecue sauce recipes here, … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Salted Steak

Posted on June 19, 2015 by tbuzzee

It’s Friday. It’s June. The sun is shining and the humidity (in our little neck o’ the prairielands) is gone. Wouldn’t tonight be a great evening to enjoy a steak? But, before you go out and add a second mortgage … Continue reading →

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Bleu Cheese Roasted Asparagus

Posted on June 18, 2015 by tbuzzee

We had picked up some nice looking steaks to grill, and fresh asparagus was pretty nicely priced, so thought I’d do a little riff on our more usual asparagus/olive oil/balsamic vinegar roasted asparagus. And it was good. The riff? Crumble … Continue reading →

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Garlic Bleu Cheese Biscuits

Posted on June 17, 2015 by tbuzzee

Scratch-made biscuits, flavored with garlic and really nice bleu cheese, ready in about 30 minutes? Yeah, youbetcha! We were having pasta for dinner and, while the sauce was simmering and I was getting the water ready to boil, I thought … Continue reading →

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