Monthly Archives: October 2015

Tot Waffles: A Tragedy in 3 (or more) Acts

*SIGH* I came across this video on the interwebs, wherein tater tots were turned into crispity delicious waffles filled with cheese, bacon, and jalapeños fried in bacon fat (!). What’s not to love? So, quicklikeabunny, I got onto another part … Continue reading

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Fry Sauce

Rich came home from his last bidness trip to D.C. exclaiming about the “fry sauce” at Bobby’s Burger Palace, Bobby Flay’s chain of burger, sammich, salads, and shakes restaurant. Well, I was planning a potato heavy experiment for dinner (more … Continue reading

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Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

I came across this recipe on the interwebs, and recalled how one friend said that her family only eats their asparagus wrapped in bacon, so thought, why not? Well… I may have made a few unfortunate choices. The beans weren’t … Continue reading

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Small Batch Cranberry Relish

I have been making this Julia Child recipe for 30 years, but never thought to scale it back from Ms. Child’s somewhat, ermmm, huge proportions. Starting with three pounds of cranberries gives one rather a lot of cranberry relish, and, … Continue reading

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Parfait! Johnny Mazetti Spaghetti

There are a couple of ways to make this very tasty casserole that was wicked popular back in the day around about the Panama Canal Zone; quick, pretty easy, and tasty: cook some pasta, top it with jarred sauce and … Continue reading

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Three Pigs Pasta Sauce

I am not gonna lie to you, this is a kindofan involved recipe, with boning and browning meat and chopping veggies and two large pots over at least one day (it’s better if you make it over two, tho’), but… … Continue reading

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Sweet & Tangy Salad Dressing

I was surfing somewhere, and came across a salad dressing recipe that looked too simple and just plain tasty, that I had to try it. Lot’s of sites and folk have sweet and tangy salad dressing recipes out there (I … Continue reading

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Spanish Chicken

I came across the base of this recipe at bigoven.com and thought it looked like something we would like – with a few, small changes here and there. The original recipe was lacking in seasonings, to my mind; and I … Continue reading

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Pork Chop Steaks

My eye was caught by these BEEYOUTIFUL thick cut, bone-in pork chops at the butcher counter the other week, and nothing would do but to bring them home. But then… what to do with them? Hmmm. STEAK! I decided to … Continue reading

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Parfait! THE Chocolate Cake

I’m not sure exactly how it happened, but I seem to have become the cake guy amongst our circle of friends. Put a gathering together, and I will more than likely be bringing a cake of some sort; which is … Continue reading

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