Monthly Archives: July 2016

Parfait! Better For You Horseradish Sauce

Posted on July 15, 2016 by tbuzzee

Let us be totally honest here: most of the bottled horseradish sauces at your local market are loaded with pretty crappy stuff that you do not really want to ingest, but, y’know, that stuff kinda needs to be shelf stable … Continue reading →

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Dr. Pepper Cherry Cake

Posted on July 14, 2016 by tbuzzee

Rich was in the mood for cake. A cherry chip cake, to be precise. Simple, no? Buy the mix, gather the remaining ingredients, make the cake. But… None of the several local markets I checked carried the cherry chip cake … Continue reading →

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Grilled Shrimp Scampi

Posted on July 13, 2016 by tbuzzee

Don’t freak out. The ingredients list for this (very good) dish looks like there’s a lot going on; but really, it’s very simple and, like I said, very good. Based on a recipe from Bobby Flay on foodnetwork.com, I made … Continue reading →

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Tomato Soup With Tortellini

Posted on July 12, 2016 by tbuzzee

Yeh. I know. It is, like, a zillion degrees out, and muggy (at least around about these parts) and, here I am talkin’ about soup! The thing is… this home made, and very good, soup comes together in next to … Continue reading →

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Bagel and Sausage Strata

Posted on July 11, 2016 by tbuzzee

My sister has more folk over than even us, so when she told me about this wicked tasty onion bagel and pancetta strata recipe she found in Rachael Ray’s magazine, I hunted it down on the interwebs and decided to … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Beer Marinade for ???

Posted on July 8, 2016 by tbuzzee

I posted a couple weeks ago about this fine way the prep a flank steak and, really, I enjoyed the flavor so much, I decided to take the marinade out for another spin; this time with boneless beef short ribs. … Continue reading →

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Tortilla Española

Posted on July 7, 2016 by tbuzzee

So, yeh, no – this is not what many of us think as tortillas. This is the classic Spanish Tortilla, made with thinly sliced potatoes fried in olive oil and then combined with egg and onion and garlic and baked. … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter Crunch Brownies

Posted on July 6, 2016 by tbuzzee

Stop. Take a deep breath. These brownies, at first glance, appear to be wicked complicated and involved, but, after making two batches in the space of one week, I am here to tell you that, no, they are actually pretty … Continue reading →

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Cuban(?) Style Pork

Posted on July 5, 2016 by tbuzzee

We finished off last week with a Puerto Rican style pork roast – marinated in Worcestershire and hot sauce, then studded with sliced garlic, green olives, and pepperoni before being roasted. It was very good, and we all thoroughly enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Puerto Rican Pork Roast

Posted on July 1, 2016 by tbuzzee

No. I do not know if this is authentically Puerto Rican, or if Don Struble, the no doubt very nice person who shared the recipe I originally found on Allrecipes.com back in 2009, is actually Puerto Rican; but I do … Continue reading →

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