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Apple Pie Liquor

It’s Monday. It’s December. Let’s make some hooch. A friend gave us a bottle of this, made by a friend of hers, and, I have to say, it took me a while to get around to really using it. But, … Continue reading

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Apple, Cheddar, and Bacon Soup

It’s sunny and gonna come close to 70º today… but! It is also November, so that means a nice bowl of soup is a pretty good idea. Cheddar cheese soup. With apples. And bacon. OK, so now that I have … Continue reading

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Maple Marinated Ribs

Rich came across an interesting looking recipe for maple marinated chicken and ribs. It was posted by Nigella Lawson, one of our very favorite food persons, so I thought it’s be a great and good deal to serve for friends, … Continue reading

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Maple Marinated Chicken

The original version of this recipe, from Nigella Lawson, called for using a dozen each bone-in chicken thighs and pork spare ribs (you’re gonna wanna cut the ribs into individual pieces), a couple of gallon sized zipper bags for marinating, … Continue reading

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Apple and Bourbon Chicken

Rich came home from a trip to Trader Joe’s with our favorite whole chicken; free-range, organic, and almost stoopidly good. I would normally just spatchcock it, toss in a bag with some olive oil, lemons, onion, salt, and rosemary, and … Continue reading

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Gateway Pork Chops

Pork chops is what’s for dinner. I normally prefer mine on the bone, because I think they have more flavor, but every now and again, when the market has a special on these portioned, boneless chops, I pick up a … Continue reading

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A fine fall dinner

It was uniformly beautious around and about these parts this weekend, and we ventured out to take full advantage of all that beautiousness – mostly by getting up at (as friends of ours would put it) the butt-crack of dawn … Continue reading

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Apple Dijon Pork Chops

I had a taste for some cider-brined pork chops, but the larder was sadly lacking in cider. Happily, I’d picked up some organic apple juice on a whim the week before, so I was certain I could come to an … Continue reading

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