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Best! Pan Fried Potatoes

I had a half bag of baking potatoes leftover from my last batch o’ Korean Potato Salad, and was looking for something different to do with them. Baked? Not in the mood. Mashed? Nope. Pan fried? Hmmm. Pan fried souded … Continue reading

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Parfait! Best! Doctored Pasta Sauce

Well… I say pasta sauce, but, this zippy tomato combination is also pretty darned tasty over ‘za! or flatbread, and might just make you rethink how you do shrimp and rice, or grits, or mashed potatoes, for that fact. It … Continue reading

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Best! Couscous Salad

So. Couscous. Tiny balls of semolina turned into one of our very favorite salads. Pretty quick. Pretty simple. Pretty darned tasty – and – mebbe even a bit better the next day! INGREDIENTS •3/4 cup pearl couscous •1 cup stock, … Continue reading

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Best! Bourbon and Brown Sugar Turkey

And so, we again find ourselves on the precipice of Thanksgiving. For many of us in the USA, this is THE day. You do NOT mess around with the food. Great aunt Gertrude may very well make the worst sweet … Continue reading

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Parfait! Best! Pizza Dough

Yeh. I could buy my za! dough at the market; but why should I? This dough is wicked simple to toss together and make with a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook; and it is wicked flexible, too! Start … Continue reading

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Best! Burger Blend

I had been looking around the interwebs for something to do with the cabbage I had on hand after picking up my $10 Mystery Bag from a local family farm, and came across a recipe for a ground beef and … Continue reading

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Besterer! Southwestern Ranch Dressing/Dip/Sauce

So, YEH, I realize that close to three years ago or so, I posted  about the “Best” ranch dressing – and, YEH, it WAS, AT THE TIME. But, now? I’ve been on the hunt for a mostly REAL, no extra … Continue reading

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Best! Green Peppers Relish

I was loaded with green peppers. My local family farm had included a passel of peppers; bell, poblano, jalapeño, some I’m not certain of – but all green – in my weekly $10 Mystery Bag, and I had a problem… … Continue reading

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Parfait! Still Best! Honey Mustard Dressing

Some stuff just needs to be repeated. Like this simple, yet simply amazing little honey mustard. Yeh, you could call it a salad dressing; but then you’d be missing out on how very good it is on home made chicken … Continue reading

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Best! Barbecued Pork Belly

Simple to make, undeniably tasty, and good enough to hold its own as a dinner entrée – mebbe over a bowl of rice or noodles – this is, I think, my preferred way to serve pork belly now, and just … Continue reading

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