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Steakhouse French Dressing

We have friends coming for a feast on Sunday, so I am busily making stuff ahead where I can. The cool thing (I think) is that stuff like this Steakhouse French Salad Dressing actually tastes better after it has rested … Continue reading

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Fig Balsamic BBQ Sauce

When you’ve been making a recipe for close to half a century, things will change. Sometimes, on purpose, like when I started adding a bit of spicy organic ketchup to the base mix; making for a nice, and slight (I … Continue reading

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Banana Ketchup

Back in the day, before tomato came to rule the roost, there were all sorts of different ketchups, from mushroom to… well who knows what? This version, loosely based on a recipe popular (so I read) in The Philippines, turned … Continue reading

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Maid Rite Sammiches

Maid Rite is, I guess, the Iowa version of a Sloppy Joe, and there seem to be as many versions as there are cooks, so I have taken some of my fave options from several recipes, added a few of … Continue reading

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Indian-Style Sweet and Sour Sauce

Years ago, now, we went to a friend’s house blessing, which, unlike a house warming, is done before the new occupants move in. There are blessings and ceremony and, at the end, all of this terrific food! Our friend had … Continue reading

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Currywurst

Yeh. I was a little bit leery about this too – brats and ketchup and curry powder over fries? Still, I had to try it, and, you know what? This may very well be my new fave way to serve … Continue reading

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Arby’s Sauce – As a Glaze

So… this was gonna be a twofer recipe day; our current FAVORITE meatloaf method, and my current FAVE glaze for said meatloaf, but… It was a snowy day, and I had physical therapy for my boo-boo shoulder, and now I … Continue reading

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My Take on Maid-Rite Sammiches

Yeh. I know, they look like Sloppy Joes, but in Iowa, they are called Maid-Rite, and it seems as though most everyone has their own recipe. Brown sugar or white? Add ketchup will cooking or add it to the sammich … Continue reading

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Summertime Saturday Bonus! Arby’s Sauce

Yeh. So I did just repost this fine sammich and burger and steak sauce in May; but, it is a beautiful July Saturday and we are planning on grilling some vinegar and seasoning T-Bones tonight, so I thought it a … Continue reading

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Swedish Baked Beans

OK, first things first, provenance… Of course this is an authentic recipe! I found it on the interwebs from a restaurant in Kansas that was in bidness from aound 1955 to 1960. How much more authentic do you actually need? … Continue reading

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