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When Life Gives You Chicken…

We have been doing this weekly food kit thing for the past couple of years, and it is usually pretty spiffy. You check out an on-line menu and make your selection(s) by Friday evening, then come the following Monday, like … Continue reading

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Cincinnati-Style Chili

There are probably as many different recipes for Cincinnati Chili as there are folx who make it, so I make no apologies for my take on this classic. I use a ‘meatloaf mix” of ground beef and pork (bonus if … Continue reading

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Chopped Salad

When I was a kid, my mom felt it was very close to rude to serve a salad that required a knife to enjoy at the table. Perhaps why, today, a chopped salad is one of my fave choices eating … 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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Beer Brats

So, full disclosure (and, just about apostasy, given where I live), but I never really saw the big deal about brats. Until, I discovered the bit about where you simmer the suckers in butter and beer and onions and peppers … Continue reading

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Mary’s Meatloaf

Our friend Mary is always posting about her projects; home made sausage, canned chicken or clams, sausage and gravy, and more, so, when she posted a meatloaf recipe last fall and confessed that, while many meatloaf recipes have failed her, … Continue reading

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Thai-Style Pork Stew – New and Improved!

I have been making this tasty stew for twelve years now, and I am kinda surprised at how I am still able to improve on an already good dish. One of the big issues for serving this to a crowd … Continue reading

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Nice Guy Corned Beef Hash

One of the nicest things about my Barbecued Corned Beef is the leftovers, and this corned beef was big enough to have leftovers to make Corned Beef Salad and… This corned beef and sweet potato hash with onions and Cheddar … Continue reading

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Barbecued Corned Beef

Yep. It is THAT time of year again. They dyed the Chicago River green over the weekend; so that means I will be making my corned beef on Thursday. But… My corned beef is cooked twice – first in the … Continue reading

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Ham Salad

Back in the day, this was my GO TO lunch at school. Well, back then, it was offered on white or wheat bread, not a carb-balance tortilla wrap with added organic Romaine. Still and all… Ham Salad. *SIGH* I have … Continue reading

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