Recent content by RPCookin

Since the old one has been lost in the mists of the past, I thought maybe a new photo thread was in order. If the Admins don't want it here, I don't mind if it goes away. I took this photo 3 weeks ago, after our last snowstorm. This house finch was sitting in the tree outside our bedroom...

1 bag frozen shrimp, (12 oz.?), thawed and peeled with tails removed 2 bell peppers, julienned (about 3/8" wide strips) 1 large onion, sliced into rings 1 tb chopped garlic (or as much or little as you like) 1-2 tsp Barrier Reef Seasoning (My favorite Caribbean blend from Savory Spice Shop) 2 tb...

This is very similar to my mom's Sloppy Joes, still one of my favorite comfort foods. I make them fairly regularly for myself, but my wife doesn't like them... too vinegary for her. Just the fragrant odors from cooking this takes me right back to my childhood in Minnesota. I've never had a...

I lie down on the bed to nap, and I nap until I wake up. Sometimes I don't even fall asleep. Other times I'll sleep for a few minutes and wake up, or I may sleep for 2 hours. I figure that my body will do what it needs. I rarely sleep more than 6 hours at night any more, so when I have the...

I had one somewhere once, and it was exceptional, better than other high quality burgers I've had, but I can't really say if it was the meat, or just a different cooking style that made the difference. It seemed more flavorful, and I attributed that to the fat content. However, you can add fat...

Wild Sunflowers are in their full late summer glory here in northeastern Colorado.

I ran across a old photo of myself today. This was taken in about 1967. Did you ever see a person growing out of the wall of a cave? Here I am at age 20, in Ram's Horn Cave, just outside of White Sulphur Springs, Montana. A group of us were doing some amateur spelunking in Montana's 3rd...

My dog ignores birds. But he goes nuts over just about any other animal. They don't even have to be live. He will bark at the TV any time I'm watching any kind of wildlife show, or ever a commercial with a dog in it.

The bread came out great. No pics, but taste and texture were perfect. Good chewy crust and soft, tasty interior. Will be doing this more.

It really is stupidly simple to do. Anyone who is afraid of making bread should try it. I'll post after supper tonight with a flavor and texture critique.

Been intending to do this for some time, but I have trouble planning far enough ahead for it. We don't have bread very often, so when I plan a meal that does call for it, I'm usually planning on the day I'm going to need it. That is too late for this bread, since it takes a couple of days to...

This is a photo that I shot 8 or 9 years ago, and never could find a development process that I really liked, that worked for the subject. It's an old cabin in the Colorado mountains. It must have been quite deluxe at one time, and still looks interesting now. Trees have grown large and very...

I realize that there is a difference, but not enough to justify paying at least 10 times more for it - real maple syrup is a luxury that I feel is overrated. Then too, we don't have many sugar maple trees in Colorado... as far as I know the number is zero. I made maple sugar candy in...

What I have in the house, and what I still prefer on my pancakes and waffles is Log Cabin Syrup. I just wish that it still came in the cool tin log cabin that I remember from my childhood. If a recipe calls for the real thing, then I would use it, but since I prefer the taste of Log Cabin...

PC, Win 10 and Chrome browser.... been using the same setup since before this started happening. I've posted quite a few photos in the past, then one day a few weeks ago, the button didn't work any more. I know that most of the forums I've joined that used this interface have updated, so maybe...