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Roasted another GREAT beef roast. Preheated the oven to 500, lightly salt and peppered the roast, poured the Raspberry Jalapeno preserves over the top, smeared it around. Popped the roast in the oven on a rack for 15 minutes, then turned down the heat to 300 WITHOUT opening the door. let it...

Messing about in the kitchen last night, I decided to try and make pineapple carmel!! IT WORKED.. possibly the greatest tasting caramel I have ever tasted. Unfortunately I didn't actually measure anything, I just tossed it together. I started by melting down some butter, adding both brown and...

Big party Saturday night(see the pork section for the protein). We cut 30lbs of red potatoes into chunks, placed them into Electric roasters, 15 lbs in each. Into each we dumped 3 packets of Lipton onion soup mix, sprinkled in seasoned salt and Italian seasoning, olive oil and water...

Anniversary party for a club I belong to. I successfully roasted 40lbs of Pork loin in the oven. The Hot/cool method works once again. I seasoned each 5 lb loin section with dry seasonings(steak seasoning, seasoned salt, garlic salt). Pre-heated the oven to 525F. Put the loins in and let...

Tonight, wanting something chocolaty I pulled the cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla and a butter out. While gnoche is generally chocolate melted by hot heavy cream I had neither the solid chocolate, nor the cream. Now this was cooked by eye, no recipe, after all I was making it up as I went...

Tonight wanting to try something different. I sliced up some fresh peaches. In a skillet, melted some butter, tossed the sliced peaches in and let them cook for a bit. Liberally sprinkle with white sugar, add some cinnamon and I like a little allspice. I then poured a 1/4 cup Irish Mist...

Last night we ended our vacation with dinner at Oh Dennis. To see the place you would not be impressed. The building is painted black. No window, door is around back. Inside is lighted with various neon signs. The Menu.. if you are a vegetarian, avoid this place. Fantastic selection of...

Trying to reduce my meat intake I have started cooking some vegetarian dishes. Mainly soups so far. The potato soup and the vegetable soups were great but the Borscht!! now that was really something.. I placed some butter in a heavy pot, melted it down and added chopped leeks, I dropped in...

Made a batch of beef vegetable soup tonight... just boiled the roast down, pulled out the fat, separated the meat. Rough cubed up potatoes, carrots, onion and cabbage, added to the broth. Poured in tomato juice.. a few spices etc.. let it cook. So good... hard to leave it alone. Just happy...

Odd, I had always heard it was good way to cook a steak but I have always either grilled our broiled my steaks. Tonight I figured I would give it a shot. I fired up the oven to 400F, put one of my iron skillets on the stove on high and let it get hot. I seasoned the sirloin(one of my...

A Good stew can be. I mixed up a batch of beef stew this week. So satisfying, so tasty, so simple. It makes me wonder why I don't make it more often. Leftovers today for lunch.. its all I can do to wait until noon to heat it up!!

Not sure where this fits under desserts.... I needed to bring something into work today. I was going to make pecan pie.. forgot to get a pie crust. Went to make a pie crust, not enough shortening.. got the pecans out.. barely enough to make a pie(maybe).. ok 0 for 3... I got creative 3 eggs...

We have all heard of it. Until you get somewhere that serves the real thing.. you will just have to suffer. Turkish coffee is FANTASTIC!! You must have a the little Turkish coffee maker to get the right flavor. Add your finely ground coffee, sugar and water to the little cooking carafe...

It sure feels good to cook again. After being out of town for 2 weeks and not cooking, making my own food sure is nice. This weekend I have cooked every meal. From Butter Beans to Steak to chipped beef gravy and pork loin tonight.. Overseas I wish I had access to a kitchen. I would have...

Back from Turkey. The festival was great and we were well recieved. Photos are here.. Mystic Music Festival, Konya Turkey Photo Gallery by Jeff Gegner at pbase.com I will say this. their food was good but I would have loved to have had access to a kitchen. I really would have loved to treat...

The Mucky Duck Mucky Duck Shanty - Home Everything I have ordered there has been very good and the prices are very reasonable. Different specials every day. Highly recommend it!

I play Native American Flutes and am a member of Branches Breath. While we have known about this for a while we had nothing official to back this up. Well we finally have our formal invitation from the government of Turkey to play at the 6th annual Mystic Music Festival in Konya Turkey. All...

well, had a bit of coconut left and didn't know what to cook. I decided to try some instant macaroons. Once again, I didn't measure anything as it's a "trial" thing. One egg white, some sugar, a touch of salt a little flour, add enough coconut to mix up so it is a big clump. I separated...

After reading about chocolate cake in a cup, I figured what the heck. OK..I did not measure anything.. Fire up your broiler.. In a GLASS bowl I put in some flour, some baking powder, sugar, 1 egg and some water and coconut. Stirred it up and popped it in the microwave for around 2.5...

I thought I had lost my touch. The last couple of times I cooked ribs on the grill they were not great. Actually one batch I tossed they were so tough.. Tonight... perfect. I seasoned with my dry rub... seasoned salt, Tony's cajon spices, mixed ground pepper and let stand for a couple of...

One of my childhood favorites. I baked a 1/3 batch tonight in a 9x9 pan. Fantastic!!!!!! 6 eggs, beaten 3 c. granulated sugar 3 tsp. vanilla 3 c. flour 3 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 c. warm milk 3 tbsp. melted butter Beat eggs, add sugar. Add vanilla, beat until light yellow. Mix together...

On my way home from Milwaukee, I stopped and picked up a hunk of 10 year old cheddar. I am affraid I am ruined for life. This stuff is fantastic. I really had no idea how different it would be. I used to think it would be too brittle and too sharp. The flavor is intense, sharp but not...

OK, this weekend was our long awaited bourbon tasting. We had 11 bourbons on the table. Basil Hayden, Bulliet, Knob Creek, Ridgemont Reserve 1792, Woodford, Makers Mark, Ezra B 12y, Elijah Craig 18y, Wild Turkey 101, George Dickel Barrel Select, Russell's Reserve. The Elijah Craig 18year...

I am co-hosting a party in Wisconsin this weekend. My brother wanted mom's pulled BBq sandwiches. 10lbs pork loin 5lbs beef roast boil in lightly salted water until very tender. Pull and remove the fat. Place the meat in a large roaster. Add White sugar..sprinkle the meat, not too much...

I had taken a Daikon radish with me in the cooler. I happen to like radish sandwiches(radish, butter, salt). When baking the potatoes, I figured why not roasted radish! I salted it a bit, wrapped it in foil and tossed it on the coals. It tasted nothing like I expected. It was almost like...