This looks like a fun way to use the Acorn squash. Too bad we did not have much this first year of a fall garden due to a very hot dry September and an early frost. … Continue reading
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9/27/2019 – This recipe was inspired by the one here although, what Mary did is very different. It was a very good new twist for using pinto beans in what is almost a gumbo with the tomato and okra. Ingredients … Continue reading
9/26/2019 – Prepared this ferment and tried it after a couple of weeks. The texture of the peppers and onions was better cold as opposed to room temperature. Banana peppers sliced 1/2″ thick. Most were yellow with a few orange.Red … Continue reading
9/22/2019 – This ferment uses far less Hot Hungarian Peppers than earlier ones that were a bit hot for Mary. But, those used were the full red stage. The other significant change is to 7% brine rather than the 6% … Continue reading
9/20/2019 – This ferment has 25% less crushed peppers and no cayenne like No. 5. It does include 4 garlic cloves. After about 3.5 months on the top shelf of the little pantry we tried them and they were great. … Continue reading
9/17/2019 – Smoked in the vertical smoker from splits of our pecan firewood that was started burning in the fire pit. Two pork butts with fat trimmed and separated into 4 pieces. All were salted and rubbed with 6POGS about … Continue reading
9/15/2019 – This recipe was inspired by one at TheSouthernLadyCooks.com although it is quite different. We liked it but thought it would be good with tomatoes–particularly Rotel. So, when it was warmed up Mary added a can and it was … Continue reading
Easy Chicken Gyro Recipe – The Best Ever … Continue reading
We liked the No. 5 so remade it–again without the garlic. This was with two heads of cabbage that, based on past work, I expected to fill two 1/2 gallon jars. We let it sit with the salt and seasoning … Continue reading
9/9/2019 – Mary made this gumbo somewhat following the recipe here. The New Orleans, Chopped Champion, chef there has a great intro about what does and does not go into New Orleans gumbo. This dish was very good and worth … Continue reading