4/30/2019 – We have tried the LDG Kraut enough to know the first batch is very good. So this is a big batch as we have two small heads and two large heads of cabbage. This batch uses the two … Continue reading
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4/27/2019 – Needed more BBQ sauce for chicken thighs on the Weber Kettle but found we only had a piece of a bottle of Stub’s Hot & Spicy. So, added the following to some of it to make it do … Continue reading
4/25/2019 – This ferment was inspired by various recipes but not anyone in particular. The important item was the recommendation for the salt to be 2%-3%. It turned out very good with the carrots crunchy and the white parts of … Continue reading
4/21/2019 – We planned to have two 2-bone lamb chops today for Easter dinner but instead had a very large late lunch with Peggy, Frank, Mandy, TS, Margarit and Sam. After that event we trimmed the chops, cut shallow slices … Continue reading
4/14/2019 – Made this generally following the Lemon-Dill Kraut on page 134 of our copy of Fermented Vegetables by Shockey & Shockey. On 4/29/2019 we tried it an liked it a lot. Ingredients 1 avg head of cabbage that weighted … Continue reading
4/8/2019 – Mary conceived of this dish to use the large amount of mustard greens harvested today from her garden. They were bolting and so they were all pulled up at the same time-hence the large skillet (No. 12) full … Continue reading
Added garlic to our normal recipe for German-style sauerkraut with carrot. Note this ferment has 1.7% salt. The 1.8% ferments’ cabbage and carrots was crunchy but the brine was too salty to drink. The lower 1.7% brine turned out fine. … Continue reading
3/24/2019 – Made this first-time garlic kraut somewhat following this recipe. on 4/7/2019 tried it for the first time. It had a strong garlic smell and a bit of garlic taste. Overall it is good. … Continue reading
3/12/2019 – This dish was intended to create one Mary would like as much as Popeye’s Dirty Rice. We liked it the first meal when it was fresh and it was maybe better warmed in the microwave the next day. … Continue reading
During Piper and Olivia’s Spring Break 2019 visit we roasted 10 lbs. of legs and thighs to have during the week. Olivia always wants HER chicken, i.e. rotisserie chicken from HEB. This turned out very much like the store-bought in … Continue reading