10/15/2017 – Dry brined the tip roast with kosher salt the night before. This morning cleaned up the butt and took off about 3 lbs to cure for tasso. Rubbed the beef with Jeff’s Texas Rubb and the piece of … Continue reading
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10/14/2017 – Mary made fried onion rings that were as good as the best we have had at restaurants. She was inspired by the recipe at http://www.laurainthekitchen.com/recipes/onion-rings/ Ingredients 1 large onion, cut into rings and each piece separated. In addition to … Continue reading
12/8/2017 – Made following Kit Whol’s directions in her Creole Classics cookbook. Set the oven at 400 degrees and stirred the roux every 15 minutes. We had already cooked it on the stove to a light brown but got tired … Continue reading
10/8/2017 – Sunday after Hurricane Nate went into Biloxi. We are still in Houston. This cook turned out good and had a few new tricks such as using Stubbs and creole seasoning with ACV.
10/1/2017 – Using sand pears picked from the tree in the garden at the farm, Mary made preserves inspired by the blog post and advice here at the BlindPigAndTheAcorn web site. See the post about picking them here at SundownFarms.com. The … Continue reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuWvjqsfric&feature=em-subs_digest … Continue reading
Last made this on September 3, 2017 and liked it but it needed more spices. This batch turned out good made with the large white cabbage and lightly ground spices in the coffee mill. … Continue reading
This ferment failed likely for the need of more salt and fresh jalapenos. The serrano’s were firm enough but could be better and seemed nasty with the penos being so mushy.
Not quite overcooked but too bland. Some good points here about next time. … Continue reading
9/10/2011 – Started 2 quart-size jars of sliced jalapeno rounds consisting of green and red peppers. Added about 3 large garlic cloves, cut in half, to each jar. Made one quart of Shockey’s Standard Brine* by adding 1/8th cup of … Continue reading