We brought from the farm Dad’s two meat grinders and have been reading about grinders and uses. Admittedly I have spent more time looking at larger grinders on ebay and even bought a Griswold 1110 that has not yet arrived. … Continue reading
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I helped Mary fix the fried chicken for Easter 2013 lunch and below is what she did. So far she tells Kelley it is a secret so don’t tell anyone I posted it here. The Day before: Clean chicken – … Continue reading
Ingredients 1/2 pound dried black beans 1 medium onion, roughly chopped 3 fresh garlic cloves, chopped 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin Shake of red pepper flakes 2 teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar Salt and … Continue reading
Veterans Day weekend’s Saturday night dinner with Kelley and Piper was very good. It was several times rated as To-Die-For. (TDF). 1. First turkey cooked in the Big Easy 2. Pinto Beans that did not follow a recipe 3. Cornbread … Continue reading
The beans below were served with the first turkey I did in the Big Easy–an infrared turkey fryer. They rank as one of the best pots of pinto beans I ever made. 1 lb. pinto beans 1 t Cumin 1 … Continue reading
I bought CharBroil’s Big Easy oil-less infrared turkey fryer via EBay for $89.99 and this was the first trial. I had seasoned the SS inner tub with corn oil and heated it until the smoke began to diminish per the … Continue reading
By Mary Lynn Davis, before 1999. Transcribed by Tom Secret – DO NOT measure the ingredients in this recipe carefully. If they are added based on what looks and feels right then the dish will be right. Ingredients One large … Continue reading
From our original recipe collection is this one dated September 1997. 1/4 C Worcestershire Sauce 1/4 C Steak Seasoning by Tones 1/4+ C white wine a little less than 1/4 C Cajun Power Garlic Sauce black pepper … Continue reading
Inspired by Stracotto Aila Fiorentina from our copy of The Fine Art of Italian Cooking By Giuliano Bugialli. Below was edited twice in 2021 to improve on my English and reflect what we have done for years. The Italian pot roast is … Continue reading
This recipe is based on a dish made in small Italian Restaurant in Addicks on the west side of Houston in the 1980s. It led to Tom working a few Saturday afternoons there as a prep chef where the chef … Continue reading