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Baking

Alabama Foodways & History
Baking in cast iron skillets
Baking Sourdough Breads
Best Basic Recipes
Butter Cake by Leah Chase
Flour for Gluten Free Bread
Grandpa McAndrew's Irish Soda Bread
Healthy Carrot Cake
Herb Buttermilk Biscuits
Ina's Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins
Light Cornbread ToTry
Light Yeast Cornbread ToTry
Making Sourdough Starter
Muffin Master Recipe
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
Secrets for Making Scones
Short Rib Onion Soup ToTry
Spiced Pumpkin Cake
Zucchini Bread & links to Zuc Recipes

Beef Recipes/Methods

Brisket-Portioned, Cured, Smoked, etc. Pt1
Burnt End Chuckies ToTry
Burnt Ends-Brisket Parts Pt. 2
Chili Con Carne
Coffee-Rub for Beef
Cook Cheap Steak & Expensive Steak
Corned Beef
Corned Beef & Pastrami ToTry
Dried/smoked beef roast by Bearcarver- Totry
Dry-Aged Beef by SMF Members
Dry-Aged Prime Rib Roast & Steaks
Dry-Aged Prime Rib Roast & Steaks
Grillades & Grits
London Broil – Buying, Cooking
London Broil by ChiliPepperMadness
Pair of Smoked Chuck Roasts
Pastrami from bought corned beef
Pulled Barbecue Beef (Chuckie)
Roast Tenderloin Butchering & Roasting
Smoked Beef Ribs ToTry
The Zen of Beef Ribs
Trimming a whole beef tenderloin

Brining

Brine Calculator
Brining Chicken
Pop's brining, cure, pickling, corning
Salt Brining Calculator
Science Behind Brining
Thawing/Brinning a Turkey
Wet vs. Dry Brining

Breakfast

Baked Eggs w/ Chorizo & Potatoes
Chilaquiles ToTry
Cornbread Waffles
Difference Between Frittata, Quiche, & Strata?
Ina's Hash Browns

Butchering

10 Beef Cut Graphics
10 Cuts-Pork Loin
All about Beef Ribs
Beef Cuts
Beef Roasts: Selection and Processing
Beef Steaks: Selection and Processing
Brisket Butchering 101
Brisket Selection & Preparation
Buck Board Bacon in East Texas
Butchering Videos
Cuts of Beef
Deboning Chicken Leg Qtr Video
Every Cut of Steak Explained Video
Jim Kerstein Butchering Vids
MeatUp Butchering
Pop's Pork Processing
Pork Anatomy Diagram
Pork Butts into Various Products
Roast Tenderloin Butchering & Roasting
Short Rib Cuts
The Butcher's Knot
The Butcher's Knots simpler
The Rib Eye Cap
The Zen of Beef Cuts
The Zen of Beef Ribs
Trimming a whole beef tenderloin

Chiles

About Chipotle Peppers
All About Peppers
Chiles 101
Chiles, Dried
Cooking with Dried Ancho Chiles
How to Make Hot Sauce
Preparing Whole Dried Chilies
Salsa Recipes

Cast Iron Cookware

CI Hand Molding
Dating Cast Iron
Cast Iron From Sundown Farms
Inventory
Lodge History
Lodge Item Numbers
Our Restoring Methodology
Nickle/Chrome Plating
Small Square Skillets

Cast Iron

Cast Iron Size & Capacity Charts
Chemistry of Cast Iron Seasoning
ERIE Skillet Article

Chef's Recipes

Carrabba's CopyCat Recipes
Chef John Folse's recipes
Chef John's 19 Best Italian Recipes
Firemen's Chicken by Pops
Franklin's Sauce, Beans, Ribs
HowToBBQRight.com
Ina Garten's Site
Jeff Phillips' Recipes at SMF
Korean Recipes
Moroccan Recipes
Paul Prudhomme's Cajun/Creole classics
Paul Prudhomme's Videos
Recipes from Chef Rick Bayless
Rick Bayless Mex Recipes
Steven Raichlen's BBQ Bible
The Backyard Southern Gourmet
The Mediterranean Dish

Curing Methods/Recipes

30 Cured Meats
Bacon Dry Cure Method & Pics
Best practices for sausage making
Buck Board Bacon by SQWIB
Canadian Bacon 3 Ways
Cure Calculator
Cure calculator by Dr.Jeff
Cured Meat Type Chart
Curing Salts Explained
Dry brined bacon then smoking
Easy Jerky
Fine Points of Curing Brine
Fresh Ham – Cure and Smoke
Immersion curing-lab test results
Len Poli's Corned Beef
Morton TQ Recipes
Pop's brining, cure, pickling, corning
Pop's Curing Time Article
SmokinAl's Making Bacon
SQWIBS Jerky Recipes
Susan Minor's site at WayBackMachine

Desserts

Rice Pudding Stovetop

Equipment

A-Maze-N Smoking
Adrenaline BBQ Company
AllParts Grills
Asado Argentinian Cross
Auber Instruments MES Smoker Controller
Low Temp Controller
MES Mods for Auber Controller
MES Rewiring w/Controller
Schwenker (German Swinging Grill)
Sharpening Meat Grinders
Southwest Disk, Discada
The Sausage Maker Kitchen tools

Fermenting

5 Fermented Carrot Recipes
Fermentation Recipes
Fermented Carolina Slaw ToTry
Fermented Cilantro-Lime Jalapeños ToTry
Fermented Jalapenos
Fermented Vegetable Recipes
Homemade Mommy Ferments etal
Hot Sauce Fermented
Jas. Townsend Videos of very old recipes
Mold in Ferments
Pepper Mash Fermented
Pickled Peppers 3 Ways
Salt For Fermenting
Spicy Sauerkraut
Spicy Sauerkraut ToTry
Spinach Kraut ToTry
Three Fermentation Rules & Troubleshooting Tips
Troubleshooting Sauerkraut Fermentation
Tutorial Making Sauerkraut

Fish

Blackened Catfish & Pontchartrain Sauce
Catfish – Lemon Pepper Fried
Catfish Oven-Fried
Fried Whole Catfish

Food Blogs

Cajun-Creole Cuisine Blog
Camellia Brand Blog
Chili Pepper Madness
ClosetCooking.com
Drick's Rambling Cafe
Fat Old Canadian Guy's Blog
Food Wishes Video Blog
Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
Jessica Gavin-Culinary Scientist
Marion’s Kitchen
Mississippi Sideboard
PatioDaddio's Recipes
Real Cajun Recipes with Jacques Gaspard
RecipeCurio.com
Recipes for Traditional Greek Cuisine
RouxBDoo's Food Blog
Serious Eats
SouthernKitchen.com
SouthernKitchen.com
SpendWithPennies.com
The Black Peppercorn
The Daring Gourmet– British Dishes etal
Traditional Cooking School

Food Preservation

American Pressure Canner Cookbook
Aunt Lena's Italian Peppers
Ball Canning Recipes
Canning Foods at Home
Canning Homemade!
Canning Temp & Times
Canning: Answers to Questions
Dehydrating – Prep, Pretreat thru Storage of Fruit
Dehydrating – Pretreat Fruit
Fire Roasted Salsa Canning Recipe ToTry
Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe
Jerky Making by OSU
Pickl-It.com
Preserving Gourmet Garlic
Roasted Tomato Marinara Sauce
SimplyCanning.com
Smoked Marinara
Tomato Sauce From Fresh Tomatoes
Tomato Zesty Salsa by Ball
Univ. Georgia Home Food Preservation
YouTube Traditional Cooking by Wardee

Food Science

Food Myths at SeriousEats.com

From SusanMinor.com

Aged Sirloin & Brisket
Brisket Pachanga
Calling All Mop Recipes
Curing & Brining
Corned Beef to Pastrami
Stuffed Pork Loin
WTS Brisket

Health

15 Ways to Reduce Lectins in Your Diet
5 Ways to Reduce/Remove Lectins
A Simple Lectins Definition
Polyphenol Guide by Dr. Gundry

Pasta Dishes

Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe
Pasta Poblano
Roman-Style Fettuccine With Alfredo Sauce

Poultry Recipes

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Livers
Bacon-Wrapped Thighs w/ Spinach & Artichoke
Carrabba's Chicken Marsala
Chicken Lazone
Chicken, Spicy Roasted
Cornell Style Chicken
Firemen's Chicken by Pops
Greek Chicken Gyros
Grilled Chicken Salad with Feta, Fresh Corn, and Blueberries
Mediteranean Grilled Chick+Dill Greek Yogurt Sauce
Popeye's Fried Chicken Copycat
Roadside Chicken ToTry
Safely Thawing Turkey–ThermoWorks
Smoked Party Wings ToTry
Smoked Turkey with Bacon Butter
Thawing/Brinning a Turkey
Turkey Bone Gumbo
Turkey Turketta ToTry

Pork Recipes

Bacon Dry Cure Method & Pics
Bacon Many Ways
Bacon Smokey by Bear
Buck Board Bacon in East Texas
Cajun Pig Roast with Sides
Canadian Bacon 3 Ways
Chef John's Porchetta ToTry
Chicken Fried Pork Sandwich ToTry
Cream Cheese Stuffed Tenderloins – ToTry
Cuban Mojo Marinated Pork
Garlic/Herb Crusted Pork Loin
Hoisin Nine-Dragon Ribs
Jambalaya Stuffed Pork Loin
Jerk Pork Tenderloin and Slaw
Monroe County-Style Pork Steaks
Pesto Stuffed Pork Chops ToTry
Pork Bastes Recipes
Pork Belly Like a Pro
Pork Loin hams cured/smoked by Crky Buzzard Totry
Pork Steaks from a Butt ToTry
Rib Baste Recipe
Smoked Pork Crown Roast
Smoked Seared Pork Belly
Stuffed Pork Loin
Sweet Tea Brined Pork Chops
Tasso by Len Poli's

Relishes

Giardiniera, Chicago-style ToTry

Salads

Corn – Frito Corn Salad ToTry
Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad ToTry
Greek Green Bean Salad
Grilled Chicken Salad with Feta, Fresh Corn, and Blueberries
Lamb Seared w/ Cucumber Slaw
Lamb Seared w/ Cucumber Slaw ToTry
Potato Salad Ideas
Summer Corn Salad ToTry

Sausage

Andouille Sausage by Chef John Folse
Andouille Sausage Recipe NolaCuisine
Best practices for sausage making
Cajun Andouille Sausage
Chaurice Sausage Recipe ToTry
Chaurice Sausage-John Folse ToTry
Cured Meat Type Chart
Homemade Sausages
Hot Italian Sausage/SMF
Hot Links Texas Style
How To Make Andouille Sausage
Leggs' Sausage Seasoning
Len Poli's Sausage Making
Sausage in Muslin Bags ToTry
Smoked Andouille Sausage

Sauces/Dressings

Dill-Pickle Tartar Sauce ToTry
Greek Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
Hot Bacon Dressing
Hummus Recipe (Authentic and Homemade)

Salmon/Fish Smoking

Cleaning Smoking a whole Salmon
Comparison of Salmon curing methods
Making Lox a picture guide
Salmon Advice by Wade
Smoked Salmon with recipe, instructions
Wade in Woodchurch lessons from Forman's in London
Wades Long Salmon Smoke

Seafood Recipes

Boiled Crawfish & Shrimp LA Style
Buttermilk Fried Oysters with Remoulade
Cajun Crab Cakes with Jalapeno Remoulade
Cajun Paella
Grilled Fish Fillets
Grilled Shrimp w/ Roasted Garlic-Cilantro Sauce
Louisiana Barbecued Shrimp
Salmon Smoke
Seafood Cioppino (Stew)
Shrimp & Cream Cheese Stuffed Jalapeños
Shrimp & Grits with Andouille Gravy ToTry
Shrimp BBQed, Cajun Style
Shrimp Remoulade & Boil
Smoked Oysters
Smoked Shrimp w/ Butter
Spicy Creole Shrimp Dip

Sides

Ancient Ingredient: Hominy ToTry
Authentic Refried Bean
Cabbage Fried with Bacon
Cardiff's Barbecued Cabbage
Corn Nuts, Make your own
Fermented Carolina Slaw ToTry
Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes
Griddle Grilled Corn Cakes
Grilled Chipotle Sweet Potatoes ToTry
Grilled Corn Salsa by Folse ToTry
Grilled Corn w/ Basil Butter ToTry
Grits & Greens
Hot Water Cornbread {Granny's Recipe}
Mashed Potatoes – Tyler Florence
Mr. T's "Old-Timey Baked Beans"
Okra Smothered Cajun Style & more
Okra-10 Best Recipes
Parmesan Garlic Smoked Potatoes ToTry
Polenta Creamy Romanian
Squeezebox Sweet Potatoes
Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
Vinegar Sauce for slaw & pork-ToTry

Soups/Stews/Chili

Chili – Woody DeSilva’s Championship
Chili Con Carne
Chili Verde
Corn Chowder

Supplies

Hoosier Hill Farm
Masterbuilt
My Spice Sage
ThermoWorks

Smoking Methods/Recipes

Bacon Smokey by Bear
Bacon Wrapped Chicken Livers
Bacon Wrapped Pork Stuffed
Brisket Butchering 101
Brisket Selection & Preparation
Brisket with Wet-to-Dry Smoke Chamber
Brisket-Portioned, Cured, Smoked, etc. Pt1
Buck Board Bacon by SQWIB
Burnt Ends-Brisket Parts Pt. 2
Cold Smoking by Webliny Domowe
Corned Beef & Pastrami ToTry
Dirtsailor’s Link Page
Dried/smoked beef roast by Bearcarver- Totry
Easy Jerky
GaryS's SMF Smokes
Great smoked deviled egg advice
Hoisin Nine-Dragon Ribs
How to Burnt Ends
Jalapenos Smoked at SMF
Masterbuilt Smoke Recipes
Monroe County-Style Pork Steaks
Pair of Smoked Chuck Roasts
Pastrami from bought corned beef
Pork Butt Injection
Pork Loin hams cured/smoked by Crky Buzzard Totry
Pork Steaks from a Butt ToTry
Pull Pork & Panni Press Sandwich
Ribs, Loin and Kielbasa Tutorials
Salmon Smoke
Smoke Chamber Methods Multple Meats
Smoke Management, TBS & TWS
Smoke Today, Serve Tomorrow
Smoked Beef Ribs ToTry
Smoked Marinara
Smoked Oysters
Smoked Pork Crown Roast
SQWIBS Jerky Recipes
SQWIBS Links to smokes
Steven Raichlen BBQ Basics
Tasso by Len Poli's
Tasso Smoked by Chef John Folse
TBS Problems Cold Smoking
Thai Jerky by DirtSailor
The Great Smoked Salt Experiment
Wet-then-Dry smoking technique

Southern Comfort

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Livers
Fried Cornbread- Hoe Cakes
Griddle Grilled Corn Cakes
Grillades & Grits
Gumbo 5 Ways by Folse/Chase
Ina's Hash Browns
Roasted Corn Grits ToTry
Seafood Cioppino (Stew)
Southern Pork Chop & Rice Casserole
SouthernKitchen.com
Stuffed Pork Loin

Sous Vide

Cook Sous Vide Without Expensive Equipment!
Cooking Meat in a Beer Cooler
Food Lab's Sous Vide Lobster
Sous Vide Poached Shrimp Recipe
Sous Vide Steaks Recipe

Old Cookbooks & History

1871 N Carolina Cookbook
1878 Gulf City Cookbook
18th Century Fried Chicken
Ancient Ingredient: Hominy ToTry
Baking in cast iron skillets
Civil War Recipes
Colonial Recipes from Old VA & Maryland
Cooking in Creole Days 1904
Dishes/Beverages of old South, 1917
Geo Washington Carver's How to Cook Cowpeas
German Recipes & Sausage History
Historic Cookbook Project
Historic cookbooks 1900 – 1910
History of smoked brisket in TX
Jas. Townsend Videos of very old recipes
Madame Begue's Cookbook
Recipes of the North and the South 1908
Secrets of Meat Curing Sausage Making, 1922
The Larder- Southern Foodways
The Virginia Housewife
Traditional Cooking School
YouTube Traditional Cooking by Wardee

Videos

Butchering Videos
Cajun-Creole Cuisine Blog
Central Texas BBQ
Deboning Chicken Leg Qtr Video
Food Wishes Video Blog
Jas. Townsend Videos of very old recipes
Paul Prudhomme's Videos
Roasted Tomato Salsa Vid
Science Behind Brining
Slow Roasting Whole Pig in SC
The Best BBQ Pitmasters
Videos by Cajun Chefs
Videos Cajun Cooking
White Thunder BBQ

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