8/12/2017 – Made the fish taco sauce below and had with fried catfish tacos with corn tortillas and all the stuff that made it a GREAT meal. The sauce pulled it together. Made about 3 hours ahead for the flavors … Continue reading
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8/5/2017, 4PM – Our first fermented Giardiniera. We loosely followed the recipe on page 155 titled Edgy Veggies in our copy of Fermented Vegetables by the Shockeys. It turned out great. Afterwards, computed salt level in the brine to be 3.4%. … Continue reading
Author: The Mediterranean Dish Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 65 mins Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Yield: 4 ingredients 4 lb whole chicken Salt 1 1/2 tsp allspice 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp sweet paprika 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp … Continue reading
7/23/2017 – The recipe below is from the downloaded copy of The Ferment Cookbook by Nourished Essentials. Our mods are after the dash or strike-out in the list of ingredients. Yummy Kimchi 4 cups shredded cabbage (Napa, Chinese, or regular green cabbage) 1/2 … Continue reading
7/23/2017 – Followed the recipe below that was inspired by the DL’ed copy of The Ferment Cookbook by Nourished Essentials. Our changes are in after the dash in the ingredient list. Carrot Sticks With Southern Twist 1 to 1-1/2 pounds … Continue reading
7/8/2017 – At the farm – Bought 3 lbs, of 20-30 count, head-on, frozen, Royal Reds at Bayou Produce and Seafood for $6.50/lb. Owner said they were authentic from 1000 feet deep in a trench in Florida. We told him … Continue reading
Inspired by Bea Lazzaro in her cookbook we own titled Italian Provincial Cookery on page 44. Bought the book in the 1990s and Mary and I have always made pesto this way. Add enough basil leaves, somewhat compacted, to fill the large … Continue reading
This cook was good and ideas here would make it better. Also, see ideas at the end of the earlier cook here. Made 1/3 recipe of the seasoning below as only had about a 2 lb. piece of pork that … Continue reading
May 21, 2017 – This was a great dish. Used one pound of the very small navy beans cooked all day in a creole vegetable base inspired by the one at their site here. Ingredients: 2 tbsp mild olive oil … Continue reading
May 21, 2017 – This was an easy success. Large bone-in breasts were sliced to the bone about 1″ apart. Smeared fresh basil pesto we made with our basil into each slice. Draped with store-bought applewood smoked bacon. Sprinkled Creole Seasoning … Continue reading