Breakfast Sausage Seasoning
My awesome brother spun buy months ago and gifted me with his breakfast sausage seasoning recipe. I introduced him to white pepper. He doesn’t like anything even remotely hot so white pepper was an...
View ArticleBreakfast Hoagie
I’ve been making breakfast hoagies for Wadly and he raves over them. They’re simple to make but a bit fussy as it takes three pans. I like to cook so I don’t see it as a burden. sourdough hotdog bun or...
View ArticleAnnoying and totally off topic
I am prefacing this by saying yes, I know I’m not normal. Why would I want to be normal? So boring . . . but I digress. Over the years I’ve accumulated a fair number of audiobooks, everything some...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Custard ala Instant Pot
I’m test driving a peanut butter custard recipe and it came out quite good. The recipe produces three servings. 3 eggs, separated 3 tbsp light brown sugar 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1...
View ArticlePork soup/stew . . . uh . . . something
For those of us with food sensitivities it’s easy to get in a rut and eat the same things all the time. There’s a limited number of things we can eat and we have a tendency to fix the same things all...
View ArticleHotdog for the win!
With food intolerances, it’s difficult to find processed meats that are worthy. Hempler’s meat products are definitely worthy. We eat their bacon, hotdogs, ground pork and more. Nothing they make (that...
View ArticleNothing is static
I can’t seem to leave recipes alone. I’ve got to tweak and add and change and . . . I’m fairly sure it’s a chronic thing. A perfectly fine pork stir fry morphs into something else. The seed is never...
View ArticleTask shortening cooking
I love barbequed spare ribs but they’re a lot of fuss to fix. Clean the ribs, season the ribs, stick ’em in the fridge overnight, bake the ribs, make sauce for the ribs, coat the ribs and bake the...
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Sweaters delivered
Plaid! I delivered three sweaters a few days ago, one to my friend Mickey and two to Mindy. Mickey got Midnight Plaid, a design and color that suits her well. I’m struggling with knowing I didn’t take...
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Mindy’s Spring
I’ve been fighting with the design on this sweater for months. I’ve tried a number of different things that don’t please me, don’t work with the yarn, come out the wrong shape, don’t highlight the...
View ArticleA tent for the win!
When I make spareribs I marinate the ribs overnight in a rub made of spices and apple cider vinegar. I make the spice mix in bulk and add the vinegar to the spices just before using it as a rub. It’s a...
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Mickey’s Mariner’s Compass
I had planned to make a bog coat for my friend Mickey . . . but that’s just not going to happen. After making and wearing a bog coat I realized it was not going to be a garment she would wear more than...
View ArticleThe (maybe) final word on seafood chowder
I’ve been making seafood chowder pretty much daily. Over the last couple weeks the recipe hasn’t changed. It is SO good! This will make two servings if you add sides (salad, garlic toast, fresh baked...
View ArticleOn the differences in Chardonnay
When Wadly brought home my first bottle of chardonnay for cooking, he was working on the advice of the booze guy at the store and all was good. When I find something that works I stick with it and...
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Commercial marinade that rocks!
I love stir fry but a good stir fry is hard to create without soy sauce . . . which I can’t eat. My “no soy is good soy” aversion extends to the soy lecithin used to make chocolate deliciously smooth....
View ArticleSubstitutions
I love the taste of garlic. Because I can’t use garlic (high FODMAP) I frequently use garlic oil when cooking. With supply chain issues, it’s currently not available. I’m occasionally not a very...
View ArticleA new take on egg salad
Have you every had egg salad that was actually a salad? It’s really good. Of course I have to add lots of other things . . . 2 hard boiled eggs (crumble the yoke, dice the white) diced dill pickle...
View ArticlePork Marinade
I bought a marinade that I really enjoyed . . . except for the burning stomach it caused. Why? Not sure. Probably coconut aminos, one of those things I should be able to eat but can’t. So the quest is...
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Duster Progress
I’ve been slogging away on my Louisa Harding Mondovino duster. I’m halfway through my second ball (612 yards each) and I’m really pleased. This is conti-something, no picked up stitches. I’m working...
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On my needles
This morning a FB knitting group had a “what’s on your needles” post which caused me to realize I haven’t been documenting what I’m working on. Prepare for a long post! Preparing to frog This is on...
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