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Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.
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Fruit salad with mint
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Make a light syrup with about 1 cup of sugar and 2 of water and add a bunch of spearmint before bringing to the boil. Allow to cool to room temperature, remove and discard the mint and then pour the syrup over a mix of fresh fruit such as strawberries, raspberries and blueberries and decorate with a few mint leaves.... more »
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My take on Corned Beef Hash
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This is a dish I have never actually ever eaten cooked by anyone else but I tried this again tonight and was quite taken by it. Chopped some onions and sweated them in a little olive oil till they were cooked through. Added some 1cm cubes of cooked new potato (warmed through in microwave) and some chopped garlic.... more »
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Prices
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I just finished a little post on TJ'S and got to thinking. How many food items do you think you know the average price of? 20, 50, 200? Do you pay attention to the prices or just buy what you feel like buying? Do you stock up on food at a great price or just buy what you need when you need it? I always keep a large supply of food on hand - I don't know exactly why I... more »
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Dinner last night: Variation on Kilikini stuffed poblano idea
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Several days ago, Kilikini told us of her shredded pork stuffed poblano. Last night, I decided to make my take on the idea. I had smoked (mesquite) a 4.5 lbs. pork shoulder in my stovetop smoker, then slow cooked it for 4 hours in the oven. Cooled and shredded it for pulled pork sandwiches and such, so there was plenty of mesquite flavored pulled... more »
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What I use
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Foldtuk bakeware/ cookware is my favorite. It doesn't break like a Pyrex. It cooks faster. It collapses... goes freezer to oven with no thaw time. I figured you all would appreciate the recommendation... I seriously use mine all the time! :)
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OT: Olympic Soccer
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OT: Olympic Soccer I'm watching the U.S.A. vs. Brazil gold medal soccer match and don't recall enjoying soccer much in the past but they're putting on quite a show! Equally matched, naturally, to get to the finals. Way more fun than volleyball, imho. Still waiting for high jump and pole vault and discus. I hope I didn't miss... more »
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Pickled Boiled Dirt Chunks SCORE !!!
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They came in 4th of 23. A ribbon!! Excellent!!! For something that has never been past my lips!!! THAT's the best part of all this!! More later! (Four blues, five third place, two fourth place -- I won't be the grand poohbah for canning and I don't care!! The pickled beets got a ribbon!! Hoo-yah!! Yeay!!!)... more »
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