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I was out at my uncle’s house in Alexandria last night, watching the family’s pooch, and their lizard, and fish, and hermit crabs… Perfect time to distract myself with some bricolage. Now, full disclosure, my uncle’s house is typically stocked with all the staples and basics one would need...
clipped from gristmill.grist.orgIn the not-so-distant past, pigs and chickens ate grass, some grains, and food scraps. Today, in the throes of a perverse industrial food system that favors cheap protein and quick growth (with often astonishing results such as Mad Cow disease), we now feed farm...
In honor of the very tasty bacon I had for breakfast this morning... Gotta dig that Married to the Sea.
Easiest fall-off-the-bone pork baby-back rib prep ever. Place 2-6 rib racks on foil-lined baking sheet with at least a small lip. Pour a cup of BBQ sauce on the ribs. Optional: pour additional 1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce on ribs. Cover ribs with another sheet of foil and seal edges with the...
I think I've mentioned, and I'm sure you'll agree, that using up leftover ingredients can be hit or miss. Last night, all the stars moved into alignment in my leftover universe (refrigerator). It was a delicious salad! Here were the odd ingredients that I mixed with a few staples to create Thai...
Okay, I take back most of the nasty things I've said about summer, because figs have arrived at my local farmer's market this past weekend. I did a happy little boogie and dragged my poor mother over to the booth so I could examine them closely, and I ended up leaving with a basket of black and...
I have been absolutely exhausted lately. I've been busy at home and on the weekends, and I've been working at a different office (that takes longer to get to/from) during the week. I've been neglecting blogs (including my own!) and emails, and I apologize. Normally I have some sort of rambling at...
Two different wine-related events last Saturday competed for my attention: a book signing by wine expert, Gary Vaynerchuck, and Swine Fest, a celebration of local wine and pork-related food. Gary Vaynerchuck (@garyvee on twitter) was at East Village Books in Des Moines to meetup with fans, including...
. Cross Posted from Senator Tom Coburns Website. Dr. Tom Coburn is the Pork Exposer. He's been fighting for years now to end pork spending. This also makes him very unpopular in the Senate. By JEFFREY BRAINARD The Chronicle of Higher Education June 19, 2008 Acts of scientific fraud, such as...
In 2001 I was doing consulting work in Kansas City. On Monday at around 7 AM I would catch a flight out to KC and on Friday around 3 PM I would head back to the Twin Cities. Somehow I would manage to work nearly 60 hours in between those flights. But in between I would get my first real taste of KC...
I love cooking. It's one of my fave hobbies, so when I bought the new Better Homes & Gardens' grilling magazine, there were some recipes I had to try. One of which was for grilled beer-brined pork chops. I applied some alterations, and it turned out quite well. My boyfriend is not a huge pork fan,...
Dry rub spices, five pounds of pork spare ribs, then two and a half hours of indirect heat from charcoal, damped down to keep it smoky and not too hot, finished by a few minutes on each side directly over the coals with brushed on sauce.
Recipe was pretty easy - although I'm sure it was far from authentic 1 can vegetable juice (generic V-8) 1:1 with same amount of water 1 shoulder blade pork roast 1 6 lb can Juanita's Mexican style hominy chopped cabbage, chopped onions, lime wedges for condiments served with flour (harina)...
You know you wanted it. Say nothing and it shall be yours. Here is Weezer's "Pork & Beans" (acoustic) featuring Tay Zonday and Brian Bell.
So Sunday turned out much differently than we expected. All but one of Hubbs' crew ditched him. Can ya believe it? Finally, around 2:30 one of the guys showed up.. but by then Hubbs had pretty much one whole side (the longest and most important side) done - by himself. Poor guy. I felt bad for him,...
Normally, I'm not a big breakfast eater. Well not traditional breakfast, anyway. I'm one to grab a cup of coffee and croissant or bring yogurt and a banana to work. I have the time each morning to make breakfast as I get up at the crack of dawn (ugh!) but I'm usually not hungry until later in the...
For weeks I have been thinking about what to make for her birthday dinner. I wanted it to be something special but different from the norm. I came across a couple things that gave me some ideas but nothing that excited me.. until I saw Marianne's recipes for Mushroom Soup and Tenderloin "in Crosta"....
We had a loverly 4th of July this year, as I hope all of you did! This year we decided that because of work the next day (ugh) that dinner with the Cleavers would be the perfect way to celebrate the holiday. =) Yes.. the Cleavers. One of my closest friends in alla world, Mindy, has been dubbed June...
I don't recall if I've ever mentioned my most favorite restaurant in alla world? It was a small place that looked like any other small restaurant/bar - I don't really recall anything that special about the atmosphere. But the food? Oh dear sweet Jebus. It was fantastic. Unfortunately, the owner...
I haven't posted much as of yet.. hubbs has been out of town and I thought I'd still be cooking quite a bit, but eh.. hasn't happened so much. I found cooking for 1 is kind of a buttpain after putting in my 8 every day with no one else home to appreciate it, ugh. I did bake again this weekend.. a...
