It’s no secret my love for Eric and Audra at Groundworks Farm, a local organic farm where I purchase my whole pasture raised pig and use their produce as much as I can. Actually last year I based by whole Cafe Paris menu on what they grew, changing the menu weekly to provide fresh […]
Finally! Seriously, I was beginning to wonder if it would ever happen but it did, I was finally assigned Deb’s blog: Eliot’s Eats. I actually started reading Deb’s blog because of SRC. She got my blog, well, almost 2 years ago; she made me blush with all the nice things she said about my […]
I’ve begun to realize that I have an obsession with salt, salt of every flavor and variety. I don’t heavily salt my food but I do enjoy the briny taste of salt when it hits my taste buds. I’ve always had a preference for salt over sweet, and if I have a sweet I love […]
I frequently hear from people that they struggle making their own sausages, regardless if they process and grind their own wild game or get ground meat from a processor. The chief complaint is the meat is gamey or dry/poor texture. I can empathize. My sausage making has been a ‘want to do/failure/sometimes okay/randomly good’ cycle. […]
I used to call myself a lazy cook, and in some ways that’s true. I don’t like to make more work than is necessary. I use the minimal amount of dishes to prepare a meal. I’m all about rinse and reuse. I’ll break some rules, especially in baking for minimizing my dishes (like mixing […]
Today is National Eggs Benedict Day. Eggs Benedict is my all time favorite breakfast! There,s nothing that I don’t like about it. The traditional version starts with a crunchy sour base of English muffins topped with BACON, followed a poached egg and then smothered in a silky buttery lemony cream sauce. Heaven on plate that’s […]
It’s impossible for me to cook for less than an Army as evidenced by the inordinate amount of leftovers in my refrigerator. No wonder I’ve become a master at re-inventing the leftover. The problem is, my family is shrinking. I’m not talking about “Honey I Shrank the Kids”, I mean my babies are all growing […]
Today is the first day of Spring and I’m posting a pumpkin and applesauce recipe. First of all, those of you who know me, know that I’m either so far behind that I’m ahead or it’s my little rebel coming out, or in this case, the circumstances just led me to what would normally be […]
I wear leather, ride Harleys and hang out in biker bars; I am a self professed rebel and have even been called a “badass” on more than one occasion. But I’m way more complicated than that; I watch Dr. Who and Star Trek, I loved chemistry and science in college and I ‘m definitely a […]
This week’s BWW submission “Iced Whisk”. Susan at The Well Seasoned Cook hosts this weekly culinary black and white photography event. If you’d like to know more about it you can find out about it here. I enjoy participating, besides seeing all the beautiful B&W eye candy, there’s zero commitment. In other words, participate if […]
