I’ve never been much of an olfactory dependent person, I think most people aren’t. On the other hand I do know that my sense of smell tends to be better then most other peoples. Some recent good smells I’ve noticed: Barbeque Tomato Plants The air when rain is coming (petrichor) Fresh cut Pine (vastly different [...]
We just created this recipe last night and started it in the slow cooker. 2 Medium or 4 small red potatoes 4 Medium Leeks 6 small carrots 2 full heads of garlic 3 stalks of celery 1 – 4 quart Pacific Village vegetable stock (House brand of New Seasons) 1 1/2 table spoons extra virgin [...]
For those who don’t know the meaning of the word “Vegetarian.” Grilled Steak I usually cook this on a charcoal grill. (with real charcoal, not briquettes the extra buck in cost is well worth it) But you can also use Alton Brown’s method of cooking in a cast iron frying pan although it doesn’t work [...]
Roasted Garlic 2-3 Full Cloves of Garlic, less if using Elephant Garlic. But try to get one of the purple varieties if available. 1 TBL Spoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Per clove Cut top off the garlic so that most of the cloves are exposed. Drizzle the olive oil over the cloves. Bake in [...]
Sausage Jalapeños 8-12 large Jalapeños 1/2 pound ground Mild Italian Sausage 1 “tub” of plain Cream Cheese Blackberry, Marionberry, or Raspberry Jelly (home made of course!) Fry sausage in frying pan. Cut Jalapeños in half and gut them out. Discard seeds (or use in my stuffed tomato recipe.) Fill the Jalapeños with the cream cheese. [...]
No clue where I got the basic recipe from. The Internet surely, if so please link me to the original so that I can give credit. Cheese Soup (and variations) “Basic” Cheese Soup 3/4 cup butter 1/2 cup thinly diced celery 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup thinly diced carrots 1/2 cup thinly diced onion 2 [...]
Original recipe from New Seasons Markets: I’ve since used the basic rub for beef ribs (really good,) beef brisket (good) and on beef roast cooked in a crock pot (good). My suggestion is to let the beef marinate in the rub over night for a much deeper taste. Garlic Crusted Rib Roast 1 standing rib [...]