Our Rotary club hosted an international friendship exchange this weekend with some Australian Rotarians. One of our dinners was a BBQ potluck, and I volunteered to bring pork and beans. Wanting to serve something representative of this side of the pond, I went for the west coast: a Mexican cowboy version of pork and beans….
Author: Butternutplace
Who I am: I gravitate toward rhubarb, bacon, ferments, dictionaries, cheese, canoes, Airstreams, fava beans, family, farm animals, and preps. And a whole lot more.
A Little Cooking Music
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=butteplace-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0002S94WK&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr Most of the time I don’t have any music in the kitchen when I’m cooking. But awhile ago I uncovered No 1 daughter’s sound system that she left behind when she went off to college. (Actually, she couldn’t have anything in her room at the USMA, so I guess I just sort of took…
Whammo! Tom-Clam-O!
Conflicted about commercial tomato/clam cocktail? Read on.
Winnie’s Posole
First order of business: how in the heck do you pronounce this stuff?
Furikake (WTF?)
A good question! It is delicious.
Broth Pageant
Chicken carcasses and an old ham bone transformed.
Broth Tips
All your broth questions answered!
When You Were Small
Hand prints more precious than gold.
Replies to Reptiles
History shows again and again how Nature shows up the folly of Man.Go, go Godzilla! Did you ever notice how similar the word “Reptiles” is to “Replies”? The next time you are tempted to hit “Reply” quickly to an email, think about this. –Love, Godzilla
Broth . . . Importantly
You really need to make your own broth . . . really.
Cheese Grits Life Line
I had the most wonderful phone call today from my friend Ronald. He called to say Merry Christmas and that he wondered if I could come to California to make fried chicken, waffles and cheese grits. I worked with Ronald for 9 years in California before moving to Washington. On the last working day prior…
Kiss My Quinoa
Quinoa looks like little spaceships or some weird sort of twisted germ when cooked.
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