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Recipe For Country Boy Jambalaya
A post featuring the Hank Williams’ song Jambalayaa few weeks ago made me think of Jambalaya – dah! It is a Cajun dish that is better the second and third warm-up. There’s nothing tricky about it. Everything about it is simple … Continue reading
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Another Variation Of Gourmet Toasted Cheese
Last week I posted about gourmet grilled toasted cheese sandwiches. I really should have gone a step further. There is another possible ingredient neglected; meat. Recall the premise was any combination of one type of bread, one jelly, and cheese. … Continue reading
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Gourmet Toasted Grilled Cheese; Your Velveeta Days Are Over
Do you like toasted cheese sandwiches? Who doesn’t. For most of my life it was Velveeta cheese and white bread and of course butter. That was the only thing that cheese was good for; the carp wouldn’t bite on it. Here’s … Continue reading
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Margaritaville Bread Pudding (From French Toast To Bread Pudding With A Mexican Twist)
Let’s say you want to try the recipe for French toast posted last Friday. By the time you’re ready to start grilling the morning is half gone and you’ve sipped enough coffee to sink a battle ship. Take all that … Continue reading
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French Fraud Toast
The French do nothing out of practicality or necessity. Have you ever sat next to one on crowded bus? Where’s the ode de Cologne when you need it? They do things for the sake of grandiosity, pretentiousness, and impressing others … Continue reading
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The Clam Chowder War (Father Against Daughter)
Today is the big day. My favorite fourteen year old Idaho granddaughter ( my only fourteen year old Idaho granddaughter) is sponsoring a clam chowder cook-off in the family. It will pit my daughter against me. I and clam chowder are … Continue reading
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Cupcake Wars: The Food Network’s Attempt to Bring Back the Cupcake
Show Me a Cupcake and I’ll Show You a Sissy Cupcake Wars, the name alone makes me laugh. I’m expecting Pee Wee Herman to duke it out with Boy George. It sounds like a war between France and Switzerland. Not … Continue reading
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Food Network’s Iron Chef – Done In Poor Taste
Iron Chef is really over the top. I thought it was a Saturday Night Live spoof. They all look like they are from a poorly written, poorly directed, poorly casted Kung Fu movie. They look like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, … Continue reading
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What’s Wrong With The Food Network
Why I Find the Food Network Amusing Being a chef at one time, all be it the Army, I have a profound respect of anyone who prepares food for others. As one friend and cook so aptly put it, “it’s a … Continue reading
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