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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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How To Make Juicy Succulent Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf To Drool Over When I was in the Army we had a unique way of making our meat loaf moist. One time I helped another cook, Jim, mix a meat loaf. We had about 70 lbs of … Continue reading
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There Are Still A Few Good Pizza Joints Left
The taste of authentic pizza may someday become so far removed and diluted that it will no longer be able to be recognized (The same direction as beer sense the introduction of light beer). Over the last few weeks I’ve … Continue reading
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Aunt Wava’s Sauerkraut Salad Abides
By the time the 80′s rolled around many of the my family had moved or passed on in death. It was then that a remnant of the “old guard” got together at an aunt’s house in Lima, Ohio. It was wonderful The … 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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How to Properly Saute as Taught by Sergeant Drayton
One of the first things I learned about cooking was how to sauté vegetables. It was when I was in the Army. It was for meat sauce that was to go with pasta. I browned ground beef on the stove … Continue reading
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Dog Bites Man – That’s Not A Story. Man Risks Life To Save Dog – That’s Insanity!
Animals make good human interest stories, but they should not be the focus and substance of the news. It appears that the news may be influenced by animal rights groups and perhaps advertisers. There seems to be an inordinate … Continue reading
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