I glanced in my review mirror to see a very dusky Gabi with her eyes halfway closed. She had had a cough for a couple of days and her oxygen ...
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Korean Skirt Steak Tacos
Korean Taco Marinade (adapted from Americas Test Kitchen recipe) 5 tablespoons soy ...
Cured meat breakfast, you had me at hello
I am joyfully working my way through a selection of cured meats ...
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Village Sandwich
Maybe Hillary was right about the theory, just the target should have been sandwiches rather than kids. I love this neighborhood, we get together every other weekend for some sort of impromptu party. Be it beers and pizza in the driveway, or the worlds most eceltcic pot luck of crab-legs, penne with pesto and Stoufers [...]
Market Sandwich
UGH, what a day. Dow dropping 1k+ points in two days. Political system pulling muscles pointing fingers and talking out of the sides of their mouths. What the hell are we to do? I dunno about you, but I am makin’ a freaking sandwich! Teri grabbed some sort of cured meat explosion at Costco, so [...]
Fresh Mango and Papaya Gazpacho
The Players 1/2 large papaya peeled and seeded 1 large mango peeled and pitted 5 cloves fresh garlic 5 small sweet peppers seeded 2 jalapeno peppers seeded 1/2 vidalia onion 1 small cucumber peeled 2 medium tomatoes 2 small ears sweet corn kernels 1/2 cup olive oil 1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice fresh limes [...]
Pesto, pushing breakfast to 11
My experiment with Cashews in pesto was not only an economic success, but a victory for tongues throughout the house. The glorious side-effect was that I now had a lot of extra pesto around, but not enough to make a whole meal from. Mixing it into some Mayo elevated my turkey sandwich into “I would [...]
The Taste Test
The magic powder was more a rough grind, and you can see the bright orange flakes in the darker red of the standard West3 Spice Rub. Chris had done 3 rounds of testing and we settled on a ratio that would be pretty hot, but not burn your taste-buds off. I wanted to use the Elephant Repellent [...]
Mac & Cheese
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. What about leftover cheese? Mac & Cheese of course! This recipe is a great chance to work with a roux if you never have before. It is a simple party of butter, flour and heat that will open new doors of your mind…culinarily speaking. Cast of Characters: Step [...]
Elephant Repellent™
We are fine tuning the ratio of West3 Spice rub to Ghost Chili powder over the course of dinners this week. We are trying to get it to live up to the warning label. Goal is pretty close to tongue blistering, but not ER visit inducing. I am super excited to work it up on [...]
How I cook ribs
I tend to see most recipes as suggestions, or guides, rather than the holy bible for that particular dish. This isn’t baking, this is grilling. Chemistry level precision isn’t needed. The odd thing is that the lack of precision lets in TONS of superstition. Salting meat? Searing to seal in juices? How to cook ribs [...]
West3 Prep Table
The West3 Prep Table allows your food prep needs to elegantly move beyond the kitchen. The integrated knife block and trimmings container make this 304 grade stainless table a self contained prep station. The knife block is made by Wustoff and has 8 knife slots of varying sizes as well as a place for a [...]
Metal on the grill
My first purchased grill was an inexpensive CharBroil propane unit that was about 100 bucks. I put it together on my apartment floor with a young Ethan Jr. helping to hide the few tools required. In summers past I had done most of my cooking on the standard Weber kettle, but with the rapidly growing family & [...]
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