A chilly Sunday afternoon seemed like the right time for this recipe. First, I started the grits. I did not have blue grits, so I used the Anson Mills slow-cooking yellow grits that I had. I used 3/4 cup of the dry grits to 3 cups water, for 2 adults, with about 1/4 teaspoon salt. … Continued
Otherwise known as, bacon-wrapped prunes! I had made the bacon-wrapped dates with long pepper several times, but figured it was time to try this variation. Here are my ingredients – Arkansas peppered bacon and prunes, and toothpics. The prunes were smaller but denser than the dates, and the half-slices of bacon wrapped around sometimes more … Continued
I harvested the last of my potatoes, and decided to try making the Bacon Hash recipe with them. I hadn’t actually planted potatoes this year – my harvest was from the potatoes that escaped being harvested last year! I had a combination of Peruvian Purples and I think German Butterballs. I had picked up some … Continued
My local grocery store had ripe plantains (dark brown skins), so it was time to try this recipe. I had two plantains. I didn’t have any English dried mustard, so I used what I had. Here’s the plantains with the mustard paste on them: The recipe said I’d only need 2 to 3 slices of … Continued
I was in the mood to cook something more elaborate this Saturday than has been my habit recently, and it was a cold, rainy, windy day, calling for serious comfort food, so this was an obvious choice. I picked up a jar of the Spicy Coffee Spice Rub (which is also available from Zingerman’s Mail … Continued
Tonite’s culinary foray was American Fried Bread. (Yep, my hubbie is away for the weekend again, a good time to cook with gluten!) It sounds plain. And for sure it is simple, but too good tasting to be plain, due to really good bread, bacon fat from a flavorful dry-cured artisanal bacon, and real maple … Continued
It’s a rainy October Saturday, and my husband is off on a weekend backpacking trip. Normally I would be too, but my dining room table was literally covered with Roma and Brandywine tomatoes that I picked in a hurry before a hard frost on Wednesday, and I was itching to make a batch of sauce … Continued
Saturday, September 5th, was International Bacon Day. I’m sure there were bacon events around the world; I did my part by heading down to Zingerman’s Deli, to buy a pound of artisinal Edwards bacon, and I got a free Edwards Bacon baseball cap, too! Predistressed. I had some pepper bacon in my fridge already, too, … Continued
International Bacon Day is September 5th this year – apparently it’s always the first Monday in September. Plans are still shaping up around here, but I have no doubt there will be bacon deals to be had at Zingerman’s Deli, which carries more than half a dozen kinds of artisanal bacon. I plan to do … Continued
I used Arkansas Peppered bacon as suggested. I had fresh green onions from the farmer’s market, a 4 year aged Wisconsin cheddar (sorry Vermont), cultured butter, heavy cream. Where I deviated from the recipe though, was in the flour – I used 1.5 cups of all-purpose gluten-free flour, and 1 cup of white rice flour. … Continued