I borrowed Sally's meat slicer, and tried slicing today. Here is my resulting sandwich (takes a bit of prep, is totally worth it ( Read more... )

A slightly drunken thing about making your own bacon (yum yum). Note: do not wield sharp kitchen knives while drunken...yeah, PSA.

Yes, I had a really stressful day, several beers, and very little dinner, so...coherence is totally optional.

( in which I make bacon )

If you like bacon, begin this recipe by frying two slices of bacon. Leave the grease in the pan, save the bacon for sprinkling on as a garnish ( Read more... )

This is a bigger/more difficult set of challenges. Here's how it's going to run. You pick 5 of the following challenges to complete in the next, 6 months? When you have done all 5, tell me and you'll get a cool prize. I'm thinking stuff like: stoneware mugs, carved wooden spoons, silver earrings, etc. Depending on how organized I am, you might ( Read more... )

(this means you have one week to complete the last challenge, if you haven't yet, let's see those annotated bibliographies!)

This challenge is to obtain/read/get/digest 5 new to you sources. As always, the subject is up to you. The challenge here is to find NEW sources, even if you think you've read/looked at/found all there is to find. OR, see ( Read more... )

I am utilizing my "grew up with hippies powers".

Dish #1. Brown rice (spicy)
( ignore the packaging )

NOTE (please read). These are the CANNING books, not the pickling, not the fermenting, not the cheese making or cellering or brewing or meat preservation books. Yes, some of these books have sections on that, but in this entry, I am just talking about their worth as a CANNING book ( Read more... )

Like the first one, I'll give you something small and shiny (if you remind me) http://gargoyal3.livejournal.com/515511.htmlRead more... )

Would it be cool, if instead of floundering through the literature on some subject, if you could instead read summaries and reviews, so you'd know which ones to start with? Right ( Read more... )

Budget leads to needing to make many meals with little cash. So, three recipes made from two chickens...

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