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Oh, how I wish I had a photo to share with you. We had dinner the other night -- pulled pork BBQ -- and it was delicious. My daughter, the BBQ sauce guru of the family, ate every bit and even licked the plate clean. Maybe I should have taken a pictur (read full article)
Have you ever had garlic cottage cheese? No? Well, you're missing out... In the first restaurant I worked at, we served garlic cottage cheese. In fact, the restaurant (named the Black Cat), was known for it. It was served as part of a relish t (read full article)
It's a fine Wednesday morning here in Montana. The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and there's a cool breeze in the air. All is right with the world... Until... I read some disturbing news. News that I really didn't want to know, but had my susp (read full article)
How do make French Onion soup vegetarian without compromising the flavor? This is a tough question. Sure, you can use standard vegetable stock, but the flavors won't be as intense. The basis of any good soup (or sauce) is the stock. If you have blan (read full article)
My favorite time of year is here. It's that time of year when most of your fruits and vegetables are ready to be harvested. Cherries are one particular fruit you will find at farmer's markets and in the grocery store. Instead of making a cherr (read full article)
Have you seen fresh fava beans? If you are on the lookout, you might find them at your local farmer's market or if you are really lucky, you might find them hiding in your grocery store's produce section. I work at a farm that just harvested a large (read full article)
On our vacation, we spent a few nights camping. For some, camping in the great outdoors is not all that fun. They would rather stay in a Hilton. I like hotels but there's a certain allure to sleeping under the stars. I didn't do too much cooking whil (read full article)
Ah, this little blog is getting it's own Facebook page! It's all grown up now! Now, you can follow me on Facebook where I will probably post more photos and little tidbits. But the fun won't stop here on the blog. I have many recipes to share (tons. (read full article)
My hiatus is almost over and I just wanted to let y'all know that I'll be back soon. I didn't do too much cooking over the break except for making a few meals over the campfire. Next week, I will share tips about campfire cooking from getting a fired (read full article)
I'm off for a couple of weeks. I may write a couple of posts... but for the most part, I'm off... Here's a clip from one of my favorite "vacation" movies: Have an awesome July! (read full article)
Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans.. Planning a picnic? Planning to eat burgers? Well, I decided to change things up a bit and go meatless and serve black bean burgers. I even made my own potato chips. Both recipes follow below... Oh and don't (read full article)
To find a recipe for a traditional mole sauce is easier said than done. Sure, there are hundreds of mole recipes on the web, but some are not-so-traditional and the ones that are really authentic (like Rick Bayless' red mole sauce) are incredibly lon (read full article)
spam folder? Do y'all know Chipotle restaurants? I miss Chipotle. Montana doesn't know the greatness of Chipotle. So... this restaurant chain is doing something good for school lunches. They want your junk email. Really. They want you to forward t (read full article)
Boy oh boy, do I love me some good BBQ. However, I don't always like to wait patiently by the grill and there are times when I want to eat NOW. Not knowing what to make for dinner the other night, I searched the kitchen for food. I found leftover ch (read full article)
You can't go wrong with sandwiches. Since it's Father's Day and dads generally love to eat meat and sandwiches, I'll pass along how to make a Philly Beef Sandwich. Being a member of Food Buzz has it's privileges. I signed up to receive free bread fr (read full article)
I noticed that most of the recipes I've posted lately are desserts. I will remedy this over the weekend. However, here is one more dessert recipe. It's a classic Italian dessert -- Tiramisu. I found lady fingers at World Market, in case you have dif (read full article)
This is one of those desserts that I've been promising to make for years but haven't gotten around to it until now. Tiramisu is another one. If I can find ladyfingers here, then I will make some soon. This baklava recipe is adapted from Alton Brown' (read full article)
Think I was kidding when I mentioned how beautiful the greens are at the farm? They look good enough to eat! Here are a few photos...cabbage, chickens, salad greens, herbs, and a solar panel being used for a special project. (read full article)
So, this just shows you how far removed The Food Network has gotten from actual cooking shows. There is now a new channel on cable devoted to cooking -- The Cooking Channel. I remember the beginnings of the Food Network with young chef-superstars li (read full article)
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