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i like cooking with an audience but am usually happy to have more watchers than helpers.

I make mine like this .

@LitNerd Amen! Save the butter for the Cherry Stones you order before the dozen extra larges.

i HAVE one. i rarely USE it.

blanch 'em. shock 'em. cut 'em in half. then a hot pan, a good dose of butter, a healthy pinch of salt, and a few slices of diced bacon. saute your heart away until the bacon is crispy and the spro...

the gods mocked me just a little today when this post came out two days after i baked my first yeast bread ever. i can barely keep basil alive in my window sill, so the thought of being responsible...

i just had an amazing stout-braised short rib dish with squash spaetzle and roast beets. thick, glaze-like sauce, sweet, tangy, melted fatty goodness...um, maybe you should just ask the chef at Woo...

Strange as it sounds coming from a guy who grew up in West Virginia and spent time on farms with chicken coops, the first time I ever had Bird in a Nest was in Prague. After a tortuously long trip ...

Favorite preparation for steak? Ummm, salt and pepper on a strip or ribeye. And honestly, I love pan-roasting as much as grilling. Cast Iron screaming hot for 4 minutes, flip and 400 degree it in t...

I have to say that the surface area Pro is almost enough on its own for me. I just don't ever cook a meal for 1 or 2 people, preferring to invite 5-6 people and have a good time with the prep and c...

I used to buy whole hogs at 4-H livestock auctions. A pal's two sons raised one each. He'd bid on and buy one, I'd get the other. The 4-H Club would then ship the animals to a butcher (two options ...

18 of 24. I'm okay with that.

Grew up on Kroger. A pal o' mine has just reviewed the newest, and largest Kroger around. So did the

oh, monte cristo, how i love you. not that powdered surgar and raspberry jam version, mind you. no, i want ham, turkey, cheese, bread, and batter. then i want a bechamel sauce poured all over it. i...

Chicken Goulash with Biscuit Dumplings

i'm absolutely stealing the small dinner parties resolution. i can do two or three folks easily, and there are enough friends that won't require spring cleaning before they come over. ...

i have to admit that big lots sends me home with 12-packs of mac n' cheese and ramen for $0.06 a package. i'll throw some frozen peas in either on to make it feel more like food i prepared than lik...

You know, I know who Bayless and Bittman are, but I've never seen their shows. That's bizarre. There's a 'campfire' cooking show that's all cast iron, open-fire recipes that low-budget...

i will claw out relatives' eyes to ensure the milk chocolate with raspberry cream filling is MINE.

mmmmmm, dutch oven beef stew.