Crockpots, or slow cookers, as they are also known have always been a ying-yang kind of affair with me. They cook some recipes well, while destroying others. Over the years I’ve learned that other forms of cooking all have their purposes for being. Whether it’s a hot oven, indirect heat or searing flame; each works … Continue reading
Here’s a recipe that anyone can make and which is pretty cheap to make with store bought ingredients. (It’s even cheaper if you have some of the items in a garden out back). Ingredients: 132 g beef cubed, optional (half cup) 60 g white onion (half a medium onion) 71 g Russet potato (small potato) … Continue reading
I have to say that for ease of preparation, health and taste…nothing comes closer than a good old Tuna Salad Sandwich! The ingredients are simple: the tuna, some mayo, a small stalk of celery and sweet pickle relish. Just mix’em together, make a layer of the salad on one piece of bread, cover with a … Continue reading
If you’re one of those trying to reduce your salt intake, Congrats. That’s a tough call in a world where the mega food suppliers are actively conspiring against you. Almost any food, especially poorer quality foods, taste a lot better if you add more salt. Corporations have relied on this fact for decades, supplying inferior … Continue reading
Every year, about this time, I always seem to have a few small Banana peppers and maybe one or two ripe and misshapen bell peppers left on the vine. This usually occurs at a time when my fridge is full of peppers that I harvested earlier on. So, what do with the extras? Hey! How … Continue reading
As a younger man, I made this sandwich fairly often. It was a fast and cheap meal that took no time to make. In more recent times, I have tended to steer away enjoying tuna due to dolphins getting caught in the nets and to the presence of mercury as reported by the media. Note: … Continue reading
Here’s a summer recipe that I like which combines banana peppers with taco flavored hamburger and a little cheddar cheese. It’s simple, can be made up before time and goes well with almost any side. This works well for me as I’m lazy! (A video I did on a crock pot version of this is … Continue reading
Someone back many years ago (maybe a doofus like myself) accidentally dropped a tablespoon’s worth of chili on a hot dog and thought ‘what the heck’ – then ate it anyway. Voila! A new meal was born! Chili dogs are way up there on the scale of ‘comfort foods’ in my book and if you … Continue reading
“Thar ain’t nuthin I like better than catchin myself a briar rabbit and cookin him up in some thick mustard sauce!” – Danomanno 2010 You will probably get the kidneys with your rabbit. It is your choice whether to keep them or not. I always do, and I think they are the second-best part of … Continue reading
Some days you just want to make soup, but depressingly you are missing some of the key ingredients. That’s where you can do what I do! Scrounge around and make the damn thing on the fly! On this occasion, I had some old frozen beef stew meat, a can each of diced tomatoes, corn and … Continue reading
