I think it was Sunday when I smoked the buckboard bacon and stuck it in the fridge to get cold. It's much easier to slice cold than it is warm so yesterday I got it out, sliced it and vacuum sealed it. This is the best bacon. It's somewhere between good smoked ham and typical bacon made from pork belly. Some of the really fatty areas, I trimmed away and saved those for seasoning ...
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Buckboard Bacon
Bacon is one of those things we can eat on keto, though proteins are limited. Before starting the diet, I thought proteins were not really limited, but they are. We much prefer buckboard bacon to storebought bacon. Last week United had boneless pork butts for .97/pound. Definitely way less than storebought bacon, even including the cost of the ingredients to turn it into bacon. I found ...
The Aldi Convection Counter Oven
I've used the Aldi Convection Counter Oven all weekend. It's on sale this week for a bit less than $37 and I think it's a deal! The outside dimensions are: Width - 18.5"Height - 11.5"Depth - 11.5" The instructions say it needs 4" clearance. Of course, that does not include the bottom. It has feet and sits 1-1/2 to 2" off the countertop. I felt the countertop after using it and it doesn't ...
Air Fried Brussels Sprouts
I've told at least part of this story before but here it is again. A friend and I went to a local restaurant that has really interesting food and they had brussels sprout chips as an appetizer. We tried them and both of us loved them. I came home and tried several ways to make them and here's the way we like them: Start with a bag of brussels sprouts. I'm not sure why the packaged brussels ...
Spicy Coconut Shrimp
Dinner tonight was Easy Spicy Coconut Shrimp Over Cauliflower Rice. It was amazingly delicious . . and easy! I told Vince . . let me know which recipes you want me to make again. One bite and he said "YES! Make this again!" About halfway through, he said "Please don't lose this recipe!" My pictures don't do it justice. I did a few things differently from the recipe. First, as ...
Cajun Seasoning
I suppose I'm starting to collect cajun spices. There are all kinds of recipes for making your own and I think I'll try doing that after the ones I have at home are finished. Cajun Redhead is my current favorite. Honestly, I have a hard time not thinking about it. Every meal we eat, I can't stop thinking about Cajun Redhead. Every meal we have, I wish I had it. We didn't bring any with us ...
