You all know how much I love my cast iron cookware. Many, many, many years ago, I had a small cast iron grill but can't even remember how long ago it was that I last saw it. Vince cooked steaks the other night and I'll never complain if he's cooking but I like my steak cooked close to the fire, seared on the outside but still juicy in the middle. Vince seems to let them slow cook on the ...
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Stuffed Zucchini
This really isn't a recipe -- you can get the general idea of what I do and then go from there. Initially, I saw this on Facebook but when I tried it, these are the problems I ran into: I can't remember exactly but they said to bake the zucchini 20 minutes after cutting it. That wasn't long enough for it to be done.They didn't mention letting it cool after baking, before stuffing, because if ...
Buckboard Bacon
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 ...
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 ...
