Shameless Self-Promotion – I’ve been published… sort of

Last year I learned of a Cook’s Illustrated promotion to find recipes for their latest cookbook, “America’s Best Lost Recipes”.  They were asking people to submit their favorite family recipe with a brief story explaining it’s significance.  I forget the exact details, but they were giving something like $2,000 dollars for the best recipe and then a couple other prizes for [...]

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Finger-Lickin’ WOW!

 
I spent this past weekend in Statesville, NC sitting under a canopy/tent on a soccer field for hours and hours and hours.  It was 95 degrees and you couldn’t fly a post-it note, let alone a kite the air was so still.  What I’m trying to say is it was hotter than hell, people.  Really.  [...]

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Shrimp @ The Beach

 
 
For me, summer at the beach is synonymous with shrimp.  But not just any shrimp will do.  They have to be fresh Carolina shrimp – the big ‘uns – and they have to be made with this Southern BBQ Shrimp recipe I scored from Bon Appetit two years ago.  Brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay, [...]

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Italian “Crack-Stuffed” Peppers – They’re Addicting!

It came out of nowhere, this hankerin’ I had for Italian stuffed peppers.  I don’t know what sparked it, but I had to make me some – quick like.  I pulled out my trusted recipe box and searched and searched and came up empty.  I remembered Mrs. Miele, a family friend, many years ago had [...]

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Summer Picnics – Memorial Day in PA

I fully intended to detail my trip back home in May to visit family in Pennsylvania.  My sister Sherri and her “Cabana Boy” had a big Memorial Day picnic.  I took photos of all kinds of food, folks and stuff so that I could share the experience here.  Well, June came and went and now [...]

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