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Ingredients: Four boneless, skinless chicken breasts Three carrots One can low sodium chicken broth One handful of Italian flat leaf parsley Two cups brown rice One cup shredded cheese Two soft boiled eggs Two hard boiled eggs I am not a crazy person.  I feel like I should make that clear up front.  I know… Continue reading Phoning It In: Homemade Cat Food. Yes, really.

Earlier this week I casually leaned against the door to my boss’s office and heard myself say, “Actually the history of American Cheese is pretty interesting.” before I saw a moment of panic light in his eyes.  I quickly stopped the conversation so as not to get fired.  He’s politely interested in my cheesemaking, but… Continue reading Illegally Cheese:

Okay you guys – if you happen to ever be in Ohio, Kentucky, New Jersey, or Michigan, you have to find your way to a Tom and Chee restaurant (as seen on Shark Tank).   Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup are two things I can take or leave, but this place is awesome.  The soup… Continue reading Tomato Soup:

So what does one do with a pound and a half of homemade Ricotta.  It’s a bland and boring cheese, so in addition to the basil, I add about a quarter cup of finely minced sundried tomatoes and grind some fresh black pepper over it.  Another pinch of salt won’t hurt either.  Then I turn… Continue reading Prosciutto-Wrapped, Ricotta-Stuffed Peppers:

Prosciutto, Ricotta, come on pretty mama, Montasio, Formmagio, baby why don’t we go… There’s a whole Kokomo spoof involving Italian cheeses and meats just waiting to be written, but my inner Weird Al is not cooperating today.  I’m back in it guys – cheesemaking that is.  I have a confession to make though – that… Continue reading Homemade Ricotta Cheese:

Here’s a fun fact:  There are probably as many websites making fun of Pinterest as there are pins on Pinterest.  Pinterest Fail, Pinterest You Are Drunk, Pintester, etc.  I joined Pinterest so I could post stuff from this blog, but I don’t really need another life-suck, so I mostly keep my addictive personality off that… Continue reading Swirly Chocolate Pretzel Snaps:

I know my way around a chicken breast – believe me if you make as many hundreds of pounds of chicken salad as I do, you know where every scrap of meat is hidden.  But thighs remain a scarlet mystery to me.  Even eating them is difficult – there are bones in odd places, cartilage… Continue reading Garlic Rosemary Chicken Soup: A Near Miss

Remember yesterday I said I love barbacoa? Four hours passed.  Four and a half actually, since the longer the better with slow cooking.  They call it slow cooking for a reason.  They do not call it fast cooking.  (Zing!) The Dutch oven now looks like this: Which admittedly looks a little gross, but where one… Continue reading What I Did For Love: Beef Barbacoa Part Two

I love barbacoa – I love the name, I love the (previously blogged about) pork, and I love the London restaurant of the same name.  So when browsing around the Serious Eats website I saw a recipe called “Better Than Chipotle’s Beef Barbacoa”, I hastened to Chipotle to taste for myself.  I’d only ever eaten… Continue reading Snow Day! Beef Barbacoa Part One:

Most people had a magic dish growing up that their mom would give them when they were sick – scrambled eggs, chicken noodle soup (canned or homemade), Campbell’s Tomato Soup with buttered Ritz crackers, plain buttered noodles.  Jello or popsicles.  Ginger ale, tea with honey, or lemonade.  Older readers might remember mothers giving them a… Continue reading Chicken Salad for the Soul: