Food
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Pinoy Christmas in April Part 1: Bibingka
Wish I had some salted duck eggs. Continue reading
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quick update
busy-busy so i haven’t been able to do any updates here. still need to link LOTS of pics. let’s see: february and march were super-busy with traveling back and forth to st. lou. but all of us were glad to… Continue reading
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winter again?!
[sigh…] it’s been cold and gloomy outside the past several days! i’m getting a bit tired of it, though i’m glad too ’cause i got to really focus on testing recipes and writing. planted out the Ben Sarek Black Currant… Continue reading
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Our Favorite Pig-Out Food: Spicy Chicken Wings
Paco and Migi requested their favorite chicken wings as it’s been months since I last made them. We are trying to eat more healthy food, but this weekend was a “break”, so I said yes. I first had this at… Continue reading
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Burger Machine, that forgotten UP place, and SteakNShake
Thursday when the meat came and there was a package of ground sirloin, my first thought was: burgers! I have NOT had a decent burger in months. This is not fine cuisine we’re talking about. It’s soooo far removed from… Continue reading
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Easy Bistek with Vegetables
Cook bistek the way you normally would, except add a pack of frozen green beans and sliced up mushrooms when you put the beef in. Actually this one was done on a busy night so I stuck everything, including the… Continue reading
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Chicharon
As a special treat, I made a tiny amount of homemade chicharon for the kids. Last year I was making some pork dish and cut the lean meat out of a whole pork shoulder. Such a shame to throw all… Continue reading
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Rye Crackers
Cleaning out the refrigerator and found my Bob’s Red Mill Dark Rye Flour, leftover from a bread-baking experiment back in December. So I made these rye crackers from the recipe on the back of the package. I quite enjoyed making… Continue reading
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Wholesome Harvest Organic Chicken Sausages
The Wholesome Harvest shipment came today, so we had organic chicken sausages for lunch. Yum! Paco and I dipped it in Peter Luger Steak Sauce, but Aisa and the littlies didn’t like it. Paco has always been the one with… Continue reading
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Whole Wheat Pancakes
1 cup freshly milled whole wheat flour (I used Golden 86 or Prairie Gold from Wheat Montana) 2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 cup buttermilk 1 large egg 1/4 cup milk… Continue reading