I've been experimenting this week with my cast iron skillet. I have an idea for a couple of the cooking contests at the fair this fall, and I needed to do some experimenting. One of the criteria for several of the contests is 'ease of preparation', and I think starting a dish on the stove …
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Quick Sewing Project for Grilling
Labor Day usually means a cookout here, hot dogs with chili, bratwurst or burgers with beans. I actually made this quick project last summer, and then got busy. I am so easily distracted by shiny things and thrift stores. I realized that I never posted it, so here goes, just in time for the last …
National Fried Chicken Day 2015
Ok, I’ll admit it. I am completely addicted to fried chicken. I could eat it everyday, if only my arteries could take it. The combination of delicate crunchy exterior and tender juicy chicken is happiness on a plate. Fried chicken was the comfort food of choice for my childhood years, and the very best was …