Pierogies Assembly Line
Pierogies Assembly Line. I had a lot of pierogi filling left: cabbage, onions, beef, and cream cheese. So last night I made a quadruple batch of pierogi dough, let it chill overnight in the fridge....
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More fun with cast iron
More fun with cast iron. This is a "Colonial breakfast skillet" by Griswold since about 1910. This one (I have two) is just shy of a hundred years old, based on the style of logo and markings. It is...
The pickled eggs are amazing!
The pickled eggs are amazing! Surprisingly not too spicy (they're pickling in habanero vinegar, with the habaneros in it), the little bit of cane sugar nicely cut the edge of the vinegar, the garlic...
Smoked Eggs Pickled in Habanero Vinegar
Smoked Eggs Pickled in Habanero Vinegar. 16 eggs, steamed to hard, peeled, then cold smoked using apple wood for about 10 hours. Pickled in habanero vinegar (courtesy Rob Crowley), with some raw...
Breakfast this morning
Breakfast this morning: Eggs Benedict. The eggs poached sous-vide, the ham Black Forest ham. The second picture is mine where I sprinkled the Eggs Benedict with the cut up pieces of the ham slices...
Dinner tonight was pierogies
Dinner tonight was pierogies. My first. Filling was cabbage, onion, and beef (with some sambal oelek: raw ground up bird's eye peppers), all sauteed separately, then brought together, and mixed with...
Hard steamed eggs and cured pork belly in the smoker…
Hard steamed eggs and cured pork belly in the smoker, cold smoking on apple wood for six hours or so. The pork belly's been cured with a very old (Northern French?) recipe: apple cider (the non...
Prepping for the smoked leg of lamb
Prepping for the smoked leg of lamb. Deboned and butterflied, hammered thinner and to an even thickness, a few bits trimmed to pack the ends, inside and out rubbed with coarse sea salt and fresh...
I tried one of the smoked bacon-wrapped cheese-filled jalapenos
I tried one of the smoked bacon-wrapped cheese-filled jalapenos. Wow! I love jalapeno poppers and the Mexican place near work does bacon wrapped grilled ones quite nice. These are something else. I...
Bacon-wrapped Cheese-stuffed Jalapenos and Candied Bacon (ginger syru
Bacon-wrapped Cheese-stuffed Jalapenos and Candied Bacon (ginger syrup and rub marinaded for a few days, then brushed with barbecue sauce and sprinkled with brown sugar). Prepped and a shot after...