Tag Archives: Homemade

Yogurt Flatbread

Posted on August 21, 2015 by

Well, it has been a busy summer!  Many projects going on,  a lot of great cooking that I should have been documenting, but it always gets pushed back to “next time I make this I will put this on the … Continue reading →

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Home Cured Bacon

Posted on May 16, 2015 by

Originally posted on Cast Iron Dan:
With all the posts that I have done over the summer about curing meat, (Pastrami, Smoked Turkey and Canadian Bacon) I think that there is no way I can move on without doing American…

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Home Curing Olives

Posted on January 17, 2015 by

Last fall, my wife (Daphne) and I discovered an industrial park near our home that used dozens of olive trees in their landscaping. Looking up into the trees we could see thousands of green olives there. I mentioned to Daphne … Continue reading →

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Time for more Bacon…

Posted on September 7, 2014 by

Well, Fall is almost here and I just cooked up that last of my bacon stash over the weekend… time to make some bacon. I went back to my local grocery store (Vallarta) to see if they had any pork … Continue reading →

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Homemade Pepperoni

Posted on January 5, 2014 by

Well, now that the holidays are over and the house starts to empty, it’s time to post one of the recipes that I have been working on! It was great having the family together – visiting and cooking, I hate … Continue reading →

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Pomegranate Jelly

Posted on November 15, 2013 by

A few years back I was out looking for a fruit tree that would actually thrive out here in the Mojave Desert. I have tried Cherry, Apricot, Pear and Apple with some limited success, but they just never did well. … Continue reading →

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Home Cured Bacon

Posted on October 21, 2013 by

With all the posts that I have done over the summer about curing meat, (Pastrami, Smoked Turkey and Canadian Bacon) I think that there is no way I can move on without doing American style Bacon! When fall arrives, a … Continue reading →

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Homemade Lye Soap (Guest Post #2)

Posted on August 25, 2013 by

Here is another guest post from my friend Loretta from the Pacific Northwest! This is a great post and another stepping stone toward her own blog someday! Cold Process for Homemade Soap Equipment: 1-2 quart Pyrex or glass bowl 4-6 … Continue reading →

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The Pastrami Project!

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Pastrami has always sounded like a fun cooking project to do, but it seems that I never set aside the time to do it! The process of making pastrami is actually easy, you just have to plan ahead as it … Continue reading →

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