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What's For Dinner 16x15: 40 Cloves of Garlic
Chicken 40 Cloves is a provincial French dish which is basically some browned chicken parts braised in a liquid that has 40 cloves of garlic in it. The liquid is then reduced and served over the...
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What's For Dinner? v16.19 "Dump" Recipes
So, what is a “dump” recipe? Simply put, a dump recipe is where you dump all your ingredients into one pot and proceed to cook it. These are super simple recipes that don’t usually require a lot of...
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What's For Dinner? v. 16.22: Memory is Weird.
Didja ever remember something you used to eat regularly as a youngster that your folks made? You can remember only vague details of how it was made, and even what went into it. Then you try to make...
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What's For Dinner? v16.25: Christmas!
Welcome to the Christmas Day edition of WFD? As you are filling up the corners by nibbling on your favorite dainties, enjoying your favorite beverages, and in general winding down the day, I hope you...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v.16.34: Slow Cookin'!
The beauty of the slow cooker is in the phrase “set it and forget it”. Invented in 1940 by Irving Nachumsohn (who changed his surname to Naxon) as a way to prepare cholem for Shabbat (we need a WFD on...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? 16.42 Tradycje wielkanocne Edition
Today’s diary is a bit different, because it’s not a regular “list ingredients and steps” recipe, but rather a story time diary. Please enjoy.Tomorrow is Easter in the Orthodox Church. While Poland is...
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What's For Dinner? v16.46 Corned Beef Soup
Yes, you read that title right. As demonstrated in my Easter Soup diary, you can use ANY meat product you simmer to cook to make a stock. And a stock means yummy soup. So off we go, and hold on to your...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? 16.51 Furikake edition
Furikake, you say? What’s that? Sounds weird. Well, furikake is a Japanese seasoning blend usually used on steamed white rice to give it some flavor. However, it is basically dried and concentrated...
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Top Comments: Ace Edition
So, we all know what the LGBTQ stands for. But what about the “A” in LGBTQA? To most, it means “Allies”, which is well and good. But what about those who call themselves Ace? Or Asexual?Asexuality, in...
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What's For Dinner? 17.02 Franks and Beans edition
This past Wednesday (July 13) was “National Beans and Franks Day”. I approve that. But how did Beans and Franks get started?Welp, it all begins with the proliferation of canned baked beans. Van Camp’s,...
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What's For Dinner? 17.06 Whole Hog Edition
The whole hog roast. It is a fairly rare and slightly inaccessible treat. Sure, if you live in Hawai’i you can always go to a luau, but often times they’re relegated to county fairs and special...
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What's For Dinner? 17.09 Cueritos Edition
So Anyway…A few weeks ago I did a diary on a slow cooker “whole hog”. I had mentioned that because I used skin on pork belly, I needed something to do with the skin. Waste not, you know. So I asked...
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What's For Dinner? 17.10 New Ways, Same Concept
So, the California Roll. Invented as a way to get people to like sushi, a California Roll is a maki roll, inverted so the rice is on the outside and the nori inside, and filled with Fake Krab, avocado,...
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What's for Dinner? v17.13: Karaage Edition
So...Last week was strange. First, I thought I would be publishing this on the 24th of September, but it turns out I was a week early. Second, I had to get up at Monday O'clock in order to travel to...
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What's For Dinner? 17.18 Crumb Steak Edition
UPDATE: Sunday, Nov 6, 2022 · 12:57:07 AM +00:00·zenbassoonIt’s so nice seeing family stories of schnitzel and other similar things and the stories of the three stage breading. I’m glad this has given...
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Top Comments: The Bariatric Diet
As some of you may or may not know, I had bariatric surgery in 2019. I had the sleeve gastrectomy, which is where the doctor removes about 80% of the stomach, leaving a pouch about as big as a medium...
View ArticleBob has Passed.
Bob McGrath, otherwise known as Bob from Sesame Street has passed at the age of 90. Others will write great paeans about him, but for me, he will always be the one who talked about the DEEP things. He...
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Top Comments: Halfway Out of the Dark
As I sit and await the blizzard that’s coming, I’m thinking about the Polar Night and the Solstice. For us down in the continental US, the Solstice means the shortest day of the year. For folks above...
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What's For Dinner? 17.25: Luxury on a Budget
It’s time for Christmas Dinner. While Thanksgiving is dominated by the Traditional Turkey Dinner, Christmas dinner tends to go for the more luxurious, a standard being the standing rib roast, or the...
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Top Comments: Semicolon Edition
Depression sucks. Depression is what led me to nearly take my own life. As I’m a fundamental coward, I never thought about things like shooting myself, or driving off a Mississippi River bridge...
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