It’s stuffmas time. That means baking time – especially since we’re on a super strict budget this year and have decided to send out baked goods instead of more material gifts. We had some family coming over to visit recently and decided that they would be the perfect test subjects for some baking experiments. I [...]
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Alton Brown B&B Pickles
December 27th, 2011
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One of our favorite snacks around here is a small bowl of pickles. You get a small serving of salty and sweet flavors without a whole lot of crap or unnecessary ingredients. Between the two of us, we tend to go through a big jar of them in a little over a week. Bread & [...]
Homemade Cheese Crackers
April 15th, 2011
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I have a serious addiction to Cheez-Its. I try not to buy them too often as they’re a little expensive when they’re not on sale – and more importantly, they’re pretty bad for you. They’ve got tons of salt and various preservatives. I found a recipe for Cheddar Crackers a while back that purported to [...]
Alton Brown – Mighty Duck
February 14th, 2011
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Yeah, yeah, it’s been a while. Let’s just move past that and get to the food. Despite having grown up on Long Island, I don’t think I actually ever had duck until I moved to Florida. Go figure. It’s one of my favorite meats. Every time I eat it, I’m always left amazed at just [...]
Roast Pork with Maple and Mustard Glaze
September 7th, 2010
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I kind of cheated this past week. I’m in a section of the book where there aren’t really any recipes I could easily make. The next recipe is actually pickles. I’ll be making them as soon as I can find the pickling mix – but they take a while to pickle. The next real meal [...]
Alton Brown Creamed Corn Cornbread
August 24th, 2010
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Having finally gotten the creamed corn right, it was time to turn it into some cornbread. Like the creamed corn, I ended up making this one twice in an attempt to get it right. After making it the first time, I realized that the baking soda and powder I had used were both old and [...]
Alton Brown Better Than Grannie’s Creamed Corn – Take 2
August 16th, 2010
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Sorry I have no photos for this one, but I didn’t actually expect this to come out nearly as successful as it did. The next recipe I was supposed to make was the corn bread which uses either leftover creamed corn from the last recipe, or canned corn. Emily had been eating the leftover corn [...]
Alton Brown Better Than Grannie’s Creamed Corn
August 6th, 2010
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updated! Be sure to read the update to this post here Oh, corn – how I love you. By far, it’s one of the best side items ever. It goes well with so many dishes. In our house, we usually do grilled corn on the cob. I’d be hard pressed to remember the last time [...]
Alton Brown Who Loves Ya Baby-Back Ribs
August 5th, 2010
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I’ve got a confession – I’ve been sitting on these photos for a week. I just haven’t had the time or energy to sit down and write a blog post for this. I’ve got another confession – I’ve got a real hard time resisting the urge to get baby back ribs anytime I see them [...]
Alton Brown All-Pantry Tomato Sauce
July 27th, 2010
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I’m getting into an area of the book where I have to skip a few recipes. The one I was supposed to do in order was some jam. Unfortunately, we don’t have equipment for canning – and I’m just not sure I really want to invest in such a thing right now. Not to say [...]
