Slow Roasted Bone-in Pork Butt with CRISPY SKIN Fat Cap

"A PICTURE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS"but i'll add a few more...slow roasted, unctuous fall-off-the-bone tender, pull apart pork butt-shoulder-picnic roast.COMPLETELY COVERED IN CRISPY SKINit might take all day, but it is so worth the wait.  there's not much work to it and it will surely be a big hit at your next gathering.put this baby in the...

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Food Friday: Chinese Egg Rolls from New Jersey

From the collection of Gena Philibert-OrtegaToday's Food Friday is from a community cookbook that has a similar look to another one I own from Vermont. From Ridgewood Kitchens sponsored by the Women's Guild of the West Side Presbyterian Church Ridgewood, New Jersey, 1945 has a metal coil binding and uses handwriting and drawings to illustrates...

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Quick Vanilla Buttercream Frosting with White Vanilla Bean Cake

actually this is a ....double layer...WHITE VANILLA BEAN CAKEDARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE fillingwith CANDIED MACADAMIAand...QUICK WHITE VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTINGwhew...that was too much for the heading.a lovely cake for any occasion. small crumb, similar to a pound cake, but not too heavy.  holds up well and has a nice vanilla bean flavor.  the...

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Food Friday: Working Mothers' Casserole from the LA County Fair

Ok, true confession time. Many years ago I won a few blue ribbons for some flavored vinegars I submitted to the Los Angeles County Fair. So you can imagine my excitement when I came upon today's cookbook at a library book sale. While this was prior to my fair winnings, I love the idea of a cookbook that includes all of the award winning recipes. Each...

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Funky Dust Pickle Powder

Who could have ever guessed that I would get turned on by machines? Not for their own sake of course, but to manipulate traditional foods in new ways. I had this idea the other day: what would happen if you took lacto-fermented pickles, shaved them thin and put them in a dehydrator? Then crush them up into a powder to use as seasoning. It is delicious...

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Greek Yogurt Lemon Tart with Rosemary Almond Crust

SWEETTARTCLEANREFRESHINGGLUTEN FREEsweet tart lemony citrus desserts are so refreshing especially this lovely tart with it's little rosemary kick.i seem to forget about lemon desserts.  they get pushed aside for the dark chocolate, the savory peanut butter and the gooey caramel goodies.  i often post about bacon, chocolate, pig ears, pork...

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Boy Meets Atlas

I knew there would come a day when my younger son Mookie would figure out that I haven't exactly been telling him the whole truth and nothing but the truth about pasta. He got very good at rolling out dough by hand in most shapes, including a very decent lasagne. But somehow he figured out that there is a machine on the shelf. And a wooden board that...

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Food Friday: Death by Chocolate

It has been HOT and humid here in Southern California. So my general feeling is that it's better to make reservations during this time of extreme weather than to actually cook. But when I saw this recipe I thought I wouldn't mind someone making this for me.Today's recipe comes from American Buffet. Favorite regional recipes from members of the General...

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Flourless Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache and Candied Bacon

MY NEW FAVORITE FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKEi now believe i found the perfect flourless chocolate cake.  as stated before in previous posts...most all flourless chocolate cakes are going to be delicious...that's a given, BUT most are very difficult to serve.  i usually end up with little chocolate crumbles on me, the table, the floor.  chocolate...

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