Category: Home Cooking
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Queen City Smoked Sausage Review
When I made my initial foray to America’s foodie wonderland, Jungle Jims in Cincinnati last week, one item I picked up was a local product, Queen City Smoke Sausage. (The official sausage of the Reds, apparently). Sausage is a big deal in Cincinnati, as is German food in general. So popular, the city celebrates its […]
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Winstons Irish Bacon Review
When you request bacon in the US, you know what you are going to get. Smoked/cured thin slices of pork belly, with streaks of fat parallel to streaks of delicious meat. Unless you request “Canadian Bacon” which is neither Canadian nor bacon, but very lean sliced pork loin, cured and smoked. Outside of the US, […]
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Billy Goat Frozen Burger Review – from Devanco Foods
The restaurant part of the legend of the Billy Goat Tavern began on Chicago’s South Side in 1934. Greek immigrant William Sianas paid $205 for the Lincoln Tavern. In 1964, Sianas moved the bar to its current subterranean location, and it’s here, underneath Chicago’s Wrigley Building on Michigan Avenue, that the modern part of the […]
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Hooters Wing Breading Review – Grocery Item
I read labels meticulously in grocery stores. Not out of some health concern, real or imagined, just curiousity. I occasionally DO NOT read them when I grab something by impulse on the way out the door, and such was the case with Hooters Wing Breading “We Fix the Mix So You Don’t Have To!” I […]
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Two of My Favorite Tuna Recipes
My late mother made tuna a regular part of our family’s meal rotation. One was an entree, what we call in Minnesota a “hotdish.” Her recipe called for two cans of tuna, drained, stirred into a can of cream of mushroom soup simmering in a sauce pan. It was plated by ladling it piping hot […]
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Krusteaz No Knead Bread Mix Review
“No Knead Bread” was all the rage of the NY restaurant scene for awhile, and the NY Times subsequently offered a recipe for a home version. It required no real ability for the home baker, other than patience, as it requires nearly 24 hours of rising/resting. After that, follow the instructions, and you (most times) […]
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White Castle Frozen Fries Review – Nationwide Grocery Product
Some years ago, an “expert” told me in the future, half the products in a grocery store will be branded restaurant foods. I scoffed. Shouldn’t have, he was right. No matter your favorite fast food or casual dining choice, it’s very likely you’ll find products with their names on them in the frozen food section […]
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LEMS Backwoods Seasoning Jerky Mix Review
LEMS Backwoods Seasoning Jerky Mix Review I like jerky. And as I have the diabetes, if I can find one without added sugar, it’s a great low-carb snack. Friends of mine had been bragging about this fancy brand out of the Napa area, Krave, and I finally got around to trying it and wasn’t impressed. I […]
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Olive Oil Stores Review, Lake Geneva, WI
It was late in life before I “took to” mushrooms, probably because there really wasn’t that much exposure to them when I was growing up, though my mother was fond of using cream of mushroom soup for too many things. Not the same with olives, however, even though they were another scarcity in my home […]