Spoiler alert. Worst. Bacon. Ever. Bacon and bacon flavored items are everywhere these days. Bacon salt, bacon mayo, bacon soap….you name it, it’s probably available. It’s clear that we love bacon. Americans eat bacon an average of 18 times each year, for a total of 5,608,654,506 pounds annually! Yes, that’s BILLION. 62% of restaurants… Continue reading Our Farm Brand Bacon Review
Category: Home Cooking
I Invent the WeenieBurger
A few weeks ago, I made frankfurters at home, I usually do this once or twice a year. The recipe is rather simple beef and pork on a 2/1 ratio, paprika, black pepper, celery seeds, garlic powder, dry milk powder, ground mustard, white pepper,coriander, and salt. You process this all, adding ice cubes slowly until… Continue reading I Invent the WeenieBurger
Home Curing Olives
I have extensively documented my love of all things olive, and my experience curing fresh olives at home. It’s a project that takes a couple months of love and dedication, but will provide you with a year of enjoyment. (And great holiday gifts to give out). My personal exclusive supplier of fresh olives is a… Continue reading Home Curing Olives
Home Cookin ‘ – Ball Park Brand Flame Grilled Beef Patties
I’ve tested a lot of ‘heat and eat’ burger patties at home, from the frozen varieties like Fred Meyer Frozen Mini Cheeseburgers, Private Selection Angus Beef Patties, and Trader Joes Kobe Style, White Castle, to the convenience store types like Big A Angus Charbroil, and the 7-Eleven Cheeseburger, With the exception of the mini mart burgers, the other patties… Continue reading Home Cookin ‘ – Ball Park Brand Flame Grilled Beef Patties
Home Pizza Crust – Take 3
Again, this time, I used King Arthur’s Perfect Pizza Blend Mix (see previous review). I made it per the instructions precisely, although this time, I wanted to try and see what it worked ilke after freezing. So after a two hour initial rise, I tamped it down, put into a floured zip lock bag, and… Continue reading Home Pizza Crust – Take 3
Private Selection Angus Beef Patties
Today’s home burger test is a Private Selection (Kroger) brand frozen Angus Burger. 1/3 pound patties, 6 to a package, retail price of 5.99 today with a Fred Meyer loyalty card. As I spewed the other day, Fred Meyer is our local outlet of the Kroger Company, where house brands are made and/or distributed by… Continue reading Private Selection Angus Beef Patties
Home Pizza Dough Quest
My quest continues to make GREAT home made pizza. This week I tried King Arthur Brand Crust Mix, a pack makes two 12″ thin crusts, or larger single thick crust. The mix is complete, includes a yeast package, the ingredients ( semolina flour (durum wheat), King Arthur Unbleached Flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour), dough… Continue reading Home Pizza Dough Quest