Tag: home cooking

Last Step in Fresh Olives Home Cure

I put up the last few jars of fresh green olives today.  These have been in a brine “rinse” for 30+ days, washed, and canned in mason jars.  I make a simple “final” brine for the canning of 4 c water, 1/4 c kosher salt, 1/4 c vinegar.  Olives are packed in the jars with… Continue reading Last Step in Fresh Olives Home Cure

Home Test – Tyson Sausage Crumbles

Leave it to me to start liking a product that apparently isn’t made anymore.  I had two packages in the freezer that I picked up at some time, Sausage Crumbles with Italian Seasoning, and Beef Crumbles.  Both ingredients are fully-cooked, and designed to be used as a quick heat and eat meal component, as a… Continue reading Home Test – Tyson Sausage Crumbles

Home Cookin’ Test – Private Selection Angus Beef Patties Review

I picked these up on a whim today, some ‘extras’ to throw on the grill for the 4th.  6 1/3 pound patties for about $6.  “Angus”, but not “certified Angus”, and off the bat, I am a little concerned that the meat is not single country sourced, or if it is, the labeling on that… Continue reading Home Cookin’ Test – Private Selection Angus Beef Patties Review

New Product Test – Jack Daniel’s EZ Marinader Pouch Review

I’m not much for marinades, at our house we tend to lean more towards dry rubs, or herb seasoned food when we’re grillin’.    However this product looked interesting on the shelf, and I took one home, opting for the “Mesquite” flavor.  (The product comes in four different flavors). The Jack Daniels Marinade (contains no… Continue reading New Product Test – Jack Daniel’s EZ Marinader Pouch Review

Home Cookin’ Test – Tony Romas Pulled Pork BBQ

I’ve been into a Tony Roma’s once, and it was on the occasion of a group of Chinese I was working with wanting an “authentic American meal”;  the restaurant was in Hong Kong.   No idea what I had to eat that nite, for sure it wasn’t ribs, cause that particular dish is never on… Continue reading Home Cookin’ Test – Tony Romas Pulled Pork BBQ

Home Cookin’ – Private Selections Marble Hearth Pizza

This is a short and (not so) sweet review.  I was intrigued by the packaging and photo, but unimpressed with the product.  The Private Selections brand (a house brand for Kroger affiliated stores) Marble Hearth Pizza, with pepperoni and roasted garlic didn’t have much going for it.  While the crust was OK, and the presence… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Private Selections Marble Hearth Pizza

Home Cookin’ – Stouffer’s “S.O.S”

I’m generally thought to be a fairly good internet researcher, tho I have not been able to come up with the origin of “SOS” or “Shit on a Shingle” as it was referred to by generations of US armed service employees.  (A more polite version of the abbreviation might be “Stuff on a shingle’ or… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Stouffer’s “S.O.S”

Nationwide – Papa Murphy’s Take and Bake

Back in the day, before there were national chains that offered TNB, there was a local one in my home town.  It was next door to a place that sold soda by the case, in a myriad of flavors, with their own label on it.  I don’t remember the names of either place. Every week,… Continue reading Nationwide – Papa Murphy’s Take and Bake