Sweet and Savory Fried Chicken Recipe

As you can probably surmise, I’m always screwing around in the kitchen, looking for a different way to do prepare something.  Today I stumbled onto a method that I think is good enough to share. Someone gave me a canister of “honey wheat” pretzels, which ordinarily I wouldn’t think of buying or consuming, I generally… Continue reading Sweet and Savory Fried Chicken Recipe

Home Cured Olives, continued….

I’m not sure when my fascination with olives started, though it was certainly rooted in childhood – growing up, if olives were on the table, it meant it was a holiday – Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving.    Those were the only dates we’d see olives at our house. If a holiday fete was hosted at a… Continue reading Home Cured Olives, continued….

How to Cook a Hot Dog (Sidebar)

There are as many ways to cook a hot dog as there are recipes and formulations to manufacture them. Most hot dogs come to grocers pre-cooked, and virtually every “skinless” hot dog falls into this category.  All-natural, uncured, and other varieties have not been cooked or smoked at the factory, and thus require heating at… Continue reading How to Cook a Hot Dog (Sidebar)