7 ounces of hot, smoky, powder. That represents an entire summer of growing and several pounds of peppers. A mix of jalapeño, poblano, and serrano peppers. It also represents 6 hours on the smoker followed by two days on the dehydrator at the lowest setting. That was followed by a morning of cleaning/sorting and grinding.…
One of the things that has become apparent during the events surrounding COVID-19 is that our supply chain for everything runs like a well-oiled machine, but right on the edge. Whether it’s parts to build cars or ingredients to build a dinner, a shutdown in one part sends waves throughout the entire system. With some…
The July 4th holiday of this year found us out camping in Copper Breaks State Park, which, incidentally, is one of only 73 International Dark Sky Parks in the world as of this writing. In July it also has the potential to be rather warm. This particular day was one of the warm ones. One…
As I was preparing my breakfast this morning, it occurred to me that certain famous fitness people would not approve.
My review of the Epic Bar. Beef with Habanero, Walnut, and Cherry.
So I spent some time making up several batches of fathead pizza crusts the other day. It was very convenient to get up and throw some cheese onion, bacon, and an egg on part of one. Tossed it in the oven for 12 minutes at 400° and had breakfast. Yum!
Low-carb eating goes really well with a smoker. And the two of them go great with an unexpectedly cool, still morning. That’s what I was blessed with this morning, the first time I tried my hand at smoking some jerky. Why was I doing that? I love jerky but finding any pre-made without sugar is…
My much better half took the kids to an evening event. After a long day at work it was nice to be in a quiet house for an hour. It was nice to spend that time cooking for the ones I love. When they got home I was able to have chopped steaks, sweet potato…
