Monthly Archives: October 2010

I made Hungarian goulash following the recipe found at this link: http://homecooking.about.com/od/beefrecipes/r/blbeef166.htm.  At least I think it was authentic Hungarian goulash, although I’ve never made it before and have no idea how the idea occurred to me.  I used sirloin tip … Continue reading →

                Lots of beef lately – hamburgers, sirloin and porterhouse steak – all wonderful.  It’s a bit boring to write about eating beef, however, so I’m more focused right now on the local angle of this journey.  As important as … Continue reading →

We ate the first steaks a few days ago.  The steaks were labelled ‘rib steaks’ and appeared to be basic rib eye steaks with the bone still attached.  Quite honestly, I thought this entry would be a defense of grassfed … Continue reading →

TRUE STORY.  A customer at work asked me where he could find “the bacon that’s already cooked and you don’t need to refrigerate.”  Sadly, we had it available but the customer wasn’t happy because what we had was already refrigerated.  … Continue reading →

Julia Child probably never cooked in a crock pot but my guess is that Julia never spent 9.5 hours on her feet working retail and arrived home without one single ounce of energy, only the promise of an already-cooked meal … Continue reading →