A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Linda a valued reader, requesting a good key lime pie recipe. I have never made a key lime pie before, but I was all over the challenge. So last weekend I made a bunch of key lime pies. Some were good, some were bad, and [...]
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Tags: best key lime pie, graham cracker crust, juice, key lime, key lime pie, ultimate pie, whipped cream, zest 
2 Comments »I am always trying to expand my repertoire of recipes. The one thing that I do not cook a lot of is fish. Fresh fish is not the first thing you think of when you think of the Nations Capital. So I decided to slowly expand my repertoire with some canned tuna. I know it [...]
Posted in Baking, Pies, Recipes, fish, tuna Tags: individual tuna pot pies, pie crust, tuna, tuna pot pies, Vegetables No Comments »Sorry that I missed my post yesterday. I drove from Michigan to DC and it only took 12 hours. I saw multiple car pile-ups and a ton of bad drivers. It was a pretty good Sunday. Unfortunately I was unable to post anything for yesterday. However, today I have a great pie that my Mom [...]
I went to college in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for three years. It was a grand ole time. One of the regional cuisine favorites was the pasty pronounced (Past – EEEE). What is the pasty, well it is a meat pie filled with vegetables. Pretty tasty. My friend worked at a bar called the [...]
I have been overloaded with peaches lately. I guess there are worse things to be overloaded with. So I pulled out the food processor and made a couple of pie crusts. Then I contemplated what kind of peach pie to make. Then I settled on the basic peach pie. Since I have so many peaches, [...]
Posted in Baking, Fruit, Peaches, Pies, Recipes Tags: food processor crust, food processor pie dough, local peach pie, peach pie, Pies 3 Comments »
September 3, 2010 (5:04) Grilled Bacon Wrapped Shrimp I just made this. I'm not sure if I did it right, but it still tastes good!
September 2, 2010 (12:24) Homemade Hashbrowns I love crispy edged hash browns but have had trouble making them consistently. Great tip on getting the starch out!
August 30, 2010 (11:40) Homemade Hashbrowns Waffle House hash browns have nothing on these suckers. Delish.
August 30, 2010 (9:12) Homemade Hashbrowns YES. Excellent man. Nothing like a good hash brown.
August 29, 2010 (8:13) Grilled Chicken over Cellantani Pesto Chris - It is totally time to start using up that fresh basil. If you can move it into the house. That basil is good all year.