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Have You Tried Sous Vide?
Active Time: Very Short Total Time: Hours to Days Sous Vide (cooking in a warm/hot water bath) is an extraordinary way to perfect the doneness level and juiciness of meats. In addition, this cooking method can be used with excellent results on certain vegetables, such as asparagus. If you’re new to sous vide cooking, the…
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Have a Healthy, Tasty Salad
A salad makes a great complement to any meal… even breakfast! A salad is also a fantastic and convenient way to get some raw fruits and veggies, which are much healthier than when cooked. Rather than posting a variety of salad recipes, I thought I’d make a post on the general concept of putting together…
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Sausage Tortizza
Active Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 1 burrito-size flour tortilla 2 tbsp. pizza sauce Mostly tomato paste With a little EVOO drizzled in Dried oregano Fresh or dried garlic Salt & fresh-cracked black pepper Fresh-made spicy Italian sausage (you can use store-bought, but it’s really quite horrible compared to making you’re own……
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About Eating Healthy
The so-called “experts” have been trying to tell us what’s good for our body’s and what’s not for as long as I’ve been alive. Their wonderful advice has lead to horrific products like no-salt and margarine. And they have recommended a low-fat diet, only to learn later that we need what they call “healthy” fats.…
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Better Than French Toast
Active Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 4 slices bacon 2 eggs ½ cup whole milk Pinch of salt Pinch of spice (use any of cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, etc.) 6 slices day-old baguette Process: Cut bacon into half-inch dices and fry until just starting to crisp. Remove bacon bits to a plate,…
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New York Deli Reuben
Active Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: Two Slices Rye Bread 1 T. Butter, Softened 2 T. Thousand Island Dressing 2 Slices Swiss Cheese 4 Slices Corned Beef 1 Small Handful Sour Kraut, Squeezed Completely Dry Process: Preheat air fryer. Make a foil sling for easy lifting of sandwich. Butter one side of…
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Candied Pork Belly Bites
Active Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 lb. Pork Belly ⅛ c. Maple Syrup ¼ t. Popcorn Salt Pinch of Ground Cinnamon Pinch of Ground Cardamom Pinch of Ground Cayenne Process: Preheat air fryer. Cut pork belly into large dices, keeping some fat, but trimming away any skin and large sections of…
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Danger Dogs
Active Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: Two hot dog buns Two all beef skin on hot dogs (such as Boarshead) Two strips uncured bacon Your choice of condiments Process: Slice buns, spray with oil (coconut oil is recommended), place into basket, turn air fryer on, press “toast” button and press start. Wrap…
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Thoughts on French Toast
French Toast is one of those interesting dishes that can range from basic (and horrible) to gourmet. It’s easy to fall into a rut of making basic French Toast. However, it’s also super easy to get creative. Fundamentally, you will always start with a custard base of eggs and milk, soak your bread and fry.…
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Reuben 2.0
Active Time: 12 minutes Total Time: 12 minutes Ingredients: 2 Slices Good Jewish Pumpernickel Rye Bread Steakhouse Blue Cheese Dressing Deli Sliced Corned Beef Deli Sliced Pepper Jack Cheese Fermented Sour Kraut Peperoncini Butter for Frying Process: Melt some butter in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add one piece of bread to frying…
