Monthly Archives: June 2011

Yellow Perfection

The first tomatoes are in! Well, actually I have been eating cherry tomatoes for a quite awhile but somehow those don’t seem to really count. These that I just picked are appropriately called Yellow Perfection. They are shown above with … Continue reading

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

It has been a busy week around here as Vacation Bible School was underway at our church. I served on the photography team. On Wednesday, I baked a thank you gift of cookies for each member of our team. Then, … Continue reading

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saturday breakfast tradition

With our own eggs and home smoked bacon, we typically make breakfast quesadillas each Saturday morning.

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Smoking!

  But not hot smoking! I have had these two pieces of pork belly curing in the refrigerator for almost two weeks. Now it is time to add some smoke. About a year ago, maybe more, Michael Ruhlman issued a … Continue reading

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Disappointing Potatoes

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My potato crop did not do well this year. I got them in the ground late and we had some really weird hot spells followed by gloom overcast days here in SoCal. I will try again next year or maybe … Continue reading

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