I'm not a purist when it comes to dry rubs. I'll mix dried herbs with fresh, depending on what I have handy and what I think will taste good. So with that experimental mindgear in mind, I present the following, a variation on a dry rub from The Complete Meat Cookbook. Not only did I mix fresh with dried, but I left out some of the ingredients ( Read more... )

I posted this in my own journal, but why not share the heart attack ( Read more... )

I now have a box of instant potato flakes in my pantry.

I resisted doing so for the longest time. Instant taters? An abomination in my sight. Likewise, bleah. Why not just buy real potatoes? That way you can be sure of what you're getting, plus you can make so many things out of raw potatoes. What can you make with potato flakes besides ( Read more... )

So today we planned to have Lys' Greek chicken in a crockpot recipe. We had some red taters to eat up, plus we hadn't had Greek chicken in a while, so why not? We picked up a chicken at the grocery yesterday, and this morning I started the assembly:

Crap. Low on oregano. How can I run out of oregano? Okay, looks like there's a tablespoon left ( Read more... )

I'm not sure what to call this. It started out as home fries, but it's evolved past that now. This is a good dish for anyone who's wanting to learn how to experiment beyond the recipe in a cookbook. It's also a cheap meal, depending on what you do with it, or can make a good side dish ( Read more... )

Because sometimes you want to impress a truck stop waitress more than a broke hipster ( Read more... )

Yes, part one. As in, there will be more (assuming you-all are interested. MAYBE YOU ARE NOT. I just get a kick out of sharing recipies).

Pulling Food For Broke Hipsters is a collection of relatively simple recipies my friend Elise pulled together (so actually, I deserve none of the credit for them; she's the one who did all the work, I'm just ( Read more... )

Remember when I said potatoes are both easy to cook and honestly not that bad for you? Well, today I'm standing by my word. If you're looking for a good vegeterian main dish or a nice side dish for you carnivores, I recommend this light take on an Indian standby. If you're not watching calories, just dump in half a cup of olive oil and enjoy.

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( Smokey Roasted Potato Chowder )

Lys had to talk about potatoes.

You need to have a glass baking dish for this. Personally I like Fire King but that's because I have some antique pieces that still work like a charm. Really any kind will do just don't be too big ( Read more... )