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Frozen Corn

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

“This is the best way to freeze corn.” 4 quarts corn 1 cup sugar 4 teaspoons salt 1 quart water Select fresh corn and remove husk. Cut corn from cob. Boil corn, sugar, salt and water for five minutes. Stir to keep from sticking. Place kettle in sink of cold water to cool. Pack cooled [...]

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Eat Your Veggies

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Last night, the one-man farmer’s market known as Dad came to Minneapolis. He is spending the next two weeks at Karyn and Bryan’s house, building a new garage. Accordingly, he came with two weeks-worth of vegetables: cucumbers, potatoes, zucchini, carrots, tomatoes, green and yellow wax beans, pattypan squash, jalapenos and green peppers, beets and more [...]

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Chipotle Chicken and Rice

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

I recommend starting this one before 8:30 p.m. Ingredients Makes 4 servings. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 2 pounds total)Note to self: this is really too much for one person to eat, even including leftovers. Coarse salt and ground pepper 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced lengthwiseI think I interpreted [...]

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In the Kitchen

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Thanks to Heidi: Canned Sweet Corn, drained (I used one can.) Canned Black Beans, rinsed and drained (I used one can.) Avocado, chopped (I used one.) Cilantro, chopped (I used one bunch.) Garlic Cloves, chopped (I used one head.) Jalapenos (as many as you want for as spicy as you want), seeds and veins removed [...]

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Spam-a-que

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Over the weekend, I went to a Spam-themed party hosted by Bertine and Zach. We ate Spam burgers, Spam pâté, Spam cake, Spam kebabs and I brought Hawaiian Spam Loaf. Ingredients: 1 can SPAM (or a 10-ounce small uncut ham) 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 12 whole cloves 2 rings canned pineapple, drained 2 tablespoons brown [...]

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