Apple Sauce Instant Pot Ribs
The ribs come out with a slight sweet and smoky taste. The apple sauce seems to prevent the ribs from drying out. Bruce really loves this recipe. Serves 6
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Instant Pot and Grill Dinner
Dinner Menu from July 3, 2020 Appetizers Grilled Jalapeno Peppers Stuffed with Goat Cheese Dinner Apple Sauce Instant Pot Ribs Grilled Corn Grilled Summer Squash Grilled Grilling Onion Dessert Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Read More Instant Pot and Grill DinnerStrawberry and Rhubarb Pie
I bought strawberries at Costco and they were sweet and delicious. I have rhubarb growing in my garden and I introduced the strawberries to the rhubarb in a pie. Strawberry rhubarb pie is one of Bruce’s favorite pies. Makes a 9 inch pie
Read More Strawberry and Rhubarb PieHappy 4th of July
July 4, 2020 Happy Independence Day! I was waiting until the afternoon to take a picture of our flag, and it started raining. I got these shots of our flag with a rainbow!
Read More Happy 4th of JulyMalaysian Chicken Satay
This is based on a “Cook’s Illustrated” recipe. I didn’t have several of the ingredients on hand, so this is what I used. It came out beautifully and so good. Bruce did the actual skewering and grilling. This meant dinner was ready when I finished work. Serves 4 to 6
Read More Malaysian Chicken SatayNo Sugar Banana “Ice Cream”
I was wondering what to do with a couple of overripe bananas and didn’t feel like heating up the house to make banana bread. I found the inspiration for this recipe in the “Cuisinart Recipe Booklet”. Bruce loves cow dairy cheese and milk, but they don’t love him. I thought it would be worth it […]
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July 2, 2020 Last night, Nox started jumping on the fence and barking. Shinning the flashlight up into the pine tree on the other side of the fence revealed four baby raccoons. I didn’t get a picture of all four raccoons. We did not see the mother raccoon, so maybe she left her babies in […]
Read More Early Evening VisitorsCampfire Dinner Menu
To celebrate Bruce’s birthday, we had a campfire dinner, cooked in our fire pit. Dinner Party Menu from June 29, 2020 Appetizers Jalapeno Stuffed with Goat Cheese, Wrapped in Foil and Cooked on Coals Salad Caveman Roasted Bell Peppers and Yellow Onion with Fresh Lemon Thyme and Vinaigrette Dinner Lamb Rib Roast, Cooked in Foil, […]
Read More Campfire Dinner MenuCaveman Roast Pepper Salad
Having watched a Steven Raichlen’s “Project Fire” show, where he cooked peppers and onions directly on coals of a wood fire for a salsa, I thought it would be fun to try it cooking vegetables directly on coals. I made a salad using Caveman cooked vegetables. I was very pleased with how the salad came […]
Read More Caveman Roast Pepper SaladCultured Butter and Real Buttermilk
When I was a child, I remember making butter with my mother and sisters. My mom would fill up jugs with fresh milk and skim of the cream. The cream was put into a butter churn. The churn was a very large glass jar, maybe 3 gallons, with a lid with a crank attached to […]
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