Friday, April 11, 2014

Meal No. 969: Mesquite Pork Steaks with Ancho Chili BBQ Sauce

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A Friday night grilling mini-feast with super-thick porterhouse pork chops, mesquite flavored and jazzed up with an ancho chili barbec...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Meal No. 968: Pacific Rim Grilled Chicken (on a NEW Grill!)

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There's a new grill at the Roediger House, delivered last evening. After combing through the ratings in Consumer Reports  and also ch...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Meal No. 967: Hamburger Supreme

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" Hamburger Supreme ," from the late Mrs. John T. (Glynn) Johnson of Buies Creek, North Carolina, via Janice Jones Bodenhamer...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Meal No. 966: Japanese Fried Chicken

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Based on a popular Japanese street food meal, this is chicken breasts coated in panko and pan-fried to a lusty golden color, sitting atop...
Monday, April 7, 2014

Meal No. 965: Steak au Poivre

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Once again I have reached back to one of my earliest recipes that coincided with my inaugural forays into kitchen life, from back in 2001...
Sunday, April 6, 2014

Meal No. 964: Beef Biryani

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Cuisine at Home  does it for me again, this time with an Indian curry-inspired dish called Beef Biryani. Not that hard to make, once all ...
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Meal No. 963: Holiday Stuffed Pork Roast

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It was a little bit of a grand feast at the Roediger House tonight. I had a moderate-sized Boston butt and a touch of ambition, and what ...
Friday, April 4, 2014

Meal No. 962: Juicy Burgers on the Grill

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Drove in tonight after a full week of teaching in Frederick County, Virginia, and there were several mouths to feed. I took an easier way...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

New Orleans Pecan Pie Bread Pudding

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For the big chili meal gathering last week while I enjoyed a week at home, I finally got around to trying out this recipe for New Orlean...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Meal No. 961: Breakfast Casserole

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On Monday morning, before I turned my attention to clean-up and packing for the road this week, I fixed up some of that standard breakfas...
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Meal No. 960: Shrimp and Bacon Pizza

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Homemade pizza on a Sunday night: shrimp and bacon with mozzarella on the bottom and feta and cheddar on top: I liked this pizza pret...
Monday, March 31, 2014

Meal No. 959: BLT [Bacon Only]

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Had some bacon to fry up this past Sunday so I made a BLT the way I like it best: bacon, Duke's mayo, and whatever bread I've got...
Sunday, March 30, 2014

Meal No. 958: Herb-Roasted Salmon

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Saturday night at the Roediger House: herb-roasted salmon, red quinoa, and broccoli florets. I added a chilled rosemary dijon cream sauce...
Saturday, March 29, 2014

Meal No. 957: Grilled Ribeye Steak

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The rain didn't materialized by dinner time last night so it turned into a great Friday night for grilling. I just sort of made up th...
Friday, March 28, 2014

Meal No. 956: Chicken with Coronation Sauce

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I continue to be a day behind on posting blog entries, so here's a shot of last night's meal: chicken with coronation sauce. Whoa: i...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Meal No. 955: Deviled Beef Short Ribs

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The Wednesday night meal at the Roediger House: Absolutely amazing. And you can take that to the bank. "Deviled Beef Sho...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Meal No. 954: Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops

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The Tuesday evening meal at the Roediger House: bourbon-glazed center-cut pork chops, with baby lima beans and creamy stone-ground grits....
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Meal No. 953: Simple Beef Chili with Kidney Beans

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This past Monday night was a large dinner party on what was forecast to be a fairly cold and wintry day. So I decided to make a big pot o...
Monday, March 24, 2014

Meal No. 952: Filet Mignon in Port Mushroom Sauce

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Last night I returned to a recipe that I had probably not tried since 2001. It was fantastic, although the rareness of the steaks proved ...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Meal No. 951: Brioche French Toast

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Thanks to the close proximity of Camino Bakery, and the added bonus of their two-for-one bread special on Sundays, I found it easy to mak...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

Meal No. 950: Barbecued Chicken

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This is my second attempt at making grilled barbecue chicken, with a simple homemade spice rub and a homemade barbecue sauce. My previous v...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Meal No. 949: Patty Melts on Sourdough

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Classic Burger Sauce from  Cook's Illustrated , July-August 2008, p. 11. 4 T mayonnaise 2 T ketchup 1 tsp sweet pickle re...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Meal No. 948: Multi-Grain Pancakes

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A quick lunch this past Monday before climbing into the Toyota Tundra for the winter-weather-burdened drive up to Frederick County, Virgi...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Chocolate Bread Pudding

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For Amy's great birthday dinner bash last Friday , I tried out a new dessert, inspired in part by her fondness for bread pudding. Thi...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

St. Patrick's Day Winter Storm

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How many times are we going to have to lament that Old Man Winter is not yet done with us?! Monday was St. Patrick's Day, and for us S...