Category Archives: Meats Meats Meats
What Else Is Big Grocery Not Telling Me?
You know what’s really, really, really easy? And you know what my grocery store was hoping I’d never find out? It is insanely easy to turn a bone-in, skin-on chicken breast into a boneless, skinless one, and it costs literally … Continue reading
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Confronting My Fears, One Chicken At A Time
If I had to list my top five least favorite foods, I think it would end up lining up like this: 1. Banana 2. Seafood 3. Coconut 4. Dill 5. Cooked-fruit pie I do a pretty good job of avoiding … Continue reading
Filed under Hearty Meals, Meats Meats Meats
Super-Quick And Hellenic: What More Could You Want?
Once a month I get all motivated to try new recipes — the day the new “Food & Wine” issue arrives in the mail. This month I was stopped in my tracks while flipping through the pages thanks to a … Continue reading
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Delicacies of Dallas: State Fair Edition
An ode to the world’s greatest foodstuff: Roses are red, violets are blue. Chicken-fried bacon You’re the most amazing thing ever invented good golly but you’re freaking delicious.
Filed under Dining Out, Meats Meats Meats, On The Road, You Don't See That Every Day
There’s A FIRE! Sale.
Okay, so today was Labor Day. Big time BBQ day. Perhaps the last traditional BBQ day of the year. (Granted, I prefer grilling in the Autumn, when it’s not as buggy out, and I’m more interested in eating meatstuffs, but … Continue reading
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4th Of July? Guess It’s Time For BBQ
Here at Maple Hoo we’re not much for making a big deal of holidays. Even our Christmas celebration isn’t normally much more than putting out tons of handmade decorations and opening presents. I kind of have one level of cooking … Continue reading
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Mmmmm… Pulled Pork Tacos
Because I’m a red-blooded American, I have no choice but to barbecue on Memorial Day weekend. And because I’m a red-blooded American, I love tacos. So I figured this was a great opportunity to combine those two elements, and make … Continue reading
Sweet, Heavenly Bacon
There is a farm not far from where we live that raises heirloom beef, pork and poultry, but because we’re complete losers, we’ve been too chicken to drive up to the main office there to actually buy stuff from them. … Continue reading
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A Very Boomer Lunch
Today we had a barbecue lunch for Boomer, and then picnicked on the deck while she opened her Boomer Day presents. While the presents were really the main course, we were also a bit interested in the food. I decided … Continue reading
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Mai Day! Or: Wintry Food’s Last Gasp
Tra la! It’s May! Finally! The best month of the year! (Okay, that’s a lie. October is the best month of the year, but if you remove “the start of the hockey season” from the equation, May wins in a … Continue reading
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