Catfish Month Meal, Arkansas Style
August is National Catfish Month, time to pay tribute to an outstanding American product with a delicious fried catfish recipe.
Kitchen Tip Tuesday
Kitchen Tip Tuesday – Try Flaxseed Oil for Re-seasoning Cast Iron
I love cooking with cast iron. Guess I’m just old school. Recently, I noticed my skillets and Dutch oven needed re-seasoning. Previously, I’d used vegetable oil to season them. This time, I decided to use flaxseed oil after reading a Cooks Illustrated article. They tried it in their test kitchen and came away impressed with […]
Kitchen Tip Tuesday – Simple Venison Dry Aging
Deer hunting is in full swing now. Have you ever wanted to try dry aging venison meat? You can do it. I took a back-strap cut I was given last year and laid it on butcher paper uncovered in the refrigerator, allowing it to dry age in the controlled, chilled environment. I turned it every […]
Kitchen Tip Tuesday
This week’s tip is all about getting that ‘made from scratch’ taste without the time and work.
Kitchen Tip Tuesday – The Perfect Baked Potato
So what makes the perfect baked potato? Whether it’s heated in a microwave, baked in the oven or in a bed of campfire coals, it’s an internal temperature of…
Kitchen Tip Tuesday – Freezer Steak
We’ve all done it. You know. That steak you were planning to cook for supper tonight? You’re already on your way to work and realize you forgot to transfer it from the freezer to refrigerator last night to thaw. Don’t worry. You can still prepare a great steak from a frozen chunk of beef.
Kitchen Tip Tuesday – Favorite Cookbooks
Last week, I told you about that go-to cookbook in my kitchen – my mother’s. If you’re not fortunate to have one like that, try any one of the cookbooks listed below. They contain many outstanding recipes. Part of the fun of cooking is trying recipes and finding your favorites. The Pioneer Woman Cooks by […]
Kitchen Tip Tuesday – Sacred Text
Mom’s cookbook. You know the one. That iconic red, three-ringed binder known universally as Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book. There’s a good chance your mother or grandmother had one, too. My mom is long gone. But when I want to get close to her – feel her presence – all that’s needed is to open […]
Kitchen Tip Tuesday – Leave the Lid on When Cooking Rice
Don’t cheat and repeatedly peek under the lid when cooking rice. All of that moisture is needed to make it right.
Kitchen Tip Tuesday – Better Bacon… or Anything Else for that Matter
Better bacon? What’s that about? I thought just adding bacon to any food makes that food better. So how can it be possible to make bacon better? By adding bacon to it?