If you are like me then you want to eat more chicken since it is a lean substitute for red meat but you are turned off by the fact that it is often dry and often lacking in flavor. Thankfully, that is where the process known as brining comes in. By brining chicken (and turkey, […]
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Jun
Jun
Although making brined pickled cucumbers takes some time, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at that great ‘sitting on the front porch’ summertime flavor. Use the excess cucumbers from the vegetable garden, or fresh store bought cucumbers to brine into pickles. Start off by choosing the best looking cucumbers without dents, wrinkles, odd shapes and free from […]
The other day I was walking through the deli counter at my local grocery store and sampled brown sugar cured ham. This stuff was awesome, I mean ham is pretty good in general, but this stuff was great. After buying a pound thinly sliced (and eating a quarter of it like I was shopping), I […]
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Mar
Mar
Stuck in a turkey rut? Tired of cooking the same old turkey every Thanksgiving? Okay, not literally, but we all have our own traditions or have just become accustomed to following the first turkey recipe we learned. Why not try something new this year? The following list includes 10 ways you can cook a turkey. […]