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Hexagonal Cedar Picnic Table
on Sep 23, 2009 in Outdoors Random Projects Austalian timber oil cabot cedar hexagonal patio table plans outdoor furniture stain patio table picnic table red cedar Only so you know on what am I spending usually the hot summer weekends, this post is about a picnic cedar table I built (commissioned by my wife) out of these six sided hexagonal picnic patio table plans!
The ‘Light’ Bacon Explosion
on Sep 8, 2009 in 4th of July BBQ Labor Day Bacon bacon explosion barbeque BBQAddicts meat pork sausage Had to do it. I knew it was going to come. The notorious creation of the BBQ Addicts, The Bacon Explosion a scandalous arteries clogging log of sausage, with crispy bacon bits, wrapped in ... you guessed a layer of thick bacon! No trace of a vegetabl...
The Turkey Burger in Top 9 on FoodBuzz!
on Sep 2, 2009 in 4th of July BBQ Random foodbuzz barbeque foodbuzz top 9 grill portabela mushroom saveur turkey burger I didn't eve dream at the time of creating it that my humble Turkey Burger would make it to Top 9 on FoodBuzz! How cool is that! I might need to pay more attention to it later in a dedicated post with a recipe. Any takers? Anyway - check it out! It i...
Wordless Friday - Spinach Ravioli with 4 Cheese Filling
on Aug 31, 2009 in Pasta Wordless Fridays anchovies cheese fresh pasta Italian cooking ravioli wordless friday Freshly made spinach ravioli with a 4 cheese filling (Blue, Feta, Parmesan and Cream cheese) sprinkled with sauteed sage, and in a fennel-butter-anchovies sauce.
Wordless Friday - Porcini Risotto with Aragula and Tomato Salad
on Aug 22, 2009 in Menus Under $10 Meals Wordless Fridays organic gardening arugula home grown tomatoes porcini risotto tomatoes There's nothing like an arugula and tomato salad that was grown in your backyard - our plot in my case. The nutty arugula flavor combines sublimely with the acidity of the tomato. No comparison with store bought produce. The porcini risotto was my fi...
BBA Challenge - Ciabatta Bread
on Aug 19, 2009 in BBA-Challenge baking bread artisan bread BBA biga ciabatta bread crumb dough italian bread Lionel Poilane Peter Reinhart PinchMySalt Poolish pre-ferment Ciabatta bread, first quest in baking myself through Peter Reinhart's book, as part of the Nicole's Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge(BBA).