Monthly Archives: September 2011

Sunday Evening Grilled Porterhouse

Posted on September 26, 2011 by SlowDownAndCook with Meals not So Fast

It has been a long Sunday and we have a Porterhouse Steak that has been marinating over-night in Hawaiian salt, black pepper, and a small amount of Beaujolais.  We are going to grill the steak; high heat, low heat, one turn. … Continue reading →

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Garden Update

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SlowDownAndCook with Meals not So Fast

By way of log, it is time to mark the garden. We planted five tomato plants this year- we also culled eight volunteers. We planted basil, cilantro, lettuce, parsley, and a jalapeño pepper. The no-need-to-plant plants, are mint and oregano- … Continue reading →

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Rice

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SlowDownAndCook with Meals not So Fast

Each rice (Basmati, Uncle Ben’s, Hi Node…), in its final form, is defined by its water to rice ratio. The sticky Chinese rice has very little water- one and a quarter cups of water to one cup of rice; at … Continue reading →

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Kind Barbecue Sauce

Posted on September 19, 2011 by SlowDownAndCook with Meals not So Fast

This sauce is a hybrid from a number of sources and trial and error. The basic sauce is simple, but easy to ruin. I tried substituting cider vinegar for the Red Wine vinegar, and it was horrible.  If you are … Continue reading →

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