I first tried to smoke beef short ribs back in 2011 but they came out incredibly tough. I told myself I’ve learned more about cooking in the intervening dozen years and I should try again. They came out so well for our family celebration I cooked them again for friends just 4 days later.
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Pasta with Mushroom Ragu
Like pork and apples, mushrooms are a perfect Fall ingredient. What do you get when you cook down 1½ pounds of mushrooms with shallots, garlic, and thyme then serve it over pasta that was cooked in chicken stock and cream? I got the most delicious meal I’ve eaten in months. It’s perfect earthy comfort food for a cold and rainy Fall day. Cook it for someone you love.
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Cream of Mushroom Soup
For the first time in months I have a cooking post that does not include tofu, a grill, or my Instant Pot. It is meatless – but not vegetarian. With the changeover to Fall I broke out Old Blue for this wonderful comfort food.
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Father’s Day: Cedar Planked Salmon
June 21, 2020 I had a great Father’s Day. Carla and I went out for a walk in the morning, I cleaned my messy office, and we had our youngest son and his family over for dinner. Unfortunately, our older son and his wife couldn’t make it as they had been out in public earlier… Continue reading Father’s Day: Cedar Planked Salmon
Cedar Planked Salmon
Date: July 16, 2019 We’ve eaten a lot of beef lately so we decided to lighten things up a bit. After soaking a 7×15 cedar plank in water for a couple of hours I fired up the grill to 350° and lightly salted a small salmon fillet. When the grill was up to temp, the… Continue reading Cedar Planked Salmon
