Gramma Hoole’s Slumgullion

This is the ultimate comfort food and relatively easy to make. This is a bit different from the other Slumgullion recipes online. Implements Ingredients This is a recipe for 4 people. Step 1: Pick a Starch Step 2: Get your ingredients together Instructions Enjoy!

The Ugly Pumpkin Pie

On Thanksgiving, I did most of the cooking and my sis-in-law brought desserts. It’s her turn to cook the main meal on Christmas Eve, and so I will bring the desserts. (We trade off.) Anyway, she brought two pies from our favorite pie place in Seattle: A la Mode Pies. There was a Holiday Pumpkin […]

Stoofvlees Met Frieten

(Les Carbonades Flamandes or Flemish Beef and Beer Stew with Fries) This is one of my all-time favorite recipes. Implements Knife Large pan Dutch oven Bottle opener Ingredients 4 pounds boneless beef, such as chuck, cut into 1″ or 2″ cubes Salt and pepper 2 or 3 TB all-purpose flour 4 TB (half stick) butter […]

Thanksgiving Pot Pie

This is my new favorite way to serve Thanksgiving leftovers. Step 1: Make a pie crust. (I make my grandfather’s Never Fail Pie Crust which is similar to this recipe, except that I use butter or leaf lard instead of shortening.)Step 2: Preheat your oven to 400F.Step 3: Butter and flour a spring-form pan or […]

Sourdough Baguettes

This has several dough-resting times and 9 steps to this recipe. Don’t try and fast-track this process; it won’t be the same if you don’t allow your dough to do its thing and mature throughout the day. The whole process takes around 7 hours–most of it passive–so plan ahead. Implements Kitchen scale Two medium bowls […]

White Bread Using Sourdough Starter

This week, I began the process of making my own sourdough starter from scratch. This means that every day, you have to discard some of the mix and “feed” the starter with new flour and water. I didn’t want to waste any of the starter discards, so I made a new loaf of bread every […]

Mexican Lasagna

I’ve also seen this called Tortilla Pie or Layered Taco Casserole. Essentially Mexican Lasagna is layers of flour tortillas (like the lasagna noodles in regularly lasagna), and layers of cheese, beans, and beef, in between the tortilla layers. I prefer using this Mexican Shredded Beef in this recipe. But ground beef with taco seasoning is […]

Mexican Shredded Beef

Use this meat with tacos, burritos (and you can use some of the extra sauce for “wet” burritos), Mexican lasagna, enchiladas, chili con carne, or any number of other dishes. It is very versatile. Implements A medium or large Dutch oven or other large pot that allows for braising (browning and simmering) Citrus juicer (if […]

Spicy Beef Jerky

I was recently visiting a close friend in Nashville and he brought a bag of jerky he’d made, knowing that I might be peckish after the flight. It was so good, and I continued to gnaw on it over the next days. Great snack! As he says, this recipe is pretty forgiving. Tweak it to […]

Carnitas de Cerdo

My brother, his family, and I are doing weekly Taco Tuesdays in 2021–for fun, but also so we can interact with each other during this pandemic where we need to stay pretty close to home and limit contact with others. This recipe is slightly non-traditional as I use chipotle peppers (instead of jalepaños), extra garlic, […]