Chewy chocolate chip cookies are the best

A truly regional Appalachian delicacy

To start my spaghetti off…. It’s time to grind some flour extra fine. I like to use einkorn wheat for this because it’s an ancient grain...

I’m stuck at Kendra’s house alone today. She borrowed my car and will be in town most of the day…. About 35 miles away. I’m here...

I recently made bread dough in a turn of the 20th century bread maker called the Universal Number 4. It’s a hand cranked antique that still works pretty well. Every once in a while I break out my ancient kitchenware and practice using it. Why ? Well maybe I’m nostalgic. Maybe I’m a glutton for punishment. Actually there’s method to my madness, and I do things like this to stay up to speed on providing for myself in case of an unforeseen event. I’ve already discussed it once b

I’m kind of brand new to the panini sandwich. I’ve always thought they were supposed to be some “trendy” little things that fancy people...

It’s a typical slow Sunday around here, so I baked a fresh loaf of rye black bread early this morning. I already posted about that and...

Bread is a little more involved than most of the other things I bake or cook. Mostly I just throw things together in the pan and it turns out fairly well. But not bread. It needs to follow a specific recipe, because if it’s too wet, the dough may not rise. If it’s too dry, you end up with a mouthful of flour and a loaf that doesn’t hold together. Everything is mixed together in precise measurements to form a really delicious bread after baking. So here’s my recipe for a dark

It was such a nice day, I decided to load up the sidecar Harley with me, the dog, and some chow. We rode over to a lake where I knew they...

I decided I needed some new cooking tools for my fire pit. I ended up getting talked out of my older ones by someone. I looked around the...

A quick breakfast with a slight kick can be made really fast, and it’ll hold you over for a while in the morning. The ingredients are...

I know, I know. You’re going to roll your eyes and say — does this nut actually brew his own beer ? Yes I do when I have the time. Beer...

What lover of fine brew doesn’t eventually play around with brewing their own beer ? Once you hang around breweries and develop a taste...

A typical summer evening on weekends around here is the lighting of the fire pit for cooking. There’s nothing quite like that smoky wood...

Quick and easy pork chops on a fire pit

Bread with visual appeal

A recipe for basic whole wheat bread.

This is a dish or condiment if you want to call it that — which is easy to make and really adds a lot of flavor to your cooking. Compound...

These little bread pockets are similar to the commercially available Hot Pockets in your grocery stores. But these are just a little more...

I’m not a vegetarian. I really like meat. But what I am is a raging diabetic…. Type 2. Because of this I do try to eat as healthy as I...