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Marinated Cheese in a Jar

By Eliot, on March 18th, 2014%

I saw this technique in the March 2013 issue of Sunset and loved the idea. This recipe is attributed to David Tanis (a Chez Panisse alum) from his cookbook One Good Dish: The Pleasures of a Simple Meal.

I perused through this book on Amazon and a few recipes caught my eye . . . → Read More: Marinated Cheese in a Jar

Radish Salad

By Eliot, on February 8th, 2014%

“If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, just wait a minute and it’ll change.” —Will Rogers

This quote is just not another Rogers’ witticism. Having lived in Oklahoma most of my life I know it is the honest to goodness truth.

For example, on Sunday, January 26, 2014, it was 65+ degrees. We were . . . → Read More: Radish Salad

Stick a fork in it…

By Eliot, on November 24th, 2013%

Make garden markers out of used wine corks and cheap forks. . . . → Read More: Stick a fork in it…

Jalapeno Relish

By Eliot, on November 9th, 2013%

I am posting this late but as of the end of October, I was still picking peppers out of the garden. You never know what you are going to get with Oklahoma weather. It might be mild until Thanksgiving our you might be snowed in for the holidays.

Some were giants!

Having . . . → Read More: Jalapeno Relish

Garlic Confit

By Eliot, on November 6th, 2013%

During the end of June this summer, I harvested wagon loads of garlic.

The first wagon full.

Then I got smart and started trimming the stalks at the garlic bed.

The second load.

I ended up with two full baskets of garlic.

Basket one.

Basket two.

I . . . → Read More: Garlic Confit

“Bread for the Dead” on Día de Muertos

By Eliot, on November 1st, 2013%

I made Pan de Muerto for my Cooks the Books post this month. We all read Barbara Kingsolver’s “Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.” . . . → Read More: “Bread for the Dead” on Día de Muertos

Chipotles

By Eliot, on October 18th, 2013%

How to make your own chipotles and a hot sauce update. Peppers, peppers, everywhere… . . . → Read More: Chipotles

Bourbon-Pickled Jalapenos

By Eliot, on October 16th, 2013%

As gardeners, we are dependent on the seasons. Although it is well into fall here, we are still having very mild days. This means we are trying to keep our summer produce still producing like tomatoes and peppers.

I big ‘o bucket of jalapeno hotness!

The peppers seem to love this time of year, . . . → Read More: Bourbon-Pickled Jalapenos

Hot Sauce (DIY)

By Eliot, on October 14th, 2013%

With all the peppers, I started making hot sauce again.

Jalapenos and Santa Fe peppers.

I have four or five varieties of jalapenos—Tam (a mild one), Mammoth, and just regular old hot ones. I also picked up a Santa Fe pepper plant. The Santa Fe variety is also called Guero and can be picked . . . → Read More: Hot Sauce (DIY)

Pickled Cherry Peppers

By Eliot, on October 12th, 2013%

I love fall in Oklahoma because you never know what you will get. You might take a snow day off school before Thanksgiving or you might be able to still wear flip flops to school the day before Thanksgiving break. Who knows? (You do realize I could quote Will Rogers at this point, but I . . . → Read More: Pickled Cherry Peppers

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