Eliot's Eats

A life well read and well fed

Category: What we’re growing, eating, and doing.

  • A Helluva Pork Sauce

    A Helluva Pork Sauce

    And a helluva smoked pork loin. Are you grilling out today?

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  • Wasabi Quick Dilled Pickles

    Wasabi Quick Dilled Pickles

    I heart my big, yellow Gourmet cookbook.   (I think that has been well-established.)   There are quite a few recipes that can be adapted to fresh produce from the garden.   If you are picking cukes, you must make this.    Especially if you are picking just a few a day. The original recipe called…

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  • Grape Jelly and Conserves

    Grape Jelly and Conserves

    OK—It is a Jamboree of Jelly and Jam over here.   (Sorry, I couldn’t resist but remember you haven’t had to sit through Peach Palooza and Gala of Grapes this year.) I have been picking about 5 pounds of grapes every afternoon after work and coming in to make jams and jellies.     Instead…

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  • Spiced Peach Jam with Brandy

    Spiced Peach Jam with Brandy

    Our white peaches ripened (along with all the grapes and a peck of cucumbers).

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  • Marinated Cucumbers and Onions

    Marinated Cucumbers and Onions

    Zukes and cukes. That is all I am getting from the garden. Our tomatoes look lush and green.   Little blossoms and little fruit.   These are our favorites and I guess I will have to realize that I cannot grow tomatoes. Zukes and cukes. I can grow these. So instead of canning lots of…

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  • Frijoles Negros Cuban Black Beans

    Frijoles Negros Cuban Black Beans

    It is time for Secret Recipe Club. Read about my SRC therapy and this Cuban Black Bean recipe that I slightly adapted from Cinnamon Freud.

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  • Orangeade Thyme Cooler

    Orangeade Thyme Cooler

    This beverage is cold, delicious and refreshing….kind of like a Sonic drink….

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  • Smokin’ Cole Slaw

    Smokin’ Cole Slaw

    Okay, I have drawn out this cooking class to five episodes.  Today is the last installment. This coleslaw recipe is from the 3 Guys Smokin website.   During the class they mentioned that they had a coleslaw that appealed to those that love creamy slaw and those that love a vinegar-based salad.   This is…

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  • Roasted Veggies (Part Quatre)

    Roasted Veggies (Part Quatre)

    Roasted veggies to round out a great smokin’ meal and a great cooking class with 3 Guys Smokin’.

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  • A Smokin’ Poultry Marinade (Part Tres)

    A Smokin’ Poultry Marinade (Part Tres)

    A super delicious marinade and a recipe for beer can chicken. Too good!

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