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Dinner From the Yard

When it was time for me to cook dinner tonight, I instinctively walked into the pantry and thought to myself, “what can I make that is quick and easy”. Staring at all the packaged and processed foods, I gave myself … Continue reading

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Can you guess what’s in the picture?

Can you guess what’s in the picture? A) Strawberry ice cream B) Chicken C) Plastic foam D) None of the above Answer below What you need to know: Folks, this is mechanically separated chicken, an invention of the late 20th … Continue reading

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Cooking with Fresh Ingredients

I hear that most of our food travels an average of 1500 miles to get to your plate.  Tonight, the spinach in the lasagna roll-ups and the lettuce in our salad traveled about 40 steps.  I know exactly what chemicals were … Continue reading

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Joel Salatin – Polyface Farms

Amber and I had a date night tonight.  We went to “An Evening with Joel Salatin” at the Plano Arts Center.  All the food was provided by local sources, and was prepared by some very talented chefs.  We had a good time … Continue reading

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Hard 8 BBQ in Coppell

My coworker Mel suggested this place today.  Highly recommended, great Texas-style pit BBQ.  The building is designed with a separated meat cooking/smoking area, with custom pit smokers and firewood stacked everywhere.  You just tell the guy what meats you want, they weigh … Continue reading

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Christmas at Nana’s

We drove to see Nana, opened more presents (Bryson is getting really good at this now), and ate lots of great food.  There is still snow in Lubbock, and Shaun suggested we go out and play in it.  I’m not … Continue reading

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Frozen Peppers

I’m trying something new. I chopped up all the peppers I harvested from my garden, laid them out flat on a cookie sheet and put them in the freezer, then bagged them in small baggies. I hear this is a … Continue reading

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Article on Flexitarian

Amber pointed this article out to me from the Dallas Morning News. It highlights what the new word “flexitarian” means. An easier to read online version is here: http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Health/Diet-Nutrition/Can-You-be-a-Part-Time-Vegetarian.html

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My Adventure to South America

Yesterday, I did some searching on the Internet and found a great place to eat called Sushi Cafe. Tonight, I headed the same direction and stopped at this place on the corner that looked like it was very popular. Parking … Continue reading

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The Thing About Really Fresh Food

As I was watering my garden tonight, making notes of how everything was doing, picking those dang green worms off the broccoli leaves, I decided I was going to harvest my first head of broccoli. I should have taken a … Continue reading

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