Jackpine Radical Cooking

Tried something new today. Since I’m missing dining out at my local pubs and taverns, I decided to try making jalapeno poppers at home.  They turned out great, but were a lot of work, dishes and mess!

This is basically the recipe I followed, the only real change was that I used panko bread crumbs for extra crunch, and also added some garden…[Read more]

Yeast and flour are difficult-to-find commodities right now. So, I’ve got a couple of links for y’all to peruse. Maybe post your own to share, too.

Also, I found all the AP flour I need at a large ethnic grocery here (Phoenicia in Houston) so that might be a better place to find flours that are all sold out at the regular groceries.

One of these…[Read more]

Bought a few pounds of sliced pea-meal bacon from the butcher shop today, grabbed some fresh cheese buns too.  BBQ’d the bacon, added some double smoked aged cheddar, Spanish onion, fresh lettuce, dash of Dijon mustard and some mayo. Quick and easy!

I’ve had two rare treats in Ohio this week, both either breakfast burritos or tacos. They’re inexpensive, require few ingredients, and are simple to make even after a hard day’s night.

What do you need? Absolutes: Tortillas and scrambled eggs. How many depends on your appetite and how many people are eating breakfast. I use one large or larger…[Read more]

This is from Treehugger, and is a good resource and description of the various flours, their uses, and what can be swapped for other flours.

How to use different types of flour

Melissa Breyer MelissaBreyer

April 23, 2020

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Learn which kind of flour to use for each purpose, and how to substitute one for a…

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