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You Say Tabouli, I say Tabbouleh

Here’s another recipe from back in my Twin City Fry & Grill days. Like falafel, the tabouleh is a middle eastern based dish made with parsley… it’s actually pretty easy, as long as you can use a knife.

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PotD: Fish-gasm!

I was browsing some youtube videos the other night and someone made some pecan-crusted tilapia that looked good. I realized I haven’t had fish for awhile (other than seafood out in Vegas last week), so I figured I would make some tonight. I forgot to take any out of the freezer so stopped at the store and ended up getting a nice northern fillet… Continue reading →

PotD: Back in the Kitchen

After being gone for a week, it felt kind of nice being back in the kitchen tonight even if it was for something as simple as this pizza-dilla (part pizza, part quesadilla). But hey, the pizza sauce was made from scratch! Check formerfatdudes.com for the recipe.

Don’t Grill It! Waffle It!

Bout a year ago I picked up my Grill Station and have made lots of great things with it and it’s interchangeable plates… from burgers and panini sandwiches to pancakes and even regular waffles. I’ve even toyed around a bit with the waffle plates – using them to make meat-waffles and French-waffles.

I knew I wasn’t alone when it came to unconventional uses of the wonderous waffle maker.

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PotD: Burn Baby, Burn!

Ok, not burn, but grill rather.

Pork chops on my new Lodge, cast iron grill. They turned out splendiferous.

Mystery Veg 7 Revealed

mysterveg-pt07Ok, Mystery Veg – Part 7 was not a vegetable, nor a fruit, as I said. It’s quinoa.

Quinoa is often thought of as a cereal or grain, but it’s actually it’s a seed – a species related to beets, spinach and even tumbleweeds. Apparently the leaves are also edible.

I had heard a few people talking about it on the BTV forums as an alternative to rice or pastas and even using it for a breakfast food similar to oats, so on my latest trip to the Wedge Co-Op, I decided to give it a shot. The stuff I bought was organic red quinoa and it runs about $3.50 a pound… I bought just under a pound and got a bit more than two cups.

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