Thursday, February 28, 2013

SPRING HAS SPRUNG...

AT LEAST WITH A WARDROBE ADDITION TO HELP INSPIRE SOME WARMER WEATHER AND GT'S.


Friday, February 22, 2013

THE FLASK

A VERY USEFUL OBJECT.
HERE ARE A FEW FAVORITES.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

A GLORIOUS HOCK

THIS BEAUTY OF A SMOKED FRONT LEG CAME FROM AN EXTRAORDINARY ROMANIAN BUTCHER SHOP IN QUEENS (ALL THE CURING AND SMOKING IS DONE IN HOUSE). I FIGURE WITH THIS RECENT COLD SNAP IN NYC I'D HONOR IT IN SOME SPLIT PEA. THE BEST PART ABOUT THIS RECIPE IS THAT IT IS ALL LAYERED IN THE SLOW COOKER (CROCK POT) AND LET TO COOK  6-10 HOURS TO PERFECTION. 

YOU NEED:
16OZ SPLIT PEA (RINSED)
3 CARROTS (DICED)
I MED ONION (DICED)
2 CELERY STALKS (DICED)
GARLIC
PARSLEY 
BAY LEAF 
THYME 
A HOCK
MY SECRET WEAPON HERE IS GAME STOCK.
I MADE THIS PHEASANT STOCK FROM SOME BIRDS I SHOT.
YOU'LL NEED ABOUT 6 CUPS STOCK
LAYER IN ORDER OF ABOVE LIST
ADD SALT AND PEPPER
ADD STOCK
PLUG IN 
TURN ON.

AT THE END STRIP THE HOCK OF ALL ITS MEAT AND RETURN TO POT.







Wednesday, February 20, 2013

TULSA FINDS

 TULSA SURE WAS FUN HERE ARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS
WILL ROGERS BIRTHPLACE
 BIRTHPLACE OF THE 1ST BURGER ON A BUN