Recipes by Linsey Murker
United States Chef
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Ah-MAZING Grilled CheeseWho is in the mood for a yummy cold weather recipe? While here in Texas we have had a relatively mild winter, but I know a good majority of the country has not. Grilled cheese sandwich is one of my favorite things to eat when it is cold and yucky outside.Now I am a chef at a shop that sells gourmet cheeses, and yes, we feature MANY… |
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Rustic BiscuitsThe "Everything from Scratch" BreakfastThe only thing I didn't make from scratch this morning was the butter and the honey :)I cooked up the maple cured bacon I made week before last.It was CRAZY goodEEK. Note to self, find a better window to take pictures in front of.We also had biscuits I made from scratch. I always make the… |
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Bacon part 2The pork belly, right now as I type is resting comfortably in a 200 degree oven.It spent about 8-9 days in the maple cure. I took it out of the cure, rinsed it and patted it dry with paper towel. I placed the belly on a rack in a foil lined sheet pan. According to Michael Ruhlman's book you can leave the belly this way in the fridge… |
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Happy Christmas!So much stuff has been going on it's crazy. It seems like since we got back from our Thanksgiving trip to Cali. I have been moving at break neck speed. On top of everything else I try to get done in a day I recently added a job to the mix (yes I am crazy) I'll talk more about that later tho.I figured that I would do a quick post for… |
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Cocktail Time!Cocktail Time!I watch a lot of television. That's what my husband keeps telling me anyway. My tv watching lineup is pretty varied. I don't know what you would think if you saw what was on my DVR on any given day. General Hospital, Family Guy, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, Robot Chicken, No Reservations, I could go on and on.One show… |
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BBQ VeggiesUpdatesGarden updates:cantaloupe. I've watched this little guy grow from a tiny little marble. He gets bigger every day.red bell pepper. Tiny little thing. so far, out of the 4 plants we planted this is the only one. sigh. there go my dreams of jars and jars of homemade roasted red bell peppers canned in olive oil, roasted red bell… |
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Comfort food: ChiliOh, it has taken me a LOOONG time to find an honest to goodness chili recipe. For so many years my chili recipe was one handed down from my step-mom, which came from her mom. It wasn't bad by any means. It was a recipe that perfectly fit my step-mom. An "open and dump" recipe. (open the cans and dump them in the pot) The only actual… |
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PICKLES!!Homemade from the garden!Last week I spent the afternoon making some homemade sweet and spicy pickles with the cucumbers that Derek and I picked from the garden.The recipe is from Emeril Lagassi. I of course made a few little changes. But here ya go...Ladle (for spooning hot liquid into the jars)Funnel - I guess this could be an… |
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Where has all the dill gone?Apparently there is a shortage of fresh dill in South Central Texas.Grr..It was one of the few herbs that I did not plant this year and I am really regretting it now. Derek and I have been plucking more cucumbers off the vines this year and I have another bucket that needs to be pickled. I already did Sweet & Spicy Pickles. It was my… |
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Dill PicklesI was finally able to find fresh dill. Had to drive almost 20 miles but I found some!! So now, time for some dill pickles!First is the cucumber prep. A recipe I found online said to soak the pickles (I did slices) in ice water for at least 2 hours. This is supposed to help them stay crunchy.Next was the garlic. Peeled and cut in half.… |
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