Cookblogging
Blogging about cooking
Black & Red Fish
Trying to lower your cholester oil? Try some black & red fish! Aren’t eggcorns fun? I crack myself up! Okay, seriously . . . I mentioned in an earlier entry that the side burner on our new gas grill was…
First Use
Ditalini authorized the purchase of an electric rotisserie for the new Weber gas grill, and I’ve been looking around for something to use it on. Friends recommended I brine and rub a chicken, then cook it on the spit, so…
Breaking In the New Grill
At last, Ditilani and I have a new gas grill, a big black Weber patriotically made in America, and what better way to break in our new American grill than a couple of big bloody American steaks? Here are some…
Friday Night Grilling
Dinner & a DVD always make for a nice Friday evening. But grilling dinner makes the difference between Friday and TGIF! The DVD was Pride & Glory. Okay, but nothing to write home about. Dinner, on the other hand, was…
Uncle Art’s Chili Beans (a Work in Progress)
Continuing with the saga of Uncle Art’s Beans: I cross-posted my last blog entry to Facebook, where various family members told me I probably didn’t have the real recipe after all. But this wouldn’t be much of a cooking blog…
The Ongoing Saga of Uncle Art’s Beans
Ditalini brought several secret family recipes to our marriage (her wonderful Italian meat sauce is one), but one I never quite got was the recipe for Uncle Art’s beans. Legend had it that Uncle Art made a mean pot of…
Smoked Beef Brisket, Redux
What is this “redux?” I blogged about preparing and smoking beef brisket once before, but am doing things differently this time around. Ditalini and I hate fat, so I cut away a lot of the fat you’d normally leave on…
About Time Department: Recipe Index
Crouton’s Kitchen has grown large enough to have it’s own recipe index. Just click the tab at the top of the page to see all our recipes, listed by category. Who loves ya, baby? Crouton, that’s who!
Ditalini’s Birthday Dinner
Our friend Mary Anne cooked dinner for us in honor of Ditalini’s birthday. I swear, I’m going to have to feature some of her recipes on Crouton’s Kitchen, particularly her Brussels sprouts, which she prepared with bacon (bacon makes everything…
Memorial Day Barbecue at Dino’s
Photos from the Memorial Day barbecue we enjoyed at Cousin Dino’s house in Las Vegas the other day: Dino’s a wet rib guy who prepares his own secret sauce (hint: it incorporates a can of Coke). He smokes exclusively with…