Summer Recipes
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Chef that sounds like a similar salad that I cant think of but when I make an antipasto salad for the family I use tri color pasta ,ham salami cheddar and provolone cheese with Italian dressing and apple cider vinegar & salt to taste then serve a relish plate on the side that has olives, green and black, pickles green onions they can add to the salad or their meal plate it is not as fancy but you are a chef and I just cook
craigrice
My pasta salad:
3 Pounds Tri-Color Rotini
1/2 Cup Fine chopped red onion
65 Ounces marinade artichoke hearts with liquid
5 Ounces crumbled bleu cheese
2 Pounds Mozzarella cheese – diced 3/8” cubes
2 Cups black sliced olives – drained
1 Tablespoon granulated garlic
2 Teaspoons salt
2 Red bell peppers – chopped
1 Tablespoon basil
1 Tablespoon oregano
1 Pound salami – diced 3/8” cubes
3 Cups Olive oil
1/2 Red wine vinegar
1/4 Capers – drained
1/2 Cup Parmesan cheese
1 Cup green olives - drained
1 Cup peppadew - drained-
Mix all ingredients together.
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Refrigerate overnight.
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refrigerating over night is a must the pic is making me hungry now, and thank you !
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I have never heard of peppadew what are they
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craigrice It’s a small red very mild pepper, pickled in a sweet brine. I only know one place to get them, https://www.peppadewusa.com/
They are great in salads, but for nicer catering events, I stuff them with a herb goat cheese. Always a big crowd pleaser.
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they sound good , I have canned pickled pepper strips similar to sweet pickles
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craigrice Would you share your sweet pickle brine recipe? I haven’t hit it just right yet.
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Chef
this is the recipe that I use
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craigrice Thank you. Seems simple enough. Often times I just make things too complicated LOL
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#Chef, Here is the pickled green bean recipe I told you I would find and post for you.
Pickled Green Beans
2 lbs. trimmed fresh green beans
4 heads of dill or 2 tbsp of dill seeds
4 cloves of garlic minced
1/8 tsp pepper flakes per jar or 1 tsp cayenne pepper depending on the kind of bite you want, can be omitted
2 1/2 cups vinegar
2 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup canning salt
Add the pepper flakes or 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, along with the garlic and dill divided to each hot jar. Pack each jar with beans leaving 1/4" headspace. Add the vinegar, water and salt to a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the liquid over the beans again leaving 1/4" headspace. Remove air bubbles, adjust caps and process the pints 10 minutes in a boiling water bath. -
My mom makes an easy one that is pretty good after working a hot day in the sun. I don’t know the exact recipe but it is elbow macaroni, tuna, mayo, diced onions, and peas. Hits the spot. Easy to make. I have made it by just winging it and adjusting the taste until it was like hers…lol! Prepare all ingredients and put in the fridge to chill. Serve cold.
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craigrice It’s a small red very mild pepper, pickled in a sweet brine. I only know one place to get them, https://www.peppadewusa.com/
They are great in salads, but for nicer catering events, I stuff them with a herb goat cheese. Always a big crowd pleaser.
Chef they are a tasty pepper and stuffed with goat cheese sends them over the top. I am in no rush for winter, but our temps are only in the low 80’s with humidity in the low 60’s. It will be cold enough soon enough here and I will be cold smoking, hard water fishing and snow pushing during the cold spell.
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Chef they are a tasty pepper and stuffed with goat cheese sends them over the top. I am in no rush for winter, but our temps are only in the low 80’s with humidity in the low 60’s. It will be cold enough soon enough here and I will be cold smoking, hard water fishing and snow pushing during the cold spell.
YooperDog I’m laying the groundwork to moving to a place where I can cold smoke without refrigeration. Hope to as soon as the wife retires.
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YooperDog I’m laying the groundwork to moving to a place where I can cold smoke without refrigeration. Hope to as soon as the wife retires.
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YooperDog Anywhere the wife would be comfortable, I can have a few acres, and see snow and have a real fall and spring. Hopw that’s not asking too much.
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YooperDog Anywhere the wife would be comfortable, I can have a few acres, and see snow and have a real fall and spring. Hopw that’s not asking too much.
Chef be careful what you wish for. We don’t really get much of a spring or fall this far north. Growing season is pretty short unless you can cover and I have seen Ice flows/bergs on Lake Superior in May. Now we don’t have a lot of traffic except for tourists and college kids, I can see the stars at night and don’t hear traffic. You will find a spot, just need to prioritize what is important and what you are willing to deal with or without.
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Chef be careful what you wish for. We don’t really get much of a spring or fall this far north. Growing season is pretty short unless you can cover and I have seen Ice flows/bergs on Lake Superior in May. Now we don’t have a lot of traffic except for tourists and college kids, I can see the stars at night and don’t hear traffic. You will find a spot, just need to prioritize what is important and what you are willing to deal with or without.
YooperDog every place has a good and bad side. I’m just glad we dont get tornados, hurricanes and stuff like that. I can live with a few feet of snow and 30 below. Fall is by far my favorite, wish it was fall 8 months of the year.
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craigrice
My pasta salad:
3 Pounds Tri-Color Rotini
1/2 Cup Fine chopped red onion
65 Ounces marinade artichoke hearts with liquid
5 Ounces crumbled bleu cheese
2 Pounds Mozzarella cheese – diced 3/8” cubes
2 Cups black sliced olives – drained
1 Tablespoon granulated garlic
2 Teaspoons salt
2 Red bell peppers – chopped
1 Tablespoon basil
1 Tablespoon oregano
1 Pound salami – diced 3/8” cubes
3 Cups Olive oil
1/2 Red wine vinegar
1/4 Capers – drained
1/2 Cup Parmesan cheese
1 Cup green olives - drained
1 Cup peppadew - drained-
Mix all ingredients together.
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Refrigerate overnight.
Chef that looks great.
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Chef be careful what you wish for. We don’t really get much of a spring or fall this far north. Growing season is pretty short unless you can cover and I have seen Ice flows/bergs on Lake Superior in May. Now we don’t have a lot of traffic except for tourists and college kids, I can see the stars at night and don’t hear traffic. You will find a spot, just need to prioritize what is important and what you are willing to deal with or without.
YooperDog I understand. Truth is that the older I get, the more difficult is is for me to handle the heat.
I could see myself pulling my pit to the side of the road and sitting in my chair with my drink of choice and serving people great food.
Cutting wood from my property, processing meat for people, and maybe even having popup meals for people.
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YooperDog I understand. Truth is that the older I get, the more difficult is is for me to handle the heat.
I could see myself pulling my pit to the side of the road and sitting in my chair with my drink of choice and serving people great food.
Cutting wood from my property, processing meat for people, and maybe even having popup meals for people.
Chef I understand that. I have had the opportunity to live in many places around the globe, not quite sure if I found or will find the perfect place. There definitely are some places that I will not be returning to. At times I would like to have some of the convenience of the cities, but then I don’t have to deal with those issues either. You just need to find that sweet spot where everything is in balance.
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YooperDog every place has a good and bad side. I’m just glad we dont get tornados, hurricanes and stuff like that. I can live with a few feet of snow and 30 below. Fall is by far my favorite, wish it was fall 8 months of the year.
kyle I don’t miss tornadoes and hurricanes, those are life altering events. Even with the worst snow storm we were without power for about ten days. Not really a big deal, just need to keep the stove and fireplace going. Plenty of snow to melt for water, food in the freezer and snow to shovel and plow to keep warm. When it got dark out you went to bed and got up at sunrise. But you have to be prepared with backup systems, no electricity no water pump, no furnace blower and no charging your cellphone.
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