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Chocolate Chip Raspberry Cookies (12 days of cookies)

Who doesn’t love chocolate and raspberries, and in a cookie form? On my first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me , this wonderful, baked yumminess. 3 cups of all purpose flour (for a chewier cookie, reduce flour by ½ cup) 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1 […]

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Wood Fired Pizza Oven

The best piece of equipment I have ever bought! I have made pizza, chicken wings, whole chickens, cookies, breads, pizza turnovers and looking to do so much more. It takes some time and lots of wood. Prep time for the oven is 2 hours, so give yourself time.

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Pizza Dough

This pizza dough will be the one you want for that thin crust you get at your local Wood/Coal Fired Pizza joint. It is a combination of AP flour and OO. I have been playing with my dough for some time now. I want to be able to stretch it without it falling apart (you […]

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Mediterranean Beef Kabobs

2 lbs of a quality ground beef (I use Watervale Farms in Pompey, NY) 1 sweet onion chopped fine 1 bunch of parsley, no stems, fine chopped 1 cup of bread crumbs, I used gluten free 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 2 tsp Zt’ Atar seasoning 2 tsp cardamom 2 tsp onion powder 2 […]

Community, Local Eats

Eat Local @Yards Grille (Fayetteville, NY)

Nestled in Green Lakes State Park, is my new favorite go to restaurant. Lunch, dinner they have you covered, they even have a quick little breakfast menu (I’m hoping they one day will have brunch). They have an amazing view, the staff is wonderful, including the management. Local, which y’all know I love to support my town. The food has been fantastic and they have a full bar. Check them out, its worth the visit!

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Creole Seasoning

1/2 cup paprika 1/2 cup granulated garlic 1/4 cup granulated onion 3 tablespoons black pepper 2 teaspoons white pepper 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper 1/4 cup dried oregano 1/4 cup dried thyme 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 tablespoons of sugar Stir all together and store in an air tight container. Makes 2 1/2 cups

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Mutha Sauce

1/4 cup of vegetable oil 1 cup minced onion 1/2 cup minced green pepper 1 jalapeno pepper, diced and seeded Pinch of kosher salt and pepper 2 tablespoons minced garlic 1 can of tomato sauce (28 ounces) 2 cups of Heinz ketchup 1 cup of water 3/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce 1/2 cup apple cider […]

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Bangers and Mash

Who doesn’t like Bangers and Mash? This British dish, well English? Let’s just let them argue about it, has become an Irish dish on St Patrick’s day in my neck of the woods. Go figure, lol. The key to this the onion gravy, really this is the only thing that you are going to be […]