Eliot's Eats

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Category: Recipes

  • A Helluva Pork Sauce

    A Helluva Pork Sauce

    And a helluva smoked pork loin. Are you grilling out today?

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  • Wasabi Quick Dilled Pickles

    Wasabi Quick Dilled Pickles

    I heart my big, yellow Gourmet cookbook.   (I think that has been well-established.)   There are quite a few recipes that can be adapted to fresh produce from the garden.   If you are picking cukes, you must make this.    Especially if you are picking just a few a day. The original recipe called…

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  • August Food ‘n Flix:   A great Chocolate Coconut Cake (and an average Paprikash)…

    August Food ‘n Flix: A great Chocolate Coconut Cake (and an average Paprikash)…

    Two recipes today: A stellar coconut chocolate cake and a just okay chicken noodle dish.

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  • Hot Pepper Tequila Jelly

    Hot Pepper Tequila Jelly

    Yes, you read that correctly.     There is tequila in this jelly. Beware.    Don’t let your clothes fall off. Actually, there are no worries because all of the alcohol boils away.   Our peppers have arrived.   I had no idea I had so many to pick until I made my weekend trip…

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  • Grape Jelly and Conserves

    Grape Jelly and Conserves

    OK—It is a Jamboree of Jelly and Jam over here.   (Sorry, I couldn’t resist but remember you haven’t had to sit through Peach Palooza and Gala of Grapes this year.) I have been picking about 5 pounds of grapes every afternoon after work and coming in to make jams and jellies.     Instead…

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  • Spiced Peach Jam with Brandy

    Spiced Peach Jam with Brandy

    Our white peaches ripened (along with all the grapes and a peck of cucumbers).

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  • Marinated Cucumbers and Onions

    Marinated Cucumbers and Onions

    Zukes and cukes. That is all I am getting from the garden. Our tomatoes look lush and green.   Little blossoms and little fruit.   These are our favorites and I guess I will have to realize that I cannot grow tomatoes. Zukes and cukes. I can grow these. So instead of canning lots of…

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  • Frijoles Negros Cuban Black Beans

    Frijoles Negros Cuban Black Beans

    It is time for Secret Recipe Club. Read about my SRC therapy and this Cuban Black Bean recipe that I slightly adapted from Cinnamon Freud.

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  • Orangeade Thyme Cooler

    Orangeade Thyme Cooler

    This beverage is cold, delicious and refreshing….kind of like a Sonic drink….

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  • Smokin’ Cole Slaw

    Smokin’ Cole Slaw

    Okay, I have drawn out this cooking class to five episodes.  Today is the last installment. This coleslaw recipe is from the 3 Guys Smokin website.   During the class they mentioned that they had a coleslaw that appealed to those that love creamy slaw and those that love a vinegar-based salad.   This is…

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