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Homemade Salami

John MacDowall May 14, 2014 January 20, 2022CHARCUTERIE curing, diy, homemade, meat, salami, salumi 9

This Homemade Salami recipe appears on page 183 of Michael Ruhlman’s amazing adventure, Charcuterie.  It is his Tuscan Salami recipe that I transcribed for the amount of pork I had. I bought 2 pounds of pork shoulder and told the butcher it was for sausage.  I agreed with his suggestion…

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How to Salt Cure and Air Dry a Homemade Coppa

John MacDowall May 14, 2014 February 22, 2023CHARCUTERIE curing, homemade, meat, pork, salami, salumi, sausage 8
Hanging Coppa

Coppa is the topmost muscle in a pork shoulder. I’m curing one from the last butt that I bought for a pulled pork BBQ. Cured and dried it becomes a salumi. Salami? No, salumi. Salami is made from ground meat. Salumi is made from the whole muscle. Think of the…

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Pesto!

John MacDowall May 15, 2013 May 15, 2013RECIPES blender, homemade, spices 0
Blender Pesto

Blender Pesto Here’s a quick and easy recipe for basil pesto to use some of that basil that’s coming up in the herb garden by now.  Hmm…  Maybe I live further south than you do, but I’ve got basil!  Put all these ingredients in your blender and give it a…

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Italian Marinated Olives

John MacDowall August 19, 2012 January 19, 2022SNACKS homemade, snacks 0
Marinated Olives

Italian Marinated Olives are an easy snack that just takes a little planning a couple of days before you want to serve them.  There are always some of these lurking in the fridge at home.  It’s simply olives in oil and vinegar with some aromatics.  Mix up a big batch…

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Halushki

John MacDowall May 2, 2012 April 9, 2020ETHNIC baking, homemade, traditional, vegetables 0

Halushki is a popular Polish dish consisting of cabbage, potatoes and egg noodles. It’s the big pan of white stuff that shows up at potluck suppers in Northeastern PA and always gets devoured.  Yes, it’s all white stuff in a big pan, but it’s cheap to make!

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Cornell Bread Recipe

John MacDowall April 30, 2012 April 30, 2012BREAD flour, homemade, yeast 2
Cornell Bread

This widely known Cornell bread recipe is high in protein with its nutritionally enriched combination of flours. It was created in the 1940s to act as a staple in the low-cost diets of the days of war rationing. The nutritional merits are important, but what fueled the popularity of the…

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0% Fat Homemade Yogurt Works!

John MacDowall April 29, 2012 April 29, 2012Fermented Foods healthy, homemade, recipe, technique, yogurt 0

As I mentioned in my post last week, I wanted to try making low-fat yogurt. I’m happy to report that it worked.  I followed the same procedures, but this time using 0% milk.  The results were terrific.  I started with 1/2 gallon of commercial 0% milk and a couple of…

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Homemade Yogurt

John MacDowall April 27, 2012 January 19, 2022Fermented Foods fermenting, health, homemade, snacks, yogurt 4
Homemade Yogurt Fermentation

My old supervisor, Jeremy, asked if I make yogurt.  He’d been wanting to try it and it’s really pretty easy.  Here’s a simple recipe for Homemade Yogurt. The trick is to find a good culture.  I looked at the supermarket for yogurt with live cultures and actually found quite a…

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Shrimp Stir-fry

John MacDowall April 25, 2012 April 25, 2012ETHNIC healthy, homemade, recipe, technique, vegetables 2
Quick Shrimp Stir-Fry

How about an easy / delicious recipe that you can whip up in less than half an hour?  This is a shrimp stir-fry recipe from the “America’s Test Kitchen” show on PBS. MARINADE: 1 pound shrimp, peeled 1 tablespoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 clove Garlic, sliced SAUCE: 3…

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How to make Salmon Jerky

John MacDowall April 10, 2012 January 20, 2022BACKPACKING, CURING, SNACKS dehydrating, homemade, preservation, snacks 2

Here is a simple recipe for Salmon Jerky.  This stuff is delicious. We carry Salmon Jerky backpacking and on day hikes for a trail-side snack. Sport, Nina’s Cockapoo, actually chewed through a suitcase, trying to get some of this stuff out! What can I say? It’s that good! Slice a 3-pound salmon…

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