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Cupcakes and Economics
This blog is supposed to be primarily about economics, with occasional detours into food and other topics. Thanks to my New Years Resolution to stop eating bad hotel bar cheeseburgers and my new toy, it has veered heavily towards the … Continue reading
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A Damn Fine Pork Butt
This evening’s dinner was a 6 lb, bone-in, heritage breed pork butt. I smoked it at 250° F with apple wood chips for 13 hours. It was the best pulled pork I’ve ever made. I got a Berkshire pork butt from … Continue reading
Pizza Night
Nailed it. Absolutely nailed it. I made pizza in my Big Green Egg once before. It was pretty good, but not the best I’ve ever made. I really wanted to get it right, so I took a pizza class with … Continue reading
Pizza Night T-1
This is the first time I’ve tried to make the pizza dough Chef Frank Mayo taught me to make last Sunday. I found the special “Blue Bag” Caputo Tipo 00 flour he uses, but I don’t have my own sour … Continue reading
Six Days with My Big Green Egg – Day 6
Yesterday was the last day of my Big Green Egg cooking marathon. One reason I got the Egg instead of a more traditional grill was so I could bake in it. Yesterday I tried three different pizzas, a traditional margarita, a … Continue reading
Six Days with My Big Green Egg – Day 5
Yesterday’s outing with the Big Green Egg was something of a departure. Day 1 through Day 4 were all hoofed critters, beef and pork. Day 5 was chicken. Specifically, the tandoori chicken recipe from the Big Green Egg cookbook. It was both the … Continue reading
Six Days with My Big Green Egg – Day 4
We had a power outage earlier today, just as I was sitting down to write today’s update. By the time the power came back on, I had to leave for an evening event. It’s getting late now, so just a … Continue reading
