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Colcannon Recipe (AKA Caulcannon)

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

I had forgotten that today was the official start to fall, when I rolled out of bed. Something about today’s crisp, chilly air awoke something in me, though.

Massive. Colcannon. Craving.

At first, I thought it was a bout of ADD. I had resolved to work on my tornado book today, and had to go through emails, blog posts, and tweets to compile a comprehensive timeline of everything that’s happened since May 22. Yup – about as much fun as it sounds.

I sat down to my computer, and I thought… “Man, you know what would be awesome now? Colcannon. Just a massive bowl of piping hot colcannon. Mmmmm…”

I tried to turn my attention to what I was doing, but even a few hours later, the craving roared for attention. I decided to cave in and make some. I messaged my husband to let him know, and ask for an opinion on how much to make. That convo:

Me: I have decided that I need to make colcannon. How much?
Me: A little or a shit ton?
Husband: Shit ton!!!!!!!!!!!
Husband: !!!!!!!!!!!

Yep. We kind of adore colcannon here… as you may have guessed from his copious use of exclamation points! :) (more…)

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Pepper Jelly

Monday, October 12th, 2009

I cannot tell you how amazing this jelly is, you’ll really have to try it for yourself. It’s the perfect balance of flavors – sweet, heat, and just the complex pepper taste in general… without being too hot!

This will make about 6 jam jar’s worth of jelly, but beware – we went through our batch WAY too fast. (Especially when you

consider the fact that there are only 2 of us here!). We like it on crackers, or spread on toast – especially when either has a layer of cream cheese spread on as a base! Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks – Highly addictive.

This is also a really easy recipe, and it’s the first thing I ever tried canning! (more…)

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Beer Battered Corn on the Cob

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

My husband LOVES corn… I mean in a fanatical, almost absurd way. On one of his birthdays, we went so far as to craft a “day of corn”, where every main dish, side, snack, and even DESSERT (ice cream) was made with corn. He could survive on the stuff.

So of course, when the state fair rolls around.. he looks forward to going for the roasted corn, etc. I just think of all the crazy amounts of people, the heat, and the nasty smell of grease (which he loves)… and the urge to hermit wells up.

This year I was particularly not in the mood to brave the crowds, so I made him a deal. I will come up with a recipe to batter corn on the cob IN a corn based batter and deep fry it.. if we don’t go to the Fair.

I lived up to my end of it, and we were both *very* pleasantly surprised by the results. Here’s how you can make the same at home!

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