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As I’ve mentioned before, we make our Christmas gifts in my family. It usually keeps the price down and adds a sentimental value to the offerings. This year, I made homemade wood block votives. Anyone who has access to a table saw, a miter saw, and a drill can doRead more
My family makes Christmas gifts for one another. Although I usually do a little woodworking, I also like to make some consumables. Last year, I made some homemade BBQ rub. This year, I made some homemade BBQ sauce. Although I’m in South Carolina, I’m in the foothills of the BlueRead more
I have nothing against the typical potato salad that’s ubiquitous throughout the southeast. It’s reliably good as long as people don’t try to fancy it up with grapes and nuts and unbearable pretense. Ironically, southern potato salad is a picnic food, but being mayo-based, it shouldn’t sit at room temperatureRead more
In a previous post, titled Six Affordable Steaks You Should Be Buying, I mentioned that shoulder tender is like a little beef tenderloin. When I cut it into steaks similar to tournedos, people assume it is tenderloin. I routinely buy and cook this cut. It’s about the size of aRead more
I’ve been making variations of this recipe for years and use it with all kinds of fish. It’s not exactly the healthiest way to eat otherwise healthy seafood, but it’s one of my favorite dishes nonetheless. It’s also why I can’t in good conscience pay $20 for blackened fish atRead more
The Basics Let’s get one thing straight; the words “grilling” and “barbecuing” are not interchangeable. In the south, if you invite people to a “barbecue,” they expect to be served BBQ pork. If you invite them to come over and “grill out” at your house, then they expect toRead more
Even though I’ve received some exceptional service from Charter over the last couple of years, the wife and I have decided to cut the cable cord at the end of this year. We currently pay over $180 per month for bundled cable, telephone, and internet. That’s a ridiculous amount ofRead more
As regular readers know, I like to simplify recipes to their most basic elements. I’ve spent years experimenting with chicken soup and I thought I’d finally post my version online. I should mention that I prefer thick soups. So if you’re partial to thin, brothy, chicken soup, then this recipeRead more
Spaghetti pie is a dish that a lot of people use to recycle leftovers. It’s sort of like the bastard offspring of pizza and lasagna. My mother makes a good version of the dish, but I’ve had to make a few tweaks to her formula to accommodate the fact thatRead more
I usually cook a big meal on Sunday that can be used for lunches throughout the following week. That meal is usually labor-intensive, especially when I’m experimenting with homemade mozzarella, grinding my own sausage, deboning a whole rabbit, or something like that. But sometimes I don’t have time to standRead more
My job involves staying up to date with social media trends. As part of that effort, I keep a Hobby Blog. It’s mostly a public scrapbook for my friends and family. I also keep a travelogue of my outdoor adventures at C.C. Hikes.
