Ducks Mahal

Yelling at each other from one room to the next:
The Little Woman asks, “Why do you have red paint on the grocery list?”
Me: I’m going to paint the wagon wheel at the mailbox.
LW:  Make sure to buy Rustoleum.
Me: Yes dear.
LW:  Did you set all the clocks forward?
Me:  Yes dear.
LW:  Forward you know.  Spring forward, Fall [...]

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(aka Country Style Beef Burgundy)
Let’s get the terminologies out of the way first:
Mirepoix (meer pwah) is diced onion, carrot and celery and is an essential in most French recipes, even standard Italian tomato sauce. When we open a can of tomato sauce and add an herb, that’s actually more of what is referred to as [...]

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Welcome back to the kitchen. This is where I do some of my best work.
FYI. The Little Woman left us – me, the cats, the dog, the ducks and the other critters. No sooner do we celebrate our anniversary does she hop on a plane to visit her daddy in Chicago. [...]

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bra•ci•o•la (brä’chē-ō’lə, brä-chō’-) n. A thin slice of meat, usually wrapped around a stuffing and cooked with wine. Pronounced “bra-shoal”
I’m always cooking. Never pastries or bread but the main stuff. Just seems lately I’d thought I’d share some of it. Some dishes are better than others, [...]

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The Little Woman and I had a quiet celebration. Our family is spread all over. Our next of kin lives in Hawaii, Chicago, California, Louisiana, South Carolina, Florida and the UK. The main consideration in staying here has everything to do with Black Friday where the Little Woman cranks up for [...]

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(Note: Leftover turkey can also be used as a substitute for chicken. In this recipe, 2 to 3 cups will suffice)
This is an American-Italian dish named after Italian born opera star Luisa Tetrazzini. This dish is thought to be invented in San Francisco where she lived a long time, some also claim [...]

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(Note: Image ganked from these people. http://www.bhg.com/recipes/fish/shellfish/shrimp-creole-dinner/)
Okay you nutty-heads. Been gone doing thangs. You know, thangs. Actually, getting the guitar ginned up and those creative juices a flow’in again. I might could do summore thangs, but, gotta cook too.
And yere ya go, creole anything – the recipe! Ta-da! [...]

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Well, I hope you’ve missed me.  But, knowing you guys, not by much. 
What do I miss about Ritalin?  Actually the way it made my butt tingle.  If you want a butt dingle, actually a spinal cord into your arms butt dingle, get some Ritalin.  Now you ask me, how would I know about Ritalin?  Well [...]

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