Steeped (30 min) 1.25 lb Chocolate 1.0 lb Crystal 120L 0.5 lb Black Patent 0.5 lb Roasted Barley 1.0 lb Flaked Oats Fermentables 10.0 lb Golden Light LME (60 min) Hops 2.0 oz Summit (60 min) 1.0 oz Willamette (15 min) 1.0 oz East Kent Goldings (0 min) Yeast 2x Safale US-05 Additions (secondary) 1 […]
1 envelope Lipton Recipe Secrets Vegetable Soup Mix 8 oz sour cream 1 c mayonnaise 10 oz chopped spinach, cooked, cooled, and squeezed dry 8 oz water chestnuts, drained and chopped (optional) Combine all ingredients in medium bowl. Chill 2 hours. Serve with favorite crackers.
(2) 8 oz packages of cream cheese, softened 1 package of ranch dressing 8 oz can corn, drained small red pepper, chopped can of black olives, chopped Mix all ingredients together! I made this for Christmas 2020 and while it turned out good it was a little too much cream cheese without enough other flavor. […]
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Jordan Valley Pathway
I backpacked the Jordan Valley Pathway (or Jordan River Pathway) on November 7-8, 2020. AllTrails info: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/michigan/jordan-river-pathway My recording: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/afternoon-hike-ddbc86d–47 It was a surprisingly busy time of year to go. There were several other hikers on the shorter day hike section of the path but it was fairly empty after passing the shortcut connecting the […]
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Brew 62 – Diplodocus (Double IPA)
Steeped Grains (30 min) 1.0 lb Crystal 20L 0.5 lb Cara-Pils Sugars 7.75 lb Extra Pale (Pilsen) Malt Extract 2.0 lb Table Sugar (Sucrose) Hops 75 min: 1.0 oz Summit 20 min: 1.0 oz Simcoe 10 min: 1.0 oz Summit 5 min: 1.0 oz Simcoe 5 min: 1.0 oz Amarillo Dry hopped in secondary: 2.0 […]
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Burrito Sauce
Equal parts: beef gravy chicken gravy enchilada sauce
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Traverse City
On October 9-11 we camped in Traverse City State Park and visited the town and did several day hikes around the area. It was excellent weather and there were some beautiful color changes on the trees in the area. It was quite busy though as many other people seemed to have the same idea! On […]
Crust Filling Topping Note: The first time I made this I did not bake the crust first and it was slightly soggy. Next time try baking the crust first for 6-10 minutes as in Pumpkin Cheesecake.
1/2 batch of Stromboli Bread Dough 1 batch of Garlic Pizza Sauce Dill pickles, thinly sliced mozarella cheese parmesan cheese (thin slices) Make bread dough and spread into pizza stone/pan. Bake 3 minutes at 350F. Flip over and add garlic pizza sauce, mozarella cheese, dill pickles, and parmesan cheese. Bake 10 minutes at 350F.
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Garlic Pizza Sauce
1 T olive oil 2 t (4 cloves) minced garlic 2 T flour 1/4 t italian seasoning 1/4 t salt 1/4 t pepper 1 1/2 c half and half 1 T grated parmesan cheese In small saucepan over medium-low heat, add olive oil and minced garlic. Cook 1-2 minutes, whisking constantly. Add italian seasoning, salt, […]