Ok I decided to release the recipe for tomato sauce that has been passed onto me via Ellis Island when my family got on a boat. I am still working out the original ingredients from a little yellow piece of paper that I have kept forever… Coming Soon.
Muffin-Pan Potato Gratins | Cheddar Cheese and Bacon
This is a ridiculously easy, and incredibly delicious take on potato au gratin that will have you making these tasty potato muffins all the time. I made them every day for a week after adapting this recipe from one of my favorite food bloggers, Witty in the City. I tried a number of different combinations, [...]
Slow Cooker BBQ Babyback Ribs | Crockpot
Well this is a pretty easy recipe I make once in a while. It is tried and true, and although the BBQ sauce fluctuates a bit, the crock-pot tends to meld things together in a way that the ingredients never seem to over power one another. I will say this sauce has A LOT of [...]
Greater Oneonta Historical Society Wine Tasting
Come support GOHS at a benefit wine tasting event. There will be complementary food pairings and fine wines selected by Joe Ficano. Live entertainment by John Michael Zov.
The Stamford Rotary Club Mid-Winter Brooks BBQ
The Greater Stamford Area Chamber of Commerce announced that Brooks BBQ will be cooking up some great Q at the Stamford Rotary Club. Pick up some Brooks House of BBQ chicken or ribs straight off the grill! The Stamford Rotary Club is sponsoring a mid-winter BBQ – follow your nose! Want to reserve your BBQ? [...]
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New site being developed for Parsons Renovations in Delhi New York! Thanks!
Colchester Chamber of Commerce
We just launched the Colchester Chamber of Commerce! No vacation area fills today’s need better than rural America… and tucked away in the Western Catskills is a priceless pocket of rural America called Colchester – with its historic hamlet of Downsville. Here in the valley of the East Branch is America the way it [...]
Catskills Events
The Delaware County Historical Association, in collaboration with the Cannon Free Library in Delhi, will show a series of local films focusing on our region’s rich history. Continuing through the spring of 2012 the two organizations will host audience members at the Cannon Library on Elm Street in Delhi.
The first film to be shown will be “The Destruction of Shavertown” by Bob and Alice Jacobson. The film offers a personal look at the destruction of Shavertown and other communities in the mid-1950s as the valley of the East Branch was readied to be inundated by the rising waters of the Pepacton Reservoir.
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Want to bring your sleds, trailers, trucks, kids? How about parking it all a few feet from the trail system? All of these accommodations offer great places to stay and they are right on the trails with some of the best snow conditions in the Catskills. The Delaware County Association of Bed & Breakfasts and [...]
Christmas Vacation in the Catskills | Ski | Snowmobile | Family Time
I will be taking a vacation? The last one I took was on my honeymoon 20 years ago. So I will be offline developing a new IPad 2 app and a new WordPress theme, which will be the basis for my development next year. It will be a very simple, minimal, and responsive design, which [...]
While you might not think that great grass fed beef would need a steak sauce, I am lucky in that I have many local farmers producing a great product within a few miles of us. I usually find it from the farmers at htttp://farmingbovinany.org/.
This sauce adds a little heat and pizazz and is very similar to Peter Luger’s, which I was fortunate enough to dine at when I lived in Manhattan.
Ingredients
1 Cup of Ketchup – I make my own, next recipe.
2 Tablespoons of Grey Poupon Deli Mustard with Horse radish
2 Tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons of honey – I always get very local honey
1 Tablespoons of maple syrup – again I get this very local
1.5 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar
4 Drops of Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
1/4 teaspoon of white pepper
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a small sauce pan and heat on low. As it comes to a slight boil stir frequently and simmer for about 30 minutes. Let cool for 20 minutes and cover and put in the frig.
The Result
This steak sauce is great on all cuts if meat and reminds me of the great steaks houses that I have visited over the years. I tabulated that the cost of this which is similar in volume to a regular bottle of steak sauce cost me about a dollar maybe. Much cheaper than a 4 plus dollar of A1 or Luger’s which at the supermarket has a off flavor.
Good Luck!
Cooking Grass fed beef
Do not incinerate! Grass-fed beef is very lean, much different from than cows raised on grain fed diets, (factory farm cows) from your local supermarket. When I have extra fat from cuttings I add it to the pan for extra flavor and to juice it up!
As a side note
Peter Luger’s website needs a major refresh…
WordPress Maple Syrup Theme | Woocommerce | Jigoshop
I have been pouring through JigoShop and WooCommerce for as long as they have been around. Fortunately I have been able to create a few e-commerce sites using both. Along the way I created our own WordPress theme for Jigoshop and WooCommerce. I really like the way it one of the Jigoshops came out http://inglesmapleproducts.com/, [...]
This is a recipe I whip up every 2 weeks or so, and I also I make my own homemade “gravy”, and let it sit in the electric crock pot all day.
The sausage is moist, but doesn’t fall apart and retains its structure and is tender and full of flavor, and the sauce gets better the next day, without a doubt.
I always end up with a little extra gravy that’s great in other sauces for a quick meal, like with my home made ravioli etc.
Ingredients
4-5 Sweet Italian sausages from the market – sauce will be hot.
1 Large Onion
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 Green Pepper
2 Cans of your favorite crushed Italian tomatoes. I use Cento or whatever is on sale, usually 0.88 cents for a large can.
1 Tablespoon of Tomato paste.
1 Teaspoon of dinosaur devil’s duel – adjust to your needs for the heat.
1 Pinch of Cajun seasoning – I get mine at the Lucky Dog Farm Store.
1 Pinch of white pepper.
1 Tablespoon of salt
2 Good pinches of fresh dried basil.
3 Good pinches of oregano – I like Italian oregano.
I put all the dry ingredients in with the open tomato sauce cans as I prep
I always get the crock pot prepped by turning it on the highest setting.
Chop up the onions, garlic; the peppers will be added in the last hour of cooking.
Since the sausages will go in the crock pot all I do is give them a good braising in a pan with a very little bit of olive oil. You should let them get good and brown on all sides, not really a big thing we just want a good color on the meat, and a little fat for the tomato sauce.
Once the meat is browned up a bit you can transfer them to the crock pot, that is already heating up, which will get them warm and put a little extra flavor in the sauce.
Transfer the onions and the garlic to your pan and add the dinosaur barbeque sauce. You want the onions to get translucent and cook down a bit but not too much as they will cook down.
Once that is done add the crushed tomatoes with your dry ingredients. I let that mix up and cook for 10 minutes which is not necessary, but it lets thing fuse together a bit.
Then just pour the sauce into your crock pot over the sausage and stir it up a bit.
In about 5 to 7 hours it should be done. Always check the temperature on the sausage.
An hour before you believe it is done, add the green peppers.
You can use any type of bread to make this awesome sandwich, you need something that will hold up to the sauce.
The Result
This never goes wrong. There is some wiggle room on the ingredients, but it works for me every time.
A thistle in the field this fall.
Great song and video by our local farmers here in the Catskills.
It is currently cold, and I except that it might get colder…
The Hamden Inn
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Headwaters Trails | Stamford New York
http://headwaterstrailsny.org/ Headwaters Trails are located in the North Western Catskills, at the headwaters of the West Branch of the Delaware River. Conveniently located, we have numerous trailheads that are within the historic Village of Stamford and its revitalized Main Street. There are approximately thirty miles of multi-use trails in the Bald Mountain Recreation Area [...]
Farming in Bovina New York
http://farmingbovinany.org/ Bovina is a small New York town located in Delaware County in the Northern Catskills. The first European settlers came in the early 1790s and kept coming at a steady pace into the 19th century. By the time the Town of Bovina was created in 1820 from portions of the towns of Delhi, Middletown [...]
4 cups diced potatoes
3 to 4 cups thinly sliced leeks (3 or 4 leeks)
1 bunch green onions, chopped
2 cups chicken broth (canned, bouillon, or base)
4 to 6 slices bacon, cooked, drained, and crumbled
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 to 1 cup shredded cheese (optional)
salt and pepper to tastePreparation:
Combine all ingredients and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Add evaporated milk and cheese, if used, in the last 30 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. Mash with a potato masher to thicken, or puree for a smooth consistency, adding additional milk or broth if necessary.
Serves 4 to 6
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For 30 years, MARK has provided housing programs, economic development and technical assistance services to the Towns of Andes, Middletown and Roxbury and the Villages of Fleischmanns and Margaretville.
They work on economic development efforts in the areas of outdoor recreation and tourism, arts and culture, agriculture and forest products and alternative health and healing and on the business and social activities that support and sustain our communities. The goal is to improve the lives of those who live and work here, to create an attractive destination for those who visit. They work to build the capacity of individuals, organizations, businesses and municipalities and provide resources that help them achieve their own pre-determined goals.
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