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  • Pulled Pork – Smoked – Pressure Cooked

    This is a very fast way to make great pulled pork. The only problem I had was, I could only fit about 1 pork butt in the pressure cooker at a time. Ingredients: Instructions: No Smoker Test 10/19/2024: I removed the sugar and meat tenderizer from the BBQ Salt recipe. This results in a mixture…

  • Rich Sugar Syrup

    Rich Sugar Syrup is similar to Simple Syrup but it contains twice the sugar. Makes a little over 1.5 cups INGREDIENTS : INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Baby Back Ribs – Sous Vide

    Notes: I typically don’t have 6 hours just before my guests arrive to cook ribs. I was looking for a convenient way to do most of the work days or weeks in advance. What I discovered was a better way to cook ribs. I always liked “fall off the bone” ribs but I have to…

  • Bulk Taco Meat from Frozen

    I found this to be the best way to cook taco meat from frozen. I typically cook six pounds of meat per batch. This is the largest amount that fits easily on my propane griddle. If you use this method, the grease will automatically be removed from the ground beef in sous vide and there…

  • Taco Seasoning – Randy’s 2023

    This recipe tastes good, it is just slightly spicy if you eat the meat by itself but it goes well with cheese and sour cream. If you want a very mild recipe, cut the cayenne pepper in half. If you want a medium, slightly spicy recipe, cut the cayenne pepper to 3/4. Ingredients for 1…

  • Simple Syrup

    Makes a little over 1.25 cups INGREDIENTS : INSTRUCTIONS:

  • My Singer 431G

    NOTE: Additional Mods and Information that would apply to all 431G machines has been moved to midcenturysinger.com. I was looking for a very rare Singer 431G but the only ones I found were on Etsy and they were priced between $600 and $900 U.S. I took a chance and went to the German version of…

  • Dutch Pancakes

    We had Dutch pancakes at King Fred Princess Diana’s in Aruba. This is my attempt to create the same recipe at home. Note: These work best with a large frying pan. You will need a large spatula to turn the pancakes without tearing them. You can also add thinly sliced apple, pineapple, precooked bacon, ham,…

  • German Pancakes

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  • Travel Packing List – Aruba 2025

    Worn day of travel: Carry-On: Clothing (in case of lost luggage): Carry-on Electronics: Carry-on Other: Carry-on optional: Checked Bag: Checked bag clothing: Checked bag liquids: Checked bag: Checked bag Optional: