Olde Dutch Restaurant – Logan, OH
September 8, 2010 | Written by Diana
After dropping my son off at his college, my husband and I needed a dinner break on the way home. I didn’t want fast food, I wanted a few moments to eat and relax with the guy who is going to be sitting across from me for most of our meals from now on. There’s an exit in Logan that has some restaurants, but though we’ve been to the exit before, this is the first time we ventured to Olde Dutch Restaurant. We figured it would be Amish style food, and though I also figured it had the dreaded buffet, I though I might be able to order off a menu too. I am not a fan of buffets. Mass quantities of food sitting around doesn’t thrill me. Most buffets have questionable quality food. This place is better than those places though, we were pleasantly surprised.
We arrived a half hour before closing and were welcomed with a smile. The place wasn’t super busy, probably because it was a work night and late at that. You walk in the restaurant through the gift shop, and are …
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Don Julio Tequila Cocktails With a Little Heat For Your End of Summer Party
September 6, 2010 | Written by DianaLabor Day may be here, but your fun summer evening aren’t over yet. There may be a few more warm evenings, though it might be too cool for the pool. These drinks using Don Julio Tequila, Zacapa 23 Rum, Ginger and Jalepenos will warm you up, even on a cool evening. I think there’s still time to run out and get the ingredients to make this Cocktail for your friendly gathering. One more last hurrah before you huddle under the blankets and close the windows.
Don Julio Hot Nantucket Night
Served at Woodward at Ames in Boston, MA
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces Tequila Don Julio Blanco
1 ounce agave nectar
2 fresh cranberries
1 thin slice jalapeño pepper
1 jalapeño for garnish
1/2 ounce lime juice
Preparation:
1. Muddle jalapeño and cranberries in a highball glass.
2. Combine Tequila Don Julio Blanco, agave nectar, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice.
3. Shake well and strain into rocks glass over ice, muddled jalapeño and cranberries.
4. Garnish with jalapeño.
Ideal Serving Glass:
Highball glass
Yield:
1 drink
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It took a few tries for the Bison Ribs from the Ohio Bison Farm to get to me. I made arrangements one Saturday at the farm market to pick up bison ribs the next weekend. Well, I forgot all about my son’s college orientation and didn’t make it. The next weekend we were there, but they put the ribs in the wrong cooler and it went to another town. Finally, we met up and I got my ribs, I was so excited. I’ve been buying bison from the farm market for a few years now, and have always been pleased with the quality of the meat. Bison can be tricky because it doesn’t have the fat that beef has, and it’s not as strong, and a little sweeter. I had a chance recently to smoke a brisket, that gave me a little experience with slow cooking bison all day. I used a pan and foil to keep some of the moisture in instead of just sitting it on the rack. That worked out so well the brisket melted in our mouth. A nice thing about bison is that there is hardly any shrinkage. You will end up with just as …
While labor day is known for it’s hot dogs and hamburgers, we’ve got some neat ideas on upscaling your labor day holiday. If you are like us and now childless (since they traipsed off to college), maybe it’s time to treat yourself to something elegant and upscale. Hmm, what an idea! Here are some ideas from Maestro Doebel for an upscale party, which would be especially fun if you choose a date night in with your spouse. Try these suggestions: If you looking for simple ways to take your party to the next level, here are 4 tips to help celebrate this Labor Day in luxury: Summer Sunset Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass September Sunrise Combine tequila and juice into a cocktail shaker. Shake with ice and strain into rocks glass with ice. Some fun trail mix trivia: I’m going to walk you through my Farm Market visit and encourage you to take the plunge. I’ll give you some hints for getting the most out of your visit, and let us know in the comments what your tips and tricks …
Need some end of the summer cooking excitement? Here are contests that you can enter to help with that. Some require recipes, others you just need to enter. If you win, let me know because I love it when a Cookerati Reader wins something or has some good luck. Throw everything into a blender. Whirl until slushy like. If you want wine or alcohol, stir it in. Drink. Nothing better than a cool, refreshing drink on a hot summery day. Time to sit by the pool. I’ve been using these kitchen tools, and I’m ready to share what I think about them. When I do a review, I usually try to use it for a while to get used to it and to make sure it’s durable. I would hate to talk about something and find out later it was useless, but I recommended it because I didn’t spend enough time with it. In fact, recently I tried out this great looking shiny peppermill. I loved the weight of it, the look of it, but in reality, it’s useless. The kosher salt dropped through the mill without stopping. I thought it would be different for the peppercorns because I knew they wouldn’t fall through. Well, no, they didn’t, but they weren’t ground down either, they spit out in chunks. I am so disappointed. My poor college student daughter who will be moving in to a house with 5 other girls didn’t even want it. The tools you see on Cookerati, are the ones I recommend, some highly, some are better than good, and others are just good but I won’t recommend something I’ve tried out and didn’t like. Today’s list is pretty good, …
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Barbecued Bison Ribs
September 6, 2010 | Written by Diana
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Upscale Your Labor Day Plus Cocktails – Part Two
September 5, 2010 | Written by Diana
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Labor Day Cocktails
September 5, 2010 | Written by Diana
Garnish with a pineapple slice.
Pour grenadine into the glass, it will …
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Celebrate National Trail Mix Day
September 1, 2010 | Written by Diana
August 31 is National Trail Mix Day – yep, there’s a day for that too. We eat a lot of trail mix, it’s a handy nutritious snack, much better than chips to have on hand.
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A Walk Through the Farm Market
August 30, 2010 | Written by Diana
It’s going on towards the end of summer, but the farm markets still have a ton to offer. I’m a loyal fan and frequent visitor to our local farm markets in both Grove City and Pickaway County, plus I will go to markets out of town when I am visiting. My sister in law is on the board of the Ohio Valley Farm Market, and also has her own stand to sell soap and cut flowers (Fine As Frog’s Hair). Her daughter (my niece) has her stand where she sells the most delicious bread (Basic Kneads), though she’s done for the summer since college is starting up again. I haven’t been to visit their market this year yet, but usually I try to leave early when we are visiting with them so that I can visit the farm market first. There’s a lamb guy who sells some great stuff. Tweet This Post Plurk This Post Buzz This Post Delicious Digg This Post Ping This Post Reddit This Post Stumble This Post
Food Contests – August 2010
August 26, 2010 | Written by Diana
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Melon Coolers
August 23, 2010 | Written by Diana
Today, working in the kitchen, I decided we all needed something cool and refreshing to drink. I remembered my Watermelon Limeades, and decided to make Melon Coolers. These can be alcohol free, or you can add some white wine, white rum, tequila – light alcohol to it. It’s kind of like a melon slushy, but really nice tasting. If you drink it too fast though you may end up with a cold headache like I did. This is a super simple drink, that takes no time to make.
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Cool Kitchen Tools
August 20, 2010 | Written by Diana
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