by Randal Byrd | Apr 1, 2025 | Health, Lagniappe
Medium White Sauce I found this recipe at Mother’s house. It had been clipped from a box of corn starch called “CREAM Corn Starch.” I’ve never heard of it. Argo corn starch offers a very similar method. Ingredients1 1/2 T butter1 T corn...
by Randal Byrd | Apr 1, 2025 | Lagniappe
Bourbon Barbecue Ribs Ingredients 1 (12-oz.) bottle lager beer or ale½ cup apple cider vinegar1½ tsp. kosher salt½ cup bourbon, divided1 cup ketchup½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce½ cup honey2 garlic cloves, crushed1½ Tbsp. barbecue spice rub½ tsp. freshly ground black...
by Randal Byrd | Mar 30, 2025 | Health, Lagniappe
The “MIND” Diet As members of AARP, we read their newsletter which often addresses matters of health, diet, life-style, etc. We’ve probably all heard of the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, created to lower blood pressure). Now...
by Randal Byrd | Dec 29, 2021 | Lagniappe
Fool-Proof Steamed Eggs Special thanks to America’s Test Kitchen for this take on steaming eggs to a hard-boil. Bring one inch water to a rolling boil in a pot suitable for steaming. Place eggs in steamer basket and the basket into the pot so that the eggs are...
by Randal Byrd | Apr 5, 2021 | Lagniappe
Buzz Magazines Recipe Trove When we lived in Houston, we got The Bellaire Buzz Magazine once a month. I enjoy flipping through it to see what’s going on in the neighborhood. Children, school, pets, etc. I always check out the Chef’s Corner feature and...
by Randal Byrd | Mar 18, 2021 | Lagniappe, Meat
Deep South Dishes (And a link to the Southern Rubin) Sherry stumbled across a recipe for a southern alternative to the traditional Rubin. This is southern, as the name of the web site states. We’re going to try this Rubin; we’ll report on it later. In the...
