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Crusty Roasted Bavarian Flanken Ribs

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

Last week I ordered some beef flanken ribs from the butcher in our small village of Waiblingen.  I had printed off pictures of the cut, both raw and grilling on a barbecue.  Flanken is a German word and the young … Continue reading →

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Roasted Travers de Porc with Mirliton Kohlrabi Casserole

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

It’s cold this morning, not cool, cold.  Should I take my UGGs out of the box again?  I shouldn’t complain; I could be living in the D.C. area, paralyzed from the heat and humidity, at risk, because who knows when one … Continue reading →

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Smoked and Spicy Travers du Porc with Coleslaw

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

I cleaned out the refrigerators yesterday and had to admit that I was in freezer trouble again.  Whenever I say freezer trouble, I think about one of this family’s favorite books, “Grandmaster” http://www.amazon.com/Grandmaster-Penzler-Presents-Warren-Murphy/dp/0765311631/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1335769343&sr=8-2.  It is a novel about a chess … Continue reading →

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Texas Ribs and Potato Salad

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

One of my boys came to see me this weekend, Master Sergeant John Alen, U.S. Marine Corps with his bride of 5 months, Natalie Alen. John was commanding gunnery sergeant (Gunny) for the Marine corps detachment tasked with guarding the … Continue reading →

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Jacques Does Ribs

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

I’ve talked about my friend Jacques before; he was a butcher in Paris for over 20 years and now owns a Cafe-Tabac in Sens.  He was the one who got my sodium nitrate for curing the sanglier.  http://cookinginsens.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/le-sanglier-part-ii/ I leave … Continue reading →

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The Ribs Dilemma

Posted on September 3, 2011 by

I guess I’m such a whiner.  I’m living in a country with some of the best food in the world but still I miss a few things from home.    One of those things is ribs.   There is a cut … Continue reading →

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4th of July Washington, D.C.

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

I made these baby back ribs in our hotel suite.   Not at all the same as on the grill but still they were baby backs.   The potato salad was Safeway brand; the family complained. Gourmet whiners. We grabbed … Continue reading →

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Lazy Day Oven Roasted Spareribs

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

I had a couple of quarter slabs of spareribs in the freezer; I think I must have cut them from a pork belly.  I thought I’d do something easy for Jade’s dinner.   I rubbed the pieces with Emeril’s essence; … Continue reading →

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