Kentucky Fried Chicken, or KFC, has changed over the years, in many ways, not for the good. They got bought by Yum Brands. the same group that owns Taco Bell and Pizza Hut and, in many areas, several of these franchises are located in the same physical store. Yup, the same crew who is mangling your taco is also responsible for the KFC line. Yum Brands used to own Long John Silvers and A&W as well, if those are any indicator of the company’s commitment to decent food. Continue reading “KFC Coleslaw”
Hard Boiled/Cooked Eggs
If you cook at home, you need to make hard boiled eggs. Deviled eggs, sliced for green salads, chopped for egg salad sandwiches or combined with tuna fish for a great sandwich, hard boiled eggs are a necessity. You can even just eat them with a little salt. But damn, they are hard to do right. Continue reading “Hard Boiled/Cooked Eggs”
Beer Bread
Three ingredients. Flour, sugar and beer. What could be easier? And it really is easy to make. Now this bread isn’t a light and airy artisan loaf. but it’s not flat like focaccia either. It’s just your basic bread, decent for toast, a sandwich or just bread at a meal. Continue reading “Beer Bread”
Tastes Like Dog Food
This particular recipe tastes like dog food, which is a good thing. Because it is dog food. Homemade dog food in a slow cooker.Here at Halfcracker Ranch, we make this for our dog Winchester and he gobbles it up. Continue reading “Tastes Like Dog Food”
Making Perfect Rice
Mr. Cracker set out to make some fried rice to go with dinner for Mrs. Cracker, and the first step is making just plain rice so you can later stir fry it. Naturally, needing to make the rice perfect for Mrs. Cracker, he checked his recipe for making rice, which he thought had always been equal amounts of rice and water, some salt and then bring to a boil and simmer 20 minutes. Think again…