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One Pot Tacos
One pot tacos? Cooking Dude’s latest invention! This will work with the Ninja Foodi and probably most air fryers. Sorry, Instant Pot can’t do this. The other night I wanted some homemade tacos, but it was only for me, and it seemed like a lot of work for only a couple...
Crispy Brussel Sprouts
1. Trim and slice the sprouts lengthwise and mix in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. 2. Dump in the air fryer,or, as shown, in the crisper basket of the Ninja Foodi. 3. Air fry at 390 or 400 degrees for six minutes, open up, toss and fry for...
Ninja Foodi makes Cooking Dude’s Meatloaf
I decided to use the Ninja Foodi’s Air Crisp (air fryer) feature to brown a meatloaf that had cooked in it in the Pressure Cooker mode. I figured it would take much less time than baking in an oven, would drain itself of the fat, and would make cleanup much easier. I...
Mac and Cheese, Smoky Four-Cheese Version
This is a different version of the original Mac & Cheese recipe on the Cooking Dude website. It is slightly more work, but, according to my taste testers, is well worth the extra effort! John McLemore’s Mac and Cheese recipe in his “Dadgum That’s Good” smoker...
Chocolate Cashew Candy
Chocolate Cashew candy shown in the photo above. Made by Mrs. Cooking Dude, by the way… She buys the microwave milk chocolate, and while it’s melting, scatters batches of cashews (or other nuts) on waxed paper. Then she pours the chocolate over the nuts and lets the...
Pinto Beans in One Hour
I don’t know how many times, usually on a Sunday morning, when I had planned to fix a mess of beans and then realized that I had forgotten to put them in to soak the night before. So now they have to cook half the day instead of just a few hours. And now that the...
Culinary Terms
There was an article in the newspaper this morning that said that the food companies are having to "dumb down" the menus they publish because readers today don't understand the terminology used in recipes. Well, that's not acceptable. I think it's better to "smart up"...
Peach Cobbler
By mid-May, our peach tree is overloaded with delicious peaches, in danger of breaking its branches if we don't eat peaches fast enough. We also give them away to visitors. In addition to just eating them for breakfast or a snack, Mary Ann makes a quick and easy peach...
Yorkshire Pudding
Yorkshire Pudding is the classic accompaniment to Prime Rib, as you probably know, especially in England. But you might never have eaten it, and might be surprised to learn that it is not pudding as we Yanks think of pudding. Over here, we call things like this...
Old South Cornbread
Here's an authentic Old South Cornbread recipe given to me by my sister-in-law Martha. She probably got it from her mom, Sara. We all agreed that this was the most flavorful, crusty, and delightful cornbread recipes we've tried in a long time. The cornbread you are...
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One Pot Tacos
One pot tacos? Cooking Dude’s latest invention! This will work with the Ninja Foodi and probably most air fryers. Sorry, Instant Pot can’t do this. The other night I wanted some homemade tacos, but it was only for me, and it seemed like a lot of work for only a couple...
Crispy Brussel Sprouts
1. Trim and slice the sprouts lengthwise and mix in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. 2. Dump in the air fryer,or, as shown, in the crisper basket of the Ninja Foodi. 3. Air fry at 390 or 400 degrees for six minutes, open up, toss and fry for...
Ninja Foodi makes Cooking Dude’s Meatloaf
I decided to use the Ninja Foodi’s Air Crisp (air fryer) feature to brown a meatloaf that had cooked in it in the Pressure Cooker mode. I figured it would take much less time than baking in an oven, would drain itself of the fat, and would make cleanup much easier. I...
Mac and Cheese, Smoky Four-Cheese Version
This is a different version of the original Mac & Cheese recipe on the Cooking Dude website. It is slightly more work, but, according to my taste testers, is well worth the extra effort! John McLemore’s Mac and Cheese recipe in his “Dadgum That’s Good” smoker...
Chocolate Cashew Candy
Chocolate Cashew candy shown in the photo above. Made by Mrs. Cooking Dude, by the way… She buys the microwave milk chocolate, and while it’s melting, scatters batches of cashews (or other nuts) on waxed paper. Then she pours the chocolate over the nuts and lets the...