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A good man with a gun stands between my family and potential harm, and he does it for free, including nights, weekends, and holidays; that man is me.— Derek Scammon

Cooking Corner: How To Peel Garlic Quickly

I thought this was rather neat.

h/​t Thunderbolt

Cooking Corner: Homemade Ground Beef Jerky

As promised, here is my ground beef jerky recipe. Comments below the recipe with pic­tures of my process.

Recipe: Homemade Ground Beef Jerky

Summary: There is noth­ing like the taste or the free­dom of mak­ing your own beef jerky and my recipe is incred­i­bly easy to do. Ground beef jerky is eas­ier to work with … → Read More: Cooking Corner: Homemade Ground Beef Jerky

Cooking Corner: Maple Bacon Ice Cream

I’m a big fan of Claire Robinson on the Food Network chan­nel. She hosts the “5 Ingredient Fix” cook­ing show. The premise, if you didn’t guess, is that every dish she makes is only five ingre­di­ents, not count­ing salt and pep­per, which she calls her “freebies”.

Saturday, I was watch­ing her “Beachy Keen … → Read More: Cooking Corner: Maple Bacon Ice Cream