CockeyeBBQ

Ingredients

1 lb. ground meat
2 oz. chopped cooking ham
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 medium garlic clove (a pilonazo)
1/4 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. salt
6-8 chopped olives
1 tsp. capers
1 envelope of sazón
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
2 tsp. sofrito

Optional:
8-10 chopped prunes
2 tsp. raisins

Directions
In a deep pot, brown the ground meat.

Drain most of the grease and add garlic, ham, oregano, vinegar, salt, olives, capers, sazón, sofrito and tomato sauce.

Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to low and cover the pot.

Cook for 15 minutes covered.

Uncover and cook another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Tips
For a healthier recipe, try using ground turkey instead.

If you prefer to cook ground pork meat, cook an additional 15-20 minutes.

Ingredients

2-3 green plantain bananas
Garlic salt
Plenty of vegetable oil

Directions
Cut off each end of the plantain, run the knife along the entire outside curve making sure you cut into the thickness of the peel.

Peel the plantain and cut in half.

Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan on medium high.

Shred the bananas, place them in a bowl of garlic salted water and let them soak in the flavor of the garlic.

Drain the shredded bananas through a pasta colander and then place on a paper towel to drain the excess water.

Fry the shredded bananas in 1 tbsp. clumps for 4-5 minutes or until it turns bright yellow. Turn with tongs (not thongs sweetie). DO NOT OVER FRY or they will burn.

Drain on paper towels and add salt or more garlic salt to taste.

Ingredients

2 c. raw medium or long grain rice
1 lb. chicken parts (I use chicken drumettes but you can use chicken thighs, or whole pieces.
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
2 tbsp. Manzanilla olives (use the red sweet peppers)
1 tsp. alcaparras (capers)
1/2 c. sofrito
1 tsp. garlic powder or 2 garlic cloves (minced)
1 envelope of onion soup* (my secret)
1/2 c. vegetable canola oil
1 envelope of sazon
adobo to taste
4 c. boiling water

Directions
For best results, prepare the chicken the day before.

Sprinkle the chicken with adobo and store in the refrigerator until you are ready to make the rice.

In a large pot, brown the chicken parts in the canola oil, about 5 minutes on each side.

Sazón, a seasoned salt fragrant with cumin, garlic, and oregano, is the ubiquitous seasoning of Puerto Rico.

Sazon is a type of seasoned salt found in Spanish and Mexican markets. The seasoning is used on meats, fish, poultry and even to flavor soups and stews. One popular brand is by Goya Foods. Typical ingredients include, cilantro, achiote, garlic, salt. Some brands contain MSG so check labels carefully if you wish to avoid the additive.

Yield: 6 cups

3 md Onions; chopped
1 ea Pepper, bell, green; seeded,
-chopped
1 ea Pepper, bell, red; seeded,
-chopped
4 lg Garlic cloves; peeled,
-chopped
1 tb Oregano
1 c Scallions; chopped, both
-green and white
1/2 c Parsley; coarsely chopped
1/2 c Coriander; chopped
1 ts Tabasco sauce
1 tb Paprika, sweet

Pennsylvania State Championship BBQ Cook-Off
Motorcycle Ride & Show

When: August 28-29th
Where: New Holland, PA

Borrowed from their website:

We are very excited about the 10th annual New Holland Summer Fest which will be held on Friday and Saturday, August 28 and 29, 2009. We hope to see you there. Our goal is to provide a fun weekend for everyone. We work hard to take care of the teams and make sure everything goes smoothly for the contest. This is the state championship, so don't miss the fun.

Ok, not really. But his latest performance on Letterman proves he's got it in him to be one of my team members.

If you think having a conversation with Star can be tough, you'll love our new late night pit-nanny.

2009 BROWNS SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER
13.......... ...... TAFT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
20.......... ...... CUB SCOUT TROOP #101
27.......... ...... Detroit Blind Academy

October
04.......... .......SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETS
11.......... .......CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S HOME
18.......... ...... ELOISE MENTAL HOSPITAL
25.......... ...... Girl Scout Troop # 353

November
01.......... .......MICHIGAN VENEREAL DISEASE CLINIC
08.......... .......FRASER BOYS CHOIR
15.......... .......KOREAN AMPUTEES
22.......... .......National Hospital Pastoral Ministers
26.......... .......Great Lakes Synchronized Swimming Team

SPECIAL MONDAY NIGHT GAME
DECEMBER 08
GRAND RAPIDS GAY BOYS CLUB

** RULE CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR **

INGREDIENTS
2 3/4 cups bread flour
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp warm water

DIRECTIONS
Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select White Bread cycle; press Start.
When the dough has raised once and second cycle of kneading begins, turn machine off. Reset by pressing Start once again. This gives the dough two full raising cycles before the final raising cycle prior to baking.

Ohio State's Barbecue Club is preparing for a new special sauce. The club's Grillteam members recently partnered with the Food Industries Center and developed a new sauce that is to be taste-tested by students during the first week of December.

"The OSU Barbecue Club is inviting the entire campus out to the sensory panel evaluation," said Alex Gardner, founder of the club and a senior in finance.

"We want you to give us feedback on our sauce, so that we can develop the Barbecue Club's first official sauce," he said.

The plans are still being made; however, the Barbecue Club is setting up specific times for an evaluation lab.

The club urges students, faculty and staff to give their opinions on the sauce, and help with a taste analysis.