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I love cooking with cast iron. Most of my collection has been found at local second hand stores. Usually they need a little TLC to start. If you get one that needs to seasoned or re-seasoned don’t worry. I recommend bacon grease if you eat meat as it season well and adds great taste. Rub it all over the pan and bake at a lower temp until it turns dark. It should keep seasoning its self as you use it.
Never use soap on your cast iron. Never let it soak …

First make a bunch of pizza crust. The key is good flour and lots of kneading to activate the gluten.

The the kids get to make their own with the different pre-prepared toppings. B chose no sauce with olive oil.

C chose red sauce with meat. The dough made 10 small thin crust pizzas. I ended up putting 5 in the freezer for later. If you don’t want to make your own I highly recommend La Dolce Vita in Santa Fe. Great food and prices. Or they deliver for free in Santa …

I love onion soup. Its pretty basic and a great way to use up stale bread.
Ingredients
5 red onions, sliced
2 white onions, sliced
3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
few sage leaves
3 Shallots slices
butter
olive oil
salt
2 pints broth (chicken or veggie)
Cheddar Cheese
hearty bread sliced
Put the olive oil in a deep heavy bottomed pan with garlic and sage. Suate for about a minute. Add the onions and shallots. Cook for 50 minutes over medium to low heat. This helps give you some caramel and sweet flavors don’t rush it.
When the onions are clear and a …

I wanted to share a great pancake tip that I recently learned. When you make pancaked using a basic recipe put the yolks in the general mix and whip the egg whites separately until soft peeks form. Then fold them in before frying for extra fluffy pancakes. if you want to add berries or fruit drop the fruit in before you flip the cakes. Keeps the  ingredients from settling on the bottom.
I always make mine silver dollar size that way I can freeze the leftovers (not that we ever have …