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Potato Bites

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Freejack

Ingredients: 4-6 potatoes Cajun butter (melted butter + Cajun seasoning) Grated Parmesan Chopped parsley Instructions: Preheat oven to 400°F Slice potatoes long-ways into half-inch slices Use metal skewers to cut about 1/4 inch apart Turn potato 90° and cut the … Continue reading →

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Best Pancakes

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Freejack

Preparation is simple enough. Use a griddle if possible as you get more pancakes cooked at once. Get maple syrup, which ever strikes your fancy; real or flavored sugar. Serves 4-6. In a bowl, whisk the following ingredients: 360g/3 cups … Continue reading →

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Banana Nut Bread

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Freejack

I’ve made Banana Nut Bread multiple times over the years. I thought I’d post up the recipe so I can make sure I have the ingredients when I’m out shopping. Of course I scraped it off of the ‘net so … Continue reading →

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Pan Fried Rainbow Trout

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Freejack

Basically I do this when I find a recipe on line that I like and want to make sure I can find it again 🙂 Ingredients 2 Rainbow Trout fillets, boned and with skin. 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon … Continue reading →

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Pork Tacos

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Freejack

This one is an easy and tasty meal and is awesome to the last taco. This is a crock pot recipe. You’ll assemble the ingredients and put a 3 lb pork shoulder into the crock pot, adjust for the size … Continue reading →

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Turkey Pot Pie

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Freejack

This was a real good recipe I found on line when we had to do something with 22 lbs of turkey. We’ve been getting pot pies lately from the store so it was already something on my mind and I … Continue reading →

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Cinnamon Buns

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Freejack

I tried using the recipe on the website but there were so many ads making constant changes to the webpage that it was impossible to stay where the instructions were. As such, I’m copying the basic instructions here and I’ll … Continue reading →

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Shepherd’s Pie

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Freejack

Preparing the Potatoes 1 1/2 lb. potatoes, peeled Kosher salt 4 tbsp. melted butter 1/4c. milk 1/4c. sour cream Freshly ground black pepper Preparing the beef filling 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and … Continue reading →

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Beef and Bean Taco Skillet

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Freejack

1 lb beef 1 1.4oz packet taco seasoning 1 16oz can pinto beans 1 1.75oz can condensed tomato soup 1/2 cup salsa 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup shredded cheese 6 6” flour tortillas Cook beef in a 10-inch skillet over … Continue reading →

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Taco Soup

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Freejack

Recently I wanted to find something I could create with hamburger that wasn’t hamburgers or spaghetti. After some hunting on line, I found Taco Soup to sound pretty tasty actually. A couple of sessions later and I had what I … Continue reading →

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