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		<title>Smoked Chicken &amp; Rub &#8212; MTM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1 TBS onion powder 1 TBS garlic powder 1 TBS salt 1 TSP ground mustard seed 1 TSP sage 1 TSP thyme 1 TSP paprika 1 TSP black pepper Temperature: 225° Start with a 4 &#8211; 5 LB chicken. Optimally, first brine the chicken for 1 hour per pound. Use ⅓ of the turkey brine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oyster Dressing &#8211; Salathe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1 large yellow onion (minced) 3 &#8211; 4 stalks celery (minced) 6 &#8211; 8 cloves garlic (minced or left whole) ½ C fresh parsley (chopped) (reserve some whole for garnish) 4 OZ unsalted butter 4 bay leaves 2 LB 80/20 ground beef 2/3 LB ground pork sausage 14 OZ Pepperidge Farms seasoned stuffing breadcrumbs 8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey Brine #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[6 QT hot water 1 LB kosher salt 1 LB dark brown sugar 5 LB ice Combine the hot water, kosher salt and brown sugar and stir until the salt and sugar dissolve completely. Add the ice and stir until the mixture is cool. Pour into your brining vessel of choice. Gently lower the turkey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Savory Injection Marinade &#8212; MTM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1½ TBS Worcestershire sauce ¾ C olive oil ½ C apple cider vinegar ½ C apple cider 1½ TSP balsamic vinegar 2 TBS honey 1 TSP black pepper 1 TSP dried basil 1 TSP dried oregano 1 TSP dried rosemary 1 TSP dried thyme 1 TSP dried sage 1 TSP dried marjoram Prepare the day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Step.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The bookshelves are done, now we progress to the next stage in the living room and hallway&#8230; ceilings and walls.  I&#8217;ve already started doing patchwork &#8212; proper patchwork, not the stupid crap that folks pass off as patchwork, like, say, two layers of masking tape over a hole in the wall that was then painted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yet Even More Shelf Progress.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve completed four of the six shelves &#8212; routing, sanding, staining, sealing and all &#8212; the last two should get wrapped up this week.  The completed four are stowed in the dining room until we can do all the rest of the work in the living room&#8230; which starts next week.  &#8221;And miles to go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bookshelves Progress Report.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As previously mentioned, we&#8217;ve been working on bookshelves for our living room lately.  We&#8217;re building six 8&#8242; tall, 9&#8243; deep shelves that will take up about three quarters of one wall in that room. The shelves are made from birch veneered ¾&#8221; plywood for strength and affordability, and the facing edges are being trimmed with ¼&#8221; clear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southern Biscuits &#8211; Alton Brown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[250 GR flour 4 TSP baking powder ¼ TSP baking soda ¾ TSP salt 2 TBS butter 2 TBS shortening 1 C buttermilk, chilled Oven: 450° In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using your fingertips, rub butter and shortening into dry ingredients until mixture looks like crumbs. (The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dmentd.com/southern-biscuits-alton-brown</link>
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		<title>A Few Updates.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few things worthy of note to report &#8217;round these parts: The Bakers Bill, not quite in it&#8217;s original form, was passed thanks to an 11th hour Hail Mary from some dedicated folks in the Texas Legislature.  After it died in the House, they snuck that bugger in as an amendment to a Senate bill, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Texas Baker’s Bill… Last Gasp!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After fearing the Cottage Food Bill was dead in the House, turns out it’s still gasping for air!  It has actually passed the House, and is in the Senate as bill # SB 81, and has apparently gone round and round a few times already for amendments.  The unfortunate part is that we have less [...]]]></description>
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