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Plate Fodder

 River On A Plate ― http://www.platefodder.com

A collection of family stories, personal adventures, culinary explorations and my deep seated love for food.

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Listed: Dec 30, 2010

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Hydra - Flummoxed

Hydra - Flummoxed

Plate Fodder ― See this? ∙ This is a BLUE lace cap hydrangea. I know it's blue because it was probably the first thing I planted 5 years ago when I started landscaping the property here at Turtle Creek. Every year it's grown larger, fledged out a little...

Tags: Gardening

River On A Plate ― 1 week 4 days ago

Feeding the Beast - Three Meat Pie

Feeding the Beast - Three Meat Pie

Plate Fodder ― No, you really can't call me a connoisseur of that flat meat pie. ∙ I typically go with the old adage - ∙ Pizza is like sex... even when it's bad, it's still pretty good. ∙ My oldest, fondest, memory of pizza was getting a...

Tags: Easy, Bread, Weekday Meals, Pizza

River On A Plate ― 1 week 4 days ago

Merry Christmas - it's a pig...

Merry Christmas - it's a pig...

Plate Fodder ― So, I can always count on my brother to put a lot of thought and effort into any gift he slings my way. ∙ He read my mind (or maybe just saw the slightly more than slick shoes on the truck) and got new tires for the beast.One year it was a ...

Tags: Main Course, Pork, Grilling, Side Dishes, Pit Cooking

River On A Plate ― 1 week 5 days ago

Peering Down the Pie Hole - Rustic Apple w/ Sage and White Cheddar

Peering Down the Pie Hole - Rustic Apple w/ Sage and White Cheddar

Plate Fodder ― I tend to go for the gender/bender kind of flavor combinations when it comes to dessert. I don't know about the rest of you... but ice cream with bacon, or pancetta brittle sounds pretty damned good to me. I like the play of savory against ...

Tags: Pies, Lactose Free, Gluten Free, Apple, Desserts

River On A Plate ― 4 weeks 1 day ago

Garden Project 2013 - Children of the Hay

Garden Project 2013 - Children of the Hay

Plate Fodder ― As with all living things, our offspring and progeny begin flexing their muscles, testing the waters and moving out on their own... even the Hay Garden has not been spared. ∙ Through the past three seasons, I've poked and prodded the ...

Tags: Gardening, Hay Bale Gardening

River On A Plate ― 4 weeks 4 days ago

Gooey Gluten-Free / Dairy Free Pineapple Cake

Gooey Gluten-Free / Dairy Free Pineapple Cake

Plate Fodder ― It's not often that I see a food posting on some social networking thing and immediately run off to make it. ∙ But, that's kinda, sorta, exactly what happened here. ∙ Food.Com shared a photo of a "Do Nothing" Cake. And. if you know ...

Tags: Dairy Free, Easy, Cakes, Gluten Free, Baking, Dessert

River On A Plate ― 5 weeks 5 days ago

10 (tamales) the hard way

10 (tamales) the hard way

Plate Fodder ― I guess first and foremost I should say these aren't what you'd call authentic tamales. I didn't learn to mix the batter on my Hispanic Nana's lap. There were no Mexican housekeepers bringing sacks laden with those beautiful little jewels when ...

Tags: International, Gluten Free, Mexican, Tamales

River On A Plate ― 6 weeks 2 days ago

Peering Down the Pie Hole - Buttermilk Pie

Peering Down the Pie Hole - Buttermilk Pie

Plate Fodder ― Is it as good as it sounds? ∙ Hella yeah! ∙ In fact, my slightly bruised ego aside, Jane says it's the best pie I've ever made. ∙ About a month ago, I come into the kitchen and find this... ∙ on the kitchen counter with ...

Tags: Tofutti, Pies, Desserts Lactose Free, Desserts

River On A Plate ― 8 weeks 2 days ago

Tales of Woe - That Brown Rice Salad

Tales of Woe - That Brown Rice Salad

Plate Fodder ― The TV is on most days throughout the day primarily as background noise. I don't really think about it being on anymore. It lightens my day when there's nothing going on except my own brooding, it keeps the terrors and worries of my career (or ...

Tags: Rice, Side Dishes, Salads, Marx Foods

River On A Plate ― 8 weeks 4 days ago

Shank'd - Faux Pho

Shank'd - Faux Pho

Plate Fodder ― I'm a horror when it comes to shopping at the international markets. I buy things that: ∙ I have no idea what they areorWhat you're supposed to do with themorBuy just way to freakin' much of it.orSometimes, all three.... shush... ∙ ...

Tags: Simple Dinner Sunday, Soup, Asian, Beef

River On A Plate ― 9 weeks 2 days ago

Hadji and a Couple of Thugs

Plate Fodder ― Here's the thing... so it's not quite Alibaba and the Forty Thieves... ∙ okay - not even close. ∙ But the thought of packing 40 cloves of garlic into a chicken wing dish just gave Jane the Heebie Jeebies , 'cause she's not really the...

Tags: Main Course, Simple Dinner Sunday, Chicken

River On A Plate ― 9 weeks 4 days ago

2013 Hay Garden - Get them bales ready

2013 Hay Garden - Get them bales ready

Plate Fodder ― Since it's time to start thinking about the garden, I've decided to re-issue the Hay Bale Garden instructions and post from when it first started. ∙ Up here in the hills - unless you're living on the eastern side of Dahlonega, or down in ...

Tags: Hay Bale Gardening

River On A Plate ― 10 weeks 4 days ago

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