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MelBurgers Revealed

Well, I found the recipe I had tucked away for MelBurgers.  After reviewing it, I realize why I haven’t made them often since retiring from restaurants.  They are a lot of work to prep.  Best when you are preparing for a large group, or you can form patties and freeze between wax paper.  If refrigerating …

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Loving Poverty, for Fun and (Eventual) Profit

I have had the good fortune of being a member of four families in my life: the one I was born into, the Alwaan housing co-op we started in Austin in the 1970’s, Mama’s Homefried Truckstop in the 1980’s, and my current marvelous family.  When I say ‘family’, I’m talking about people who have to …

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