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Cured Meats: Charcuterie Health and DIet

Diet changes and benefits

Mark Bronkalla November 11, 2025 No Comments

Along with my weight loss journey, I have made some other dietary changes. One of the big ones and an enabler to getting off of Metoprolol was changing my diet…

Cooking Health and DIet

Losing a bit of Weight

Mark Bronkalla November 6, 2025 No Comments

I have had a near life long struggle with my weight. I tried to dodge and “accept” the gains but there were some points I just could not get past:…

Meats

Spatchcock Cornish Hen

Mark Bronkalla May 4, 2025 No Comments

Spatchcock roasting of a Cornish Hen makes for a quick and easy dinner. Today we are having it after a day of spring yard work. The bird will roast on…

Woodworking

Lane Cedar Chest Repair & Refinish

Mark Bronkalla November 12, 2024 No Comments

We were given an old Lane cedar chest by a friend with the intention that it would go to my grand-daughter Hadley. It had a lot of promise with an…

Meats

Porketta

Mark Bronkalla September 15, 2024 No Comments

Background This Italian pork roast is an old family favorite. It is made with pork shoulder and baked. This makes it conceptually similar to Cuban Pork which I detail here:…

Cured Meats: Charcuterie

“Cheater” Pastrami

Mark Bronkalla July 1, 2024 No Comments

We like the flat of the brisket. A full packer brisket like you would get at Costco is just too much for us (and I am no fond of the…

Cooking

French Onion Soup

Mark Bronkalla December 10, 2023 No Comments

We have been making French Onion Soup from scratch for many years. However, I had not documented the process. Here is our version. It is, for us, a mid sized…

Metalworking

Installing a DRO for a 13″ South Bend Lathe – part 2

Mark Bronkalla December 3, 2023 No Comments

It took a bit of back and forth with the vendor and testing, but it turns out I DID receive 1uM resolution scales that were mis-marked as 5uM. With the…

Metalworking

Installing a DRO for a 13″ South Bend Lathe – part 1

Mark Bronkalla November 8, 2023 No Comments

I have wanted a DRO (Digital Read Out) for the lathe since I picked it up and rebuilt it a number of years ago. A session making some metric sized…

Woodworking

Amelia’s bed completion

Mark Bronkalla April 16, 2023 No Comments

The bed platform provides the storage and raises the mattress to normal bed height. There is no box spring used. The platform is made up of: Toe kick / base…

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Cured Meats: Charcuterie Health and DIet

Diet changes and benefits

Cooking Health and DIet

Losing a bit of Weight

Meats

Spatchcock Cornish Hen

Woodworking

Lane Cedar Chest Repair & Refinish

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