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Jim "Hoss" Koetting

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Jim “Hoss” Koetting is a retired restaurateur/chef who enjoys gardening, good food, good bourbon, and good friends.

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Steamed Mussels

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or rather it has been for some time now. But we’re getting to the serious phase, when all the holiday...

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Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie

Alrighty, folks, the holiday season is officially here. I know, I know… if you judge by store displays, it probably started two months ago. But let’s be real....

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Cookin’ with Hoss: Roasted Country-Style Ribs with Arrabbiata Orzo

Well, we’re about to transition to fall. Temperatures are dropping, days are getting shorter, and my garden is putting out its last gasps of life for the season....

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Cookin’ with Hoss: Hoss’s Gameday Cheesesteak Sliders

Another football season is here, and it’s a new era in intercollegiate athletics. No longer are these representatives of their respective universities the amateur student athletes that we...

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Fire Up the Grill for Some Barbecue!

‘Tis the season. Bar-b-que season, that is! Time to get out on the deck, patio, or back yard, fire up the grill, and get some of your favorite...

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Cookin’ With Hoss: Marinara Sauce with Stewed Tomatoes

You say “tomato,” I say “tomahto,” but in reality, what difference does it make? It’s delicious either way. The important point is that those wonderful, locally grown red...

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Cookin’ with Hoss: Hoss’s Seafood Mixed Grill

Father’s Day is a bit of a reason to celebrate, I suppose. Thank goodness I don’t get ties, or cheap cologne, or many of the other cliché gifts...

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Cookin’ with Hoss: Asian Chicken Salad

The official beginning of summer is just around the corner. Before you know it, Memorial Day will be here, the pools will all be open, school will be...

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Cookin’ with Hoss: Market Harvest Salad with Hoss’s Creamy Sweet Onion Dressing

Ahh, spring! The season of renewal, crocuses, daffodils, and Easter. It was a brutal winter, but the sub-zero temperatures are history (at least until next year!). Mother Nature...

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Cookin’ with Hoss: Crab and Shrimp au Gratin

Hopefully, everyone had a great time on Fat Tuesday. I’m sure some may have had a little too much fun, though, if one were in quest of the...