Dana and I love grilled steaks. However, after a few steak dinners, it can get a little old. The best way to spice up a steak dinner is to add a sauce to the steak. There is nothing that compliments a great steak better than a nice mushroom sauce. I came up with sauce [...]
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With a toddler running around the house Dana and I have limited time to cook. We love lasagna, but having to haul out the giant stock pot to boil the noodles is a pain. Besides the extra dishes, the extra time needed to boil the noodles adds precious time to our already chaotic day. So [...]
Over the off season, I decided to upgrade from the Lang 84 to a more consistent smoker. The Lang was great, but it was a lot of work to keep the temperatures steady. I did a bunch of research and finally settled on a gravity feed smoker. Basically you fill up the charcoal chamber and [...]
So the other day I was testing out banana bread recipes and every single one came out burnt on the outside and raw in the middle. I figured I had the wrong pan or used the wrong temperature. Then I Googled my problem and came up with a possible error. My oven could be off. [...]
Dana and I really love the sweet potato casserole from Ruth’s Chris. So we scoured around to find a recipe that was similar. We settled on a recipe, but it was way too sweet. It was actually Tooth-aching sweet! The sweet potatoes multiplied by the candied pecan top, was similar to the taste of the [...]
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Dana and I are getting ready for Easter and we wanted to dye some eggs. Then we discovered that it was going to take a huge pan to hard boil all of the eggs that we wanted to dye. So we looked for an alternative. It just so happens that this alternative is the easiest [...]
While I was New York I accompanied Dana’s Father to a nice market. This market has a small wheel of Camembert cheese on sale for half off. Yeah, I could not pass up on the offer. So I thought about making a wheel of Camembert wrapped in puff pastry. Then Dana’s dad said that he had some [...]
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After spending a week in NY, I have been craving a good marsala dish, which is another popular choice in my good old stomping grounds of Queens. That’s the one thing I miss the most about NY….the FOOD! So, I am forced to recreate my favorites when I am craving a certain flavor! Rex has [...]
The Marinara Sauce from the other day is not Bill’s only specialty. My Father-in-Law also makes a mean Shrimp Marinara. This is a simple dish that utilizes his Sunday gravy. Sauteed shrimp and garlic mixed with awesome marinara sauce makes for a great meal. Bill’s Shrimp Marinara Peel and de-vein the shrimp. Make sure [...]
My wife took over the blog for the day. Here is Dana! I am from Queens, NY and one of the main Italian cuisine staples is vodka sauce! I wanted to make a delicious vodka sauce to celebrate our 2nd anniversary. We both loved this meal. I hope you enjoy it! Dana’s Rigatoni a La [...]
Two years ago, the biggest party in all of New York happened. Yep, I got married. To celebrate my second Anniversary, Dana and I pulled out our crystal flutes and made some cocktails. Is there any other way to celebrate. Janine and Robb gave us a great bottle of Prosecco and there was no better [...]
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My Father-In-Law Bill came down to visit a while back and he made some awesome Marinara. It was so delicious, I had to get the recipe to share. The Sauce had great color, texture and best of all – taste. It is a simple recipe that uses the best ingredients. The best types of recipes [...]
Last weekend the bar was open at the house. It has been a while and I was in the mood to make some sweet cocktails. After making the Citroen Sunset, I wanted to move to a sipping drink that had my favorite liquor in it. Bourbon! So I created a take on Bourbon Ginger and [...]
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