Last week it was 65 and this week it was 25 and snowing. Go figure. We got about 5 inches of snow in 8 hours. Not too shabby. Since it was so cold, I wanted a hearty dish. Something that would warm the soul. So I chose to braise some short ribs. Fall off the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Beef’
December 28th, 2009
City Chicken
When I was growing up my Grandma Donna used to make us City Chicken. It was always the best meal of the year. This year we decided to make City Chicken for our Christmas meal. What is City Chicken you ask? Well it is a combination of meat on a stick that appears to look [...]
July 20th, 2009
Tostada Pizza
When I was in college I used to go to this restaurant with great pizza. One of my favorite pizzas was the tostada pizza. Basically it was taco pizza. Since the bread sticks yesterday only used one pizza dough and the recipe makes two, I figured I would try to recreate the pizza today. This [...]
Posted in Cooking, Mexican, Pizza, Recipes 
Tags: Beef, mexican pizza, non-traditional pizzas, Recipes, taco pizza, taco sauce, taco seasoning, thin crust pizza, tostada pizza 
8 Comments »April 26th, 2009
Mandu
Last week my friend Tom came over to share his family recipe for Mandu. What is Mandu you ask? Well it is a traditional Korean dumpling. They are served fried crisp and are absolutely delicious. Crispy and delicious
April 4th, 2009
How and where to get good meat for BBQ and Sausage Making
When I started BBQ’n and making sausage I had no idea where to find good meat. I started by going to the Safeway grocery store by my house and picked up prepackaged Pork Butts and Briskets. Then I went to a specialty butcher which cost two to three times as much. I decided to call the butcher [...]
