The other day I smoked chicken drumsticks. I ended up make more than I could eat. So I decided to turn the rest into a tasty pizza. This smoked chicken pizza has a nice smoky flavor and a little kick from the spicy barbecue sauce that I used as the base. Topped with roasted red peppers, red [...]
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Tags: BBQ, cheese, Chicken, pizza, sauce, smoked chicken pizza 
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I love potatoes and I am always looking for a new way to cook them on the grill. I have done foil packets before, but this time it is serious. The potatoes are plump, juicy and completely coated with cheese. Who could ask for a better side on this Memorial Day Weekend. By opening up [...]
Posted in Potatoes, Recipes, Sides, Vegetables Tags: cheese, cheesy potatoes, foil potatoes, grilled, Potatoes 3 Comments »I was looking for a meat free dish the other day and Dana suggested manicotti. I have had this stuffed shell dish, but have never attempted to make it. So here is my attempt and ultimate success. They were delicious. The cheese and spinach stuffing was the best. Served with a basic marinara these manicotti [...]
Posted in Italian, Pasta, Recipes Tags: Baked manicotti, cheese, Marinara, Pasta, spinach 2 Comments »Yesterday I made homemade Tomato Soup. Nothing pairs better with Tomato Soup than a grilled cheese. I wanted to create the ultimate grilled cheese. To do that I had to take a trip to the supermarket. I wanted a nice thick crust so I started with a Rustic Wheat Bread. Hand sliced to perfection. Then [...]
Posted in Recipes, Sandwiches, cheese Tags: Cast Iron, cheese, gruyere, manchego, mozzarella, ultimate grilled cheese 3 Comments »The other day I needed a tasty side dish to serve with some juicy grillled steaks. I looked around my kitchen and I found a couple baking potatoes. I decided to make some twice baked potatoes. To spice it up, I added some white truffle oil to the mix. I know this is cheating, but [...]
Posted in Bacon, Potatoes, Recipes Tags: bacon, cheese, Recipes, twice baked potatoes, white truffle baked potatoes, white truffle oil 1 Comment »I love brunch and I love quiche. However, today I didn’t feel like making a pie crust so I made a bacon crust for the quiche. Basically you form it like you would a real pie crust. You need to blind bake it with the help of some parchment and beans. Then you fill with [...]
Posted in Bacon, Recipes, eggs Tags: bacon, bacon crust, bacon crusted quiche, breakfast, cheese, how to make bacon crusted quiche, quiche, recipe, spinach 2 Comments »Over the past week I have been cleaning out my pantry trying to cook everything that I could without going to the grocery store. Needless to say, I was running low on everything. Then I noticed that I had a bag of mozzarella cheese in the fridge and about a 1/2 cup of milk. Sounds [...]
Posted in Cheap Eats, Pasta, Recipes Tags: butter, cheddar, cheese, homemade macaroni and cheese, Hot Sauce, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, mozzarella, one pan meal, quick meals, quick recipes, roux No Comments »My friend Jeff went to visit his family in Tennesse and when he came back he brought with him some of the biggest zucchini that I have ever seen. They were massive. It almost seemed as if they were some result of a nuclear accident, as they were huge. After I got over the shock [...]
Posted in Chorizo, Recipes, Sausages, Vegetables, Zucchini Tags: cheese, Chorizo, chorizo stuffed zucchini boats, grill zucchini, how to grill zucchini, Zucchini, zucchini boats 1 Comment »Last week my friend Jeff had me over for a little grilling and drinking. I brought the Corona and he gave me the workings for a great steak taco. I must say, having a food website has open doors. Everyone wants me to come over, but in return I have to do the cooking. I [...]
Posted in Mexican, Recipes, Tacos, beef Tags: cheese, flank steak, flank steak tacos, grilled steak tacos, Grilling, how to grill steak tacos, how to roast peppers, lime, Recipes, roasted peppers, steak, tacos, tortilla 4 Comments »Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Food and Wine Festival at National Harbor. It was a lot of fun. There was wine tasting, beer tasting, liquor tasting and food. Lots and lots of food. Plus, I got to hang out with Carla and Ariane from Top Chef Season 5. The National Harbor was the [...]
Posted in Cooking, Events, Things to do in DC Tags: BBQ, Beer, cheese, Food, food and wind festival, fun, national harbor, stella artois, Things to do in DC, wine 5 Comments »Yesterday I reviewed “I’m just here for MORE FOOD” and there was a recipe for Cheesy Poofs. Yes, those cheesy staples of Eric Cartman from South Park. So I had to try them. They are amazing. Not quite the cheddar ones that have the cheetah on them, but they are tasty none the less. This is the [...]
Posted in Baking, Cheap Eats, Recipes, cheese, snacks Tags: alton brown, cartmans food, cheddar poofs, cheese, cheesy, cheesy poofs, Food, poofs, Recipes, south park treat No Comments »
September 2, 2010 (12:24) Homemade Hashbrowns I love crispy edged hash browns but have had trouble making them consistently. Great tip on getting the starch out!
August 30, 2010 (11:40) Homemade Hashbrowns Waffle House hash browns have nothing on these suckers. Delish.
August 30, 2010 (9:12) Homemade Hashbrowns YES. Excellent man. Nothing like a good hash brown.
August 29, 2010 (8:13) Grilled Chicken over Cellantani Pesto Chris - It is totally time to start using up that fresh basil. If you can move it into the house. That basil is good all year.
August 27, 2010 (10:49) Grilled Chicken over Cellantani Pesto Fresh basil is the best. It's getting that time of year that I need to start using up our basil plants, they have been productive this year.