Dana has been wanting to make mushrooms ever since we made the mushroom sauce for the steaks a couple of weeks ago. She said that her Mom used to make mushrooms as a side dish all of the time. She said that she would always fight her brother for them. So she called her Mom [...]
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While in the Midwest visiting family, Dana and I were introduced to beer bread. The bread comes in a mix and all you have to do is add beer. It was great, but the mix costs an arm and a leg. Highway robbery if you ask me. So I decided to try to make my [...]
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 [...]
Posted in All, Appetizers Tags: asparagus, Camembert, cheese, delicious, easy, puff pastry, puffs 3 Comments »
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 [...]
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 [...]
While Janine and Robb were here I wanted to try out my new smoker. I purchased a slightly used Superior SS1. It is a gravity fed cabinet smoker. I will explain more in a further post, but for now all you need to know is that it is awesome! I wanted to make them a [...]
Posted in All, BBQ Tags: birds and bones, delicious, easy, howto, spatchcock, the slabs 5 Comments »
I have been trying to come up with a new competition rib glaze that will add a nice sheen and flavor to my ribs. I tried this recipe out but it was not a right fit for my rib flavor profile. However, it was amazing and worked great as a glaze for chicken. I grilled [...]
The third cookie that Dana made for our Christmas cookie tins was soft molasses cookies. These are soft and chewy with just a hint of spice. The perfect treat on a cold night. We ate a ton of these. Not sure how any were left to give away. Soft Molasses Cookies Cream together the shortening [...]
This was the second cookie that Dana made for our Christmas cookie tins. I love snickerdoodles and could not even think of a way to improve on them. However, Dana found a way. She used browned butter instead of regular butter. The brown butter gave the already amazing cookies, a great rich flavor. These are [...]
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I am on a huge breakfast sandwich kick right now. No idea, but I love the combination of sausage, egg and cheese. However, this new kick has not been to good to my waistline. So I decided to find out a way to eat my favorite meal and keep my stomach happy while keep my [...]
I love thanksgiving so much that I often cook way more than I could ever eat. So I usually end up make a variety of leftovers that utilize the ingredients. Here are my favorite ideas. Thanksgiving Potato Skins I love potatoes and I believe that they are the perfect vessel to deliver any food. Thanksgiving [...]
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Well it is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and I want to give my annual quick tips. Thanksgiving can be a stressful time for any cook. Accepting or asking for help is not a sign of weakness. It can the one thing that keeps you sane during this sometimes stressful holiday. Below I have listed a [...]
Posted in All, BBQ, Tips and Tricks Tags: brined, easy, fried, frozen, Recipes, roasted, smoked, Thanksgiving, Turkey, turkey tuesday No Comments »
