It has been pretty cold here in Richmond for the past few weeks. I really enjoy the cooler weather as it allows for me to crank up the stove and oven and get to cooking. The summertime here is extremely hot and the last thing you ever want to do is add a little extra [...]
I was looking for a nice healthy dinner the other day. I was thinking back and remembered a recipe that my Grandma Donna gave me. It was for white chili. It is simple, easy and quite delicious. Plus, it utilizes chicken instead of beef. Another good thing is that the only real sodium in it, [...]
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Tags: cayenne, Chicken, chili, great northern beans, onions, peppers, white chili 
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I love meatloaf and when Dana suggested that we have it for dinner, I was excited. One of my specialties is Potato meatloaf. Instead of using all breadcrumbs, I used half potato flakes from instant potatoes. It adds a creaminess to the meatloaf that is completely awesome! I used this technique once before on [...]
Posted in All, Recipes, beef Tags: bacon ketchup, meatloaf, onions, peppers, potato flakes 4 Comments »
I spent the weekend practicing my BBQ techniques for the upcoming Pork in the Park competition. After spending all weekend working on ribs and pork butt, I wanted to change it up a bit and cook some chicken. So I decided to make some fajitas. I have made chicken tacos with a wet marinade, but [...]
I love breakfast. Probably my favorite meal of the day. Mostly because it is the only meal where it is cool to eat bacon straight up. But secondly, because it is almost always served with potatoes. I love those crazy tubers. So I decided to whip up some potatoes. These potatoes are loaded with peppers [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: breakfast potatoes, onions, peppers, Potatoes 2 Comments »I was craving steak the other day so I went to the store to see what was on sale. Flank steaks were on sale so I picked one up. When I see flank steak I think of one thing, Fajitas. So I picked up some peppers and an onion and it was on. The marinated [...]
Posted in Grilling, Mexican, Recipes, Steaks, beef Tags: fajita marinade, flank steak fajitas, onions, peppers, steak fajitas, tortillas 5 Comments »Over the weekend a few friends came over for a barbecue. Barbecueing is nice as you get to sit around, bs, drink, and have a good time. Macheesmo brought over some fresh pork chops from the farmer’s market near his house. So we decided to make a pesto pork chop. On the side I wanted [...]
Posted in Recipes, Vegetables, Zucchini, pork, pork chops Tags: eggplant, green peppers, grilled summer vegetables, grilled vegetables, onions, pesto, pesto pork chops, Pork, squash, tomatoes, Zucchini 4 Comments »Happy Cinco de Mayo! In honor of today I wanted to make a classic mexican dish. At first I wanted to make steak tacos with homemade tortillas. But, it just so happened that everyone around me had the same idea. There wasn’t a single flank steak to be found within 10 miles. So I changed it [...]
