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 know that when the average foodie hears the like of Rachel Ray they cringe, but I just tried a take on one of her recipes and it was pretty darn good. As a man that likes to eat I will try just about anything once. Granted I have tried a couple of her recipes [...]
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Tags: christmas pasta, delicious, ground beef, pancetta, Pasta, penne, Pork, quick ragu, rachel ray, Sausage, Veal 
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In the bbq world everyone talks about fatty’s. The Gist of it is a smoked log of sausage. I did a quick take on it by stuffing the log of sausage with my favorite breakfast items. It is hash browns, cheese and hard boiled eggs wrapped in sausage and bacon. The Breakfast Fatty To start, [...]
Posted in All, Bacon, Breakfast, Recipes, Sausages Tags: bacon, breakfast, fatty, hard boiled egg, hash browns, Hot Sauce, maple syrup, Sausage 16 Comments »
The other day I picked up a Jalapeno rack and was extremely excited to try it out. In my excited state, I totally forgot that that February is not the best time to find jalapenos. However, after a long search I found some fresh jalapenos. There are a ton of companies that make jalapeno racks. [...]
Posted in All, Appetizers Tags: ABT, appetizer, atomic, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, grilled, jalapeno rack, Jalapenos, Sausage, smoked, stuffed 9 Comments »After Thursday Blog about Jalapeno Cheddar Bratwurst, I recieved a bunch of emails regarding sausage casings and where to get them. FYI- I started to make my own sausages a couple of months back after receiving the sausage making attachment for my Kitchen Aid Mixer, and also after taking a sausage making class at the [...]
Posted in BBQ, Helpful Hints, Sausage Making, Tips and Tricks Tags: casings, kitchen aid, Sausage 3 Comments »
I have been making pizzas quite a bit on the blog. My old roommate Mark asks me each time I post a pizza, when are you going to write about the Chicago style pizza you used to make back in college. Well Mark, this one is for you. Quite frankly I was scared to recreate [...]
Posted in Pizza, Recipes Tags: chicago pizza, chicago style deep dish, deep dish pizza, dough, recipe, Sausage 10 Comments »Every Friday I pick the best culinary events in the DC area for my readers to enjoy. This weekend there are some great events to attend in and around the DC metro area. There is everything from German to Peruvian Festivals, Blackberry Festivals and finally a ice cream social for the kids. Blackberry Bonanza and [...]
Posted in Things to do in DC Tags: Beer, blackberry bonanza, bratwurst, Festival Peruano, great country farms, ice cream social, maryland german festival, peruvian festival arlington, princess for a day, Sausage, spike burger, spike mendelsohn, spike'd sundays, what to do in dc, what to do this weekend in dc No Comments »Every wednesday I review a cookbook to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing Home Sausage Making. I have been addicted to everything about making homemade sausages since I took a sausage making class at sur la table in March. In the quest for more knowledge I have been grabbing [...]
