Chicken, Food & Recipes, How To, In the Kitchen, Main Courses |
Whenever I am asked by someone to teach them to cook, I start with getting them to make a basic whole roast chicken. There are two reasons, first it gets them over that whole touching raw meat thing that many new cooks have and second it’s only a hop skip and jump...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork |
Brined grilled pork chops with honeybell orange relish are a gourmet meal that is all made on the BBQ grill. I love grilling bone in thick cut pork chops they are great with just a bit of oil and grill spice but taking the time to brine the pork chops can make them...
Food & Recipes, Side dishes, Veggies |
This recipe is a variation on a green bean recipe that my great grandmother would make with fresh green beans, home cured ham hock and homemade ketchup. I have never had great grandma’s version but for years my mother has been trying to recreate this wonderful side...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Soups & Stews |
Italian Wedding Soup is one of my stepdaughter’s favorites so when I was looking for a quick and easy soup to stash in the fridge for this weekend that everyone could nibble on I was thrilled to located everything I would need for it. I love fennel sausage in...
Chicken, Food & Recipes, Main Courses |
These easy kabobs are a pretty orange color from the tamarind paste and the Greek yogurt will keep the chicken moist on even the highest temperature grill. I will normally make tamarind marinated chicken kabobs for parties and picnics as they will taste equally good...
Baking, Deserts, Food & Recipes |
I could not resist making a berry pie this week, all the grocery store gods were pushing me to make it. This year we have had a large crop of Florida winter strawberries and they are everywhere from the farmers market to the grocery store at good prices. Combined with...
Chicken, Food & Recipes, Main Courses |
I love Tex-Mex food so I have been making all kinds of chicken enchiladas for years. This is a pretty basic variation that uses good old Ro*tel for the enchilada sauce. There is magic in that simple can of tomatoes and chilies that can help you turn almost anything...
Baking, Deserts, Food & Recipes, Grandma Swan's Cookbook, holidays |
I have not baked a pie from scratch in more than ten years but it is national pie day today and I have vowed to try some of my grandmother’s recipes that I have recently digitized for the family. So I find myself working on her famous homemade pie crust today. I...
Beef, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork |
I have never had a lot of love for meatloaf, but my family likes it so I started tinkering with a few recipes and buying a nice blend of ground beef, pork and veal at the butcher. The mix of meats helps keep the loaf tender, juicy, and flavorful. I love spice so this...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pizza |
In our house all things pesto and prosciutto loved. And a homemade pizza with the favorites of pesto, prosciutto and chicken is really loved. I advocate a three step pizza baking process that I think helps get the best results when baking in a home oven on a pizza...
Chicken, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Uncategorized |
It was date night at home tonight. And all I had was some chicken…not that exciting until I transformed it into chicken paillard with tomatoes and capers. We love a nice caper and white wine sauce so with a little love and some creativity these simple chicken breasts...
