Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pasta, Turkey |
White Lasagna with Turkey and Mushrooms I almost always have everything need to make white lasagna on hand in the house, and for a impromptu weekend family style dinner my turkey lasagna is the perfect one dish meal. In fact, this meal was created when I was low on...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pasta |
This fennel sausage and mushroom pasta is a quick and inexpensive pasta dish perfect for any weeknight. With a green salad and nice bottle of wine you could easily transform this into a casual dinner party meal. The fresh made tomato sauce is a great way to use up...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork |
These are called lazy BBQ ribs for a reason; they are easy and cook all day so a lazy Sunday is the perfect day to put these ribs in the oven and forget about them. Or on busy weekday get them in the oven first thing in the morning before you start your crazy day and...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pizza |
It’s pizza night for the grownups, my brie and broccolini pizza with lots of spicy chorizo and tangy balsamic vinegar reduction is so good you will never want to share it with the kids. Don’t skimp on buying good brie and even better chorizo sausage, your...
Beef, Food & Recipes, Soups & Stews, Turkey |
Some days I just want a hot and easy to make meal ready whenever anyone wants to eat, so in the winter I normally opt for soup, stews and chili. I will generally get my poblano and black bean chili started about 2pm and let it simmer away until everyone has had a bowl...
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, 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...
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...
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...
