A Little Personal History: Let’s face it, nothing can replace a great outdoor grilled barbecue. But, sometimes you just don’t feel like firing up the grill or sometimes you do, and you’re out of propane, or it’s pouring rain or blowing snow sideways, etc. This is a great way to bring barbecue goodness indoors. Just
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A Little Personal History: When dining out casually, many of the restaurants frequented offer their own version of potato skins on the appetizer menu. While tasty, the potato skins are almost always deep fried. This version makes the skins flavorful and crispy without deep frying. Print Recipe Baked Potato Skins Potato skins – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_skins Chef
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A Little Personal History: Quiche for breakfast, brunch or lunch is one of my favorite dishes. It can be made with so many different ingredients. Here’s my House Quiche. Print Recipe House Special Quiche Chef Lars Votes: 1 Rating: 5 You: Rate this recipe! Add to Shopping List This recipe is in your Shopping List
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A Little Personal History: I love great beef chili. Always have, always will. My preference is the spicier the better. After years of trial and error, never knowing what kind of beef I’ll have on hand, here’s my award-winning pride and joy. Enjoy! Print Recipe Pot Luck Chili Chili con carne (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃili koŋ
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A Little Personal History: As long as I can remember, I’ve been on a mission to create the Tastiest, Juiciest, Most Ultimate Burger … Ever!! A burger I can put my name on. One so flavorful and juicy it explodes in your mouth (and your clothes if not careful). Well, here it is!! And if you’re really into
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A Little Personal History: Ever since I had my first Reuben at a NYC deli years ago, I’ve been hooked. As a matter of fact, when trying out a new restaurant for lunch, if they offer a Reuben, I’ll always order it as a barometer for other dishes on the menu. The secret of a
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I’ve always enjoyed a good chicken fried steak using cube steak. However, while I don’t always have cube steaks handy, I do seem to always have some ground beef, fresh or frozen. So, one night, I decided to try out a batter fried burger with sauce. Here’s what I came up with. It was too
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A Little Personal History: While living in Houston, TX, whether at cook-off festivals, bbq’s or tex-mex restaurants; fajitas were standard fare. The meat choices, seasonings, marinades and sides always made for a great meal Print Recipe Beef Fajitas While this recipe uses the traditional marinaded beef skirt steak, transforming even this tough cut of meat to
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A Little Personal History: The whole family loves a good potato salad. There are so many variations, it’s sometimes hard to decide. Here’s my favorite, but thanks to Martha Stewart, I’ve included most of the information you’ll need to experiment and have fun with creating your favorite version. Print Recipe New England Potato Salad This
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A Little Personal History: I gotta say, of all the salads out there, many a great compliment to any main dish; when it comes to a main dish salad, a salad not needing anything complimenting to fill your belly, Cobb Salad is where it’s at. Here’s my tried and true recipe. Print Recipe Cobb Salad
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