Our friends at All-Clad in conjunction with the Today Food Club sent us a brand new, nifty slow cooker. This is one is serious. A shiny stainless steel, 7 quart beauty that was begging to be broken in. For its maiden voyage, I created a Sweet & Sour Pork recipe that was nearly perfect straight
My BFF went to Hawaii over the holidays and came back raving about something called Hula Pie. Obviously, I had to figure out how to re-create this Hawaiian delight. I did change things up a little bit, using coffee ice cream instead of the original’s macadamia nut. But, I’m not going to lie, this pie is
I get really excited when you guys request recipes. When @disguyyy asked for help with Chicken Scaloppine on Twitter, I got downright amped up and hit the internet, scouring for input on the ultimate Chicken Scaloppine. Of course, there’s the whole Scaloppini thing. Aren’t the ‘e’ and the ‘i’ both plural in Italian, because, the…nevermind,
Ryan and I will be celebrating the 14th anniversary of our first date this Valentine’s Day. Queue the collective, “awwwwwwww…..” I know, talk about a high pressure situation having a first date on Valentine’s Day! The past few years we have ditched the prix-fixe restaurant menus (mostly because dinner and a babysitter is more than
This recipe came straight outta left field. I can’t even trace the background and inspiration trail on this wacka-doodle combo. But, I served it recently at a dinner party and the entire plate was annihilated within a few minutes, except for one. You know, anytime there’s a plate of appetizers and everyone is too courteous
The folks from Hickman’s Eggs challenged a bunch of local chefs to create the best Game Day Deviled Egg. I had tacos on the brain when I made this recipe, and for some reason it makes me think of Texas. So, consider these my tribute to the Dallas Cowboys, though my allegiance is to the
I involve whipped cream in nearly every other dessert recipe that I make. Because, really, it’s one of life’s best simple pleasures. I have had a few folks commenting, though, that they haven’t made whipped cream before. I know a lot of us were raised on Reddi-Whip, but the real-deal, buttery stuff can’t be beat.
I’m pretty sure chicken wings are THE #1 food for Game Day. I mean, my Cheesy Egg Rolls and Potato Skins are welcome additions to the spread, but it wouldn’t be a party without wings. After lots of tweaking and experimenting, Ryan confirms that these are Super Bowl worthy wings. The added bonus, they are
“Mac and cheese, PLEASE!!!!!”, so says Mr. Blaise. Who could resist that request? I set to work to concoct a super cheesey-riffic mac and cheese for my little buddy and came up with these ooey-gooey results. Just a few notes: When buying your cheese, do not go with pre-shredded. I know, it’s super tempting. Cheese graters
Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of my easy go-to recipes. I can nearly make this one with my eyes closed, except for that whole slicing peppers thing…that’s a surefire way to slice a finger off. Catch me, not slicing my fingers off, making this rich, zesty simple soup in my kitchen. (Full printable recipe is at
Need your espresso mocha fix, but don’t have an espresso machine and don’t want to drop $4 at Starbuck’s? Got ya covered! It’s rich and creamy, not too sweet and very chocolatey. Of course, like most of my recipes, you’re welcome to make tweaks based on your tastes. You do you. Biggest suggestion to getting this
This recipe had to be made for two reasons. 1) This is my Mom’s all-time favorite thing that I make. She is a bonafide carnitas freak and I wanted to show her how to turn a 13-pound picnic roast into sweet, fall-off-the-bone taco extravaganza. 2) I previewed my gigantic 20-quart stove top pressure cooker in a
