When I make stroganoff, I always cut up a nice chuck roast, then cook the meat slowly on the stove until it is tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Mushrooms are not an ingredient that I use, so I always am sure to add extra flavor with onions, garlic, vegetable stock, and sometimes bell peppers. This … Continue reading
Say goodbye to boring and dry thanksgiving turkey! Soaking your turkey in brine is the first step to achieving this. The second step is to cook the bird on a charcoal BBQ and add smoking chips to the coals. This year, I made a new brine recipe and included a six pack of Lost Coast … Continue reading
If you’re making this, I won’t apologize for the heartburn you’re about to receive. It will be similar to the heartburn you had on thanksgiving. This year, I only had small amounts of each item leftover (except for dessert, of course). I was talking to my sister and she said that she was making turkey … Continue reading
If you’ve never had coconut green curry, I’m going to warn you right now – it’s totally addictive! Even my 11 year-old is hooked! She recently requested that I make another batch just for her to take for lunches this week. Good thing this dish, start to finish, including rice, cooks up in about 20 … Continue reading
I know, I know – my picture isn’t a “picture perfect” turkey. We’ve all seen them though – the photo of the turkey, breast up, looking all beautiful and golden (and dry). Today, I’m showing you why “ugly” turkey is better. I’m taking the fuss out of turkey by cooking it breast down. Sure, it’s … Continue reading
Here is a super delicious, sort of healthy, fast dish for any day of the week. And when I say “fast”, I mean that the entire dish can be done in the time it takes to make the rice. Easy, right? White Wine Shrimp and Vegetables Over Rice 1 cup uncooked rice 2 cups water … Continue reading
Our sister, Theresa (a/k/a OGG Munny B) has two amazing kids, both in college. This dish is a special shout out to the kids and a nod to our own days in college when Ramen was, well, just Ramen….Enjoy…. Not Your College Kids’ Ramen My new ‘creasian’ of the week. All ingredients are organic and … Continue reading
If this doesn’t qualify as the junk food trifecta, I’m really not sure what will. But I promise it’s awesome! I first saw this on a Travel Channel Show. Those shows make me so hungry. On pizza travel day it was especially bad. I wasted no time pulling some pizza dough out of fridge for … Continue reading
In the last shipment I received of our brother Anthony’s gorgeous smoked salmon, he also included a sample package of a perfectly smoked Cajun specialty I hadn’t had before – Tasso Ham. Wow! Where was this all my life?!? Smoky, spicy and, when sliced thinly, it is reminiscent of a spiced prosciutto. Gorgeous! While perfect by itself, those … Continue reading
When I was 12 or 13 I decided to cook dinner one night for the family. I’d been eyeballing a recipe off the back of a Rice-A-Roni box. It was some sort of Mexican Chicken Rice. I can’t lie – the family was less than impressed as, while the chicken was cooked, the rice was … Continue reading
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