Prohibition Ends! ~ Tequila Beans & Bacon
On December 5th, 1933, our country’s 14 year dry spell ended, with the repeal of prohibition. (Okay, so I’m a couple of days late…it’s been that kind of week.) In honor of that infamous (and probably...
View ArticleUltimate Christmas Feast
Merry Christmas everybody! My favorite part about preparing this menu (besides the gut-busting feast that follows) is the memories it brings back. This was Christmas at my house every year growing up....
View ArticleThis week’s dinner plans are out!
Hey everyone, Check your inboxes, because this week’s MY KITCHEN Newsletter just went out, with your link and password to delicious dinner recipes for every night of the week, and your itemized grocery...
View ArticleMy Darlin’s Mint Oreo Truffles
This is one of those great recipes that is fancy enough to impress, but so simple to make that you can whip them up anytime. (Seriously, they’re that easy!) My beloved, who insists she can’t cook (I...
View ArticleBest Holiday Veggies on the Grill
Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Caramel Adobo Sauce 2 lbs. medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, plus more for oiling the grill Sauce: 1/2 tsp. salt 4 oz. butter, softened 1 c. light...
View ArticleCook the World Project – Recipe 4: The Philippines
This is our fourth post, as my eight-year old daughter and I continue our journey to cook our way around the world. Approximately once a week, Grace will pick a country and we’ll research the food of...
View ArticleAmazing Traeger Steaks with Fresh Herb Butter
Personally, I’m a big believer that bqq and grilling should be a part of everyone’s meal planning all year ’round. In fact, I find that my appetite is sharper when cooking in colder weather, and food...
View ArticleSake-Soy Manila Clams on the Traeger
The recipe was inspired by (and only slightly modified) from Andrew Zimmern’s Manila Clams with Soy Butter. Clams steamed with sake, soy, ginger, chilies, and sugar. Then tossed in a butter-broth...
View ArticleSweet Potato Gratin Stacks
This might be my new favorite side dish, unless I’m alone, and then I just might eat the whole pan straight from the muffin tins with a plastic fork… Sweet Potato Stacks 1 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes (small...
View ArticleBacon & Shrimp Soft Tacos
Was planning on making a batch of my bacon-wrapped “Mojo Shrimp” appetizers the other night, but plans fell through. Looking around the kitchen I noticed a stack of fresh gorditas, and though, “Hmmm…”...
View ArticlePeach Pumpkin Fusion Chicken Tacos
Picked up some of this awesome salsa made by my pal, Amy Roloff. Personally, the only thing better than Asian food, or Latino food, is a fusion of both. I’m telling you, these are some next-level...
View ArticleNew class idea: What’s YOUR Celebrity Sandwich?
Thinking about doing this as a “Sandwich Class” for MY KITCHEN summer camps and classes this year. For the last hundred years, especially on the east coast, superstar names on deli sandwiches have been...
View ArticleMy 7 Favorite Recipes for National Breakfast Week
It’s National Breakfast Week! Here’s a week’s worth of my favorite ways to start the day… 7. Patatas y Huevos Burritos A little taste of my own childhood. Hearty and filling…lots of love on very little...
View ArticlePotage Parmentier (Potato & Leek Soup) ala Le Couteaux Trois
This rich, creamy French soup was a big hit at our recent Le Couteaux Trois pop-up restaurant, “Julia Child’s Paris.” A little history: France was beset with famine following the Seven Year War...
View ArticlePork Schnitzel with Dill Sauce and Simple Spaetzle
Pork Schnitzel with Dill Sauce and Simple Spaetzle Yield: 4 servings 4 boneless pork loin chops (6oz each) 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 large eggs 1/2 cup...
View ArticleBest Chicken Baste Ever
This recipe (Asian steamed chicken) is one of my favorite dishes, mostly because of the fantastic baste that flavors the meat. This baste is awesome when used as a dip while grilling chicken, or...
View ArticleSmokey Sweet-Soy Cedar Plank Salmon
I love salmon, especially our local Pacific salmon. When shopping for salmon look for fillets that say “no color added”, and preferably “never frozen”. Some meats can hold up to the cell-busting...
View ArticleCabot Garlic & Herb Cheese Breakfast Sandwich
Cabot Garlic & Herb Cheese Breakfast Sandwich Serves 2 2 brioche buns, split 4 eggs 1/4 cup milk 2 Tbsp. Butter 1 cup diced ham salt & pepper, to taste 2 oz. Cabot Garlic & Herb Cheddar...
View ArticleDeconstructed California Roll Salad
Okay, let’s face it…some folks love to make sushi. Rolling perfect cylinders with their little bamboo mats, slicing perfect rings with their razor sharp Yanagibas (sushi knifes), and topping them with...
View ArticleTraeger Smoked Honey Swai
Swai is a species native to the rivers of Southeast Asia, also known as iridescent shark. It’s not a shark, but rather a catfish. It is found in the Mekong basin as well as the Chao Phraya River, and...
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