Jump to Recipe Print Recipe As I’ve written many times, in the past, there’s nothing I love more than a hot breakfast in the morning.  But it’s also something I don’t have time to do every day.  This is why I love finding any type of breakfast egg muffins recipe.  This idea came to me […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe If you’ve ever walked past one of those holiday nut shops that’s making the cinnamon roasted almonds, you know the irresistible smells that it can create.  This recipe for honey roasted almonds and cashews can come pretty close.  Full credit for the original recipe goes to Simply Scratch and the tasty Honey Roasted […]

[Originally published on Jan 31, 2013 – Updated with a new technique and recipe] When it comes to steak, I’m a purist and like to go solo.  Hold the sauces, the grilled onions and the crumbled cheese, please.  Just the big beefy flavor of a properly seared & grilled steak. […] While I’ve never done […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Most of my traffic related to my pressure cooked ham recipes are clustered around three different times: the Thanksgiving Ham, the Christmas Ham and the Easter Ham. Even if your leftover bone-in ham isn’t related to some sort of religious occasion, you might still be wondering what can be made […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Every time we make a spiral cut ham, I can’t wait for the leftovers to make ham salad sandwiches. Salty, creamy, crunchy and just a little sweet. All together in one delicious leftover ham salad sandwich. There’s something about ham-on-the-bone that makes amazing ham salad. Far better than any deli […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe If there’s a red meat equivalent to the ubiquitous chicken shwarma at a Mediterranean restaurant, it has to be the caseless sausage known as Beef Kofta Kebabs.  I’ve tried many variations and herbs and spices before landing on one that tastes great and isn’t too complicated to make. I’ve had […]

Have you ever finished off a spiral cut ham and wondered how to turn it into an amazing soup?  That was me after the holidays.  Use leftover ham and a pressure cooker to make ham stock and then a pressure cooker ham and lentil soup. If there’s one great comfort […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe A few years ago, I was gifted a subscription to a snack box company.  One where you vote on what you like and don’t like; and they send a selection of snack packs each month.  Recently they sent different selections of flavored roasted nuts.  There were two different kinds of […]

Every time we make a spiral cut ham, I can’t wait for the leftovers to make ham salad sandwiches. Salty, creamy, crunchy and just a little sweet. All together in one delicious leftover ham salad sandwich. There’s something about ham-on-the-bone that makes amazing ham salad. Far better than any deli […] There are a couple […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe If you’re looking for a simple bacon wrapped snack, it doesn’t get any simpler than bacon wrapped pretzels.  And since salty, crunchy, savory foods pair well with a little spice kick, these go great with a some chili powder and cayenne. As with most bacon snacks, this was intended for […]

There are a couple of classic sandwiches that have universal appeal and are easy to make: grilled cheese, peanut butter & jelly and of course, chicken salad.  What I was looking for was a chicken salad sandwich that wasn’t overly mayo’d and had some bold flavor as well….something beyond an […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Whenever I’m going to grill outside, I like the challenge of trying to cook the entire meal on the grill.  After all, smoke and grilling makes everything better, and there are no pots and pans to clean up.  Other than your prep, you have a mostly clean kitchen.   And […]

Strike a balance between smokey ribs and fall of the bone tender meat using my Texas Two Step method Simple Awesome Cooking uses cookies for advertising and to give you the most relevant experience. We also use affiliate links for Amazon products and are compensated for purchases. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use […]

If you’re looking for a great site to discover new recipes as well as manage the ones you find, I’m a big fan of Yummly One of the cooler features is being able to scale recipes and up down by adjusting the number of servings. To make it easier to Yum recipes on this blog, […]