Beef, Grilling, Main Dishes
Spice rubs are one of the easiest things you can do to a piece of meat to make it go from ho-hum to weeknight spectacular. All you need is a fresh herb, oil, salt and pepper. Add in garlic and you have a really simple spice rub that is great […]
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French Inspired Egg Salad Sandwiches With two hungry kids, having a quick, easy and delicious egg salad or chicken salad recipe is essential. I’ve previously written about my go-to Curry Chicken Salad Recipe as well as an Eggless Egg Salad Using Tofu. I like Ashley’s take on Egg Salad here […]
Main Dishes
Recently I discovered how easy it is to wrap a pork tenderloin with bacon for a simple, one-dish, weeknight dinner. Inspired, I’ve experimented with different rubs. This time, using smoked paprika and garlic The core recipe here is my Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with a Garlic Rosemary Rub. The main […]
Soup
Roasting vegetables (like broccoli and garlic) always brings out amazing flavors. This is a great way to turn warm, roasted vegetable flavors into a really flavorful broccoli and cheddar soup. Use White Mirepoix for the Soup Base The base for the soup is going to be a White Mirepoix. Traditional […]
Main Dishes, Seafood
Have you struggled to cook thick pieces of fish, like halibut, thoroughly without totally drying them out? The key is cooking the halbut in parchment paper and making sure you properly fold the parchment. Many times I’ve come home with a beautiful piece of halibut, cooked it and found it […]
Kid Friendly, Lunches
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 […]
Beef, Grilling, Main Dishes
With the right cut and the right marinade you can grill awesome beef kebabs. And even if it isn’t outdoor grilling season, don’t worry as these steak skewers are great for indoor broiling too. For some unknown reason, I never really got into beef skewers (also known as shish kebabs) […]
Bacon, Salads, Side Dishes
Take your broccoli salad up a notch two ways: with bacon and by roasting. Roasted broccoli has a unique flavor that makes this salad simple and irresistible
Soup
With winter right around the corner, it’s time to dust off your collection of soup recipes and admit that full on grilling season (at least in Chicago) is pretty much over. Around here, the first time the high only made it to 60, my wife was already asking about the […]
Side Dishes
Fresh artichokes are really tasty, especially when you get down to that delicious choke in the center, but they are a lot of work. So you’d think that canned, or jarred, artichokes would be a suitable substitute? Not really. It’s not as bad as fresh asparagus vs. canned asparagus, but […]