Turkey Day Preview
Well, it’s that time of year again. All kinds of people are coming over in a couple of days, and a massive bird has failed to get pardoned by the President. Now it’s staring at you every time you open…
Bacon-Ramen Stir-Fry
There, I said it – and I did it. I’ve been threatening the family with a Ramen stir-fry for a month, and for whatever reason, I decided that last night would be the time. So, I broke out my trusty…
Bacon-Swiss-Mushroom Burger
Sometimes, out of desperation comes greatness. Battles are fought, wars are won, Burgers are made. And, Costco can be avoided for another day. Along this vein we tread perilously today. Options are few, danger is great. But, we must eat….
French Hambugers, Ooh La La!
Cook me like one of your French foods. Actually, I don’t know if these are French, but they’re at least a la cuisine so I’m going to run with it. It’s certainly something they’d do – take hamburgers and dump a…
Bacon-wrapped Lamb Chops in a Cream Sauce
I’m a huge fan of lamb. Every so often, I obtain a large quantity from a friend of mine whose family raises them, and load up the freezer. So, we tend to eat a lot of it around here, and…
Sloppy Joes
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the US is an infamous bar called “Sloppy Joe’s” Infamous because long before the Key West became “hip”, people the likes of Hemmingway frequented the establishment. Unfortunately, today, Duval Street in general…
Stuffed Peppers
SO this happened… I have a recipe I remember from my youth, and was included in the binder of random recipes that my folks gave me when I moved out, but no one seems to remember it now. Such is…
Easy Creole Grilled Chicken Sandwiches
It’s Labor Day, it’s getting late, but you want to close off the weekend with a BBQ. That’s what Americans do, right? Put meat on fire. Grunt. Huhrrrr Dinner. At the same time, it’s Monday, and it’s been a long…
Cheater Cordon Bleu
This one is easy awesomeness. There’s bacon, there’s minimal work, there’s nommage. How could that be anything less? As the title suggests, it’s an easy variant of a Chicken Cordon Bleu, but in all reality it’s an improved version. Everything…
Hamburger Stroganoff, aka “The Gray Glop”
I’m going to break my new rule of photographing every dish this time, because, well, this is not very photogenic. Quite honestly it’s rather gray and dull looking. Thankfully, it makes up in flavor what it lacks in looks. Kind…