In this installment we will be tackling one of my favorite meals to prepare – duck. In the United States, duck is an often a neglected bird for many home cooks who find the task daunting. As I can attest to from experience, cooking a duck is a luxurious alternative to your usual chicken that… Continue reading Utilizing Duck for Cooking
Author: Rusty
Mussel Soup with Sausage and Kale
OK, OK. I know you’ve never heard of this recipe, neither did I until I did a literal translation of the ingredients into Italian. I’ve always thought of this soup as an Italian soup because the inspiration for creating it came from Italian wedding soup. They share some common characteristics: both are made with greens… Continue reading Mussel Soup with Sausage and Kale
Chicken Cacciatore with Green Beens
When it first came out and I am a fan of her healthy recipes because they refrain from using ‘fake’ ingredients – I don’t care for recipes that are ‘low fat’ or ‘healthy’ because they use artificial fat substitutes and/or overly processed ingredients. I belive the latter just can’t be healthy even if it may… Continue reading Chicken Cacciatore with Green Beens
Healthier Onion Rings Recipe
Whenever I am cooking anything, I can always count on Geoff to ask one of the two following questions “You’re cooking that in bacon fat, right?” or “Where is the pie?” That pretty much sums up the boys’ cooking philosophy. But then again, who doesn’t love pork fat and butter fat? I sure do. I… Continue reading Healthier Onion Rings Recipe
The Trick for Bacon Bits
I love bacon – in almost all its forms – and sprinkling some fresh bits on top of a twice baked potato or into a garden salad is an effective way to spruce up an otherwise banal dish. There is no question that fresh bacon bits are significantly better than the shelf stable junk that… Continue reading The Trick for Bacon Bits
Corn Muffins v2
Now that that’s out of the way, let me start out by saying that I actually do like corn muffins and corn bread, I like them a lot in fact. I will almost always go for the corn bread first in a restaurant bread basket. Even though I did not enjoy the Savory Corn Muffins… Continue reading Corn Muffins v2
Grandma’s Brisket Recipe
Behold, one of my greatest comfort foods. Who doesn’t love a hunk of red meat braised for hours in a mixture of tomato products and onions? Well, I guess there are a lot of people who don’t, but if you don’t eat meat this is probably not the blog for you. All you need to… Continue reading Grandma’s Brisket Recipe
Getting Deep with Brisket
Since this is our first post of this series, we thought we would make things simple and start at the front of a cattle- hence, the brisket. Most of us have encountered brisket in one form of another – usually at the deli counter (as corned beef) or from the pit of our favorite BBQ… Continue reading Getting Deep with Brisket
Delicious Cavatelli with Sundried Tomatoes
This is a really easy and satisfying pasta dish that was definitely a hit in our house. Follow up: As I said, this a combination of 2 recipes because I originally made the sun dried tomato pesto for a different cold pasta salad that I never prepared. She notes in her book that this pesto… Continue reading Delicious Cavatelli with Sundried Tomatoes
Satisfying Corn and Pepper Muffins
Savory Corn and Pepper Muffins. I do love her blog but I was disappointed with these muffins. After looking over the ingredients, I knew before I made them that I was probably not going to like them. I generally do not enjoy spicy foods. This dish is not something that I would chose to make… Continue reading Satisfying Corn and Pepper Muffins