Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 40 mins Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: • 1 c cooked quinoa, cooled • 2 tbsp butter • 1 clove garlic, minced • 1/2 c spinach (before cooking) • 1/4 tsp lemon juice • pepper to taste • 1/2 c Parmesan cheese • 6 oz mozzarella cheese, … [Read more…]
Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 40 mins Total time: 50 mins Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: • 4 thick pork chops • 3 tbsp butter • 1 large portabella mushroom cap, diced into 1/4″ squares • 1/2 clove of garlic • 1/2 loaf of Tuscan or Italian bread, slightly stale and pulled apart into 1″ pieces … [Read more…]
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 40 mins Total time: 55 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients: • 1 lb boneless chicken (~4 breasts) • 2 cloves of garlic, minced • 3 tbsp olive oil • 1/4 tsp onion powder • 4 tbsp brown sugar • 2 tbsp turbinado raw cane sugar • Salt and pepper to … [Read more…]
Prep time: 50 mins Cook time: 35 mins Total time: 1 hr, 25 mins Ingredients: • 8 slices bacon, sliced into small pieces • 1 small onion, diced • 2 garlic cloves, chopped • 2 tbsp unsalted butter • 1 tbsp chopped thyme • 8 oz fresh baby spinach • 4 oz cream cheese • … [Read more…]
Grilling chicken on a plank may sound easy enough, but not all things work out as planned. Here is a quick story of how I dealt with an unexpected situation when I was planking on the grill, and was able to adapt to the problem and produce an unbelievable result, which I would like to … [Read more…]
Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 4 hrs Total time: 4 hrs 10 mins Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: • 1 full bottle of Sticky Fingers BBQ Sauce • mustard • red pepper flakes • dry mustard • onion powder • garlic powder • paprika • 1-2 lbs pork loin country style ribs Directions: To make Pork … [Read more…]
Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 35 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 3-5 Ingredients: • 1/2 c. of Frank’s Red Hot Sauce • 8 tbsp. butter, melted • 2 tbsp. white vinegar • 1/2 tsp. ground cayenne pepper • 1/8 tsp. garlic powder • 1/2 tsp. worcestershire sauce • 1-2 lbs chicken wings, thawed … [Read more…]
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: • 4 c diced potatoes • salt • 4 tblsp butter – divided • 2 cloves of garlic – halved • 1/4 c finely chopped onion • 1/3 c flour + 1 tbsp • 2 c diced cooked ham • … [Read more…]
Want to impress your significant other but don’t have enough time? Just because this article, “A Guy’s Take on Cooking Shrimp Stir-Fry” has “shrimp” in the title, doesn’t mean the recipe to follow is going to be hard to do … it’s actually quite the opposite. The shrimp is purchased pre-cooked, the noodles are easy … [Read more…]
When my family is trying to figure out our weekly menu, we usually start with the common chicken, turkey, beef, and pork suggestions and go from there. I’m referring to the main dish, not the side dish (but meat as a side dish? oh yeah!). One main dish that gets overlooked is ground pork – … [Read more…]