Why, hello melt-in-your-mouth amazingly delicious enchiladas. When I had a hankering for some kind of pulled pork dish, I had no idea how smitten I would find myself when I came across a recipe for bourbon-chipotle pulled pork – it simply just spoke to me. Likely because I have nothing short of an adoration for both…
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Raw Asian Vegetable Salad with Grilled Marinated Steak
My inspiration for this salad came from an Asian noodle bowl recipe – and with my spiralizer (a vegetable slicer that creates mounds of gorgeous, sliced – or spiralized (spaghetti-like) vegetables) – I’m always looking for recipes that allow me to substitute vegetables for pasta or noodle dishes. The best thing about this salad is…
Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs with Crushed Red Pepper and Smoked Paprika
This is a seriously tasty way to spend a summer evening. Trust me on this one. When I came across this recipe in Bon Appetit I had serious reservations. Mostly because you marinate the chicken in yogurt. For some reason, that just does not sounds appealing to me. So – I’d see the recipe (by the…
Slow and Low Cooked Baby Back Ribs
Ah yes, the infamous baby back ribs and the age old question of the best cooking technique. Well friends, I’m here to defend that low and slow is the only way to go. I’m talking 225 degrees for 4 long hours and yes, they are well worth the wait. Some things in life you just…
Applewood Smoked Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp with a Chipotle BBQ Sauce
Friends, simple adjectives cannot do justice the flavor and beauty of this dish. As a seafood-aholic, I’ve had many a shrimp in my day. And this recipe is hands down the best shrimp I have ever had by leaps and bounds. Now, I know what you’re thinking: bacon, the diety of all things delicious, must…
Sweet Potato “Spaghetti” with Sauteed Shrimp and a Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce
I am so excited about this recipe. It is such a fun and easy dish. As I generally try to stay away from pasta, I recently purchased what’s called a ‘spiralizer’ to create the effect of spaghetti with vegetables. This was my first time using it and it was so neat. Not to mention, absolutely…
Buffalo Chicken Wraps with Avocado, Bacon and Red Onion
So, yes. I do have certain foods that I tend to gravitate toward. Among those being avocado, bacon and all things spicy. But there are also those ingredients that just don’t really appeal to me, including bleu cheese – something that my sous chef and I just don’t see eye-to-eye on. Perhaps because he’s 6’4″…
Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Fresh Thyme and Cayenne
A few days ago my sous chef and I made amazingly delicious spicy honey chicken thighs and we were eager to get dinner finished all in one swoop (essentially all grilled – coincidentally without any dishes to clean!). Now, I clearly have an admiration for sweet potatoes – but I have to admit, I am not…
Spicy Honey Chicken Thighs
I have a not-so-secret obsession with chicken thighs. I mean, why use chicken breasts when these moist, tender little nuggets exist? And friends, this recipe is amazing (and courtesy of The Girl Who Ate Everything). I found myself tantalized by the recipe on Pinterest – and after grilling these beauties, I was even more awestruck…
Smoky Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes, Shrimp and Applewood Bacon
It’s mid-March and this winter has been relentless – I suppose it wanted to have one last jab before the first day of spring this coming Thursday. Needless to say, we had gobs of snow and thus, a snow day. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thankful for the snow day but the warmer weather ahead…
Beer Braised Brats with Peppers and Onions and Mustard Two Ways
Because if we’re not going to cook with wine, beer can do the trick, right? And folks, it does wonders to this dish. I mean, wonders. First, we used brats that were infused with Dogfish Head’s Midas Touch (which by the way, were amazing). We bought them from Total Wine last Saturday, because naturally that’s where we…
Cajun Shrimp with Garden Vegetables in a Southwest Cream Sauce
This is a spectacular dish bursting with flavor. All of these gorgeous, bright colors are really exciting (it makes me look so forward to the fresh vegetables of summer, especially corn… yum.). And can I quickly touch on the fact that it was a 70 degree evening with a perfect sunset? I even have proof! Summertime,…