The beach may be calling your name. The sun may be whispering for your glistening skin. The palm trees may be seeking your company – and it just doesn’t matter. Summer, winter, rain or shine – sausage and peppers are an any-time-of-the-year-just-because type of dish. Just because it doesn’t get better than this. Think of…
Beef
Spice-Rubbed New York Strip Steaks with a Horseradish Cream Sauce
My sous chef and I were in the meat and seafood section of the grocery store yesterday, perusing for something that tickled our fancy for dinner. We’re very much so planners – but yesterday we decided to be wild and crazy and walk down to the store on a whim to pick something up (I…
Grilled New York Strip “Steak Diane”
Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the first Mustang car and I have to say, I don’t see many folks discussing how dated or out of style the very first 1964 Mustang is. So before I start hearing about Steak Diane being so “1980’s”, let’s just take a minute to appreciate the classics! I know…
Grilled Cheeseburgers with Bacon and Fried Pickles
I promised you I had an ulterior motive for my Crispy Fried Pickles, and friends, I’m delivering on that promise. I have a serious obsession with pickles and I believe every perfect burger includes pickles. Be it relish, dill pickles, bread and butter pickles (mmmm…..), I just don’t discriminate. But, a burger indeed needs pickles….
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…
Spaghetti Squash Lasagna Boats with Roasted Garlic
They say inner beauty is what counts, right? In that case, these spaghetti squash boats are seriously beautiful creatures. Just think about it: ooey-gooey oh so cheesy bechamel sauce. Meaty, delicious tomato sauce. And spaghetti squash to mop up the goodness? Un-freaken-believeable. I wish I could take credit for this genius recipe – but I…
Toasted Roast Beef Sandwiches with Creamy Horseradish Sauce and Melted Provolone Cheese
Though my sous chef is currently protesting the kitchen – albeit not protesting the delicious food that comes from it – I was able to pull off an amazing soup and sandwich combo (which he enjoyed very much!). I’ll even let you in on a secret sous-chef move: dipping this gorgeous roast beef sandwich into…
Marinated Sirloin Steak Kebabs with Garden Vegetables
My sous chef and I are moving this weekend and we’ve championed one motto for dinners this week: easy peasy. Or ‘simple dimple’ if you ask my sous chef (don’t tell him, but I don’t think that’s an actual expression!). Folks, it doesn’t get any simpler than this. A grill is a beautiful opportunity to…
Jalapeno & Onion White Cheddar Burgers with Bacon & Avocado
I’m a loyalist. And for that reason, I will always come back to you. Yes, bacon, I’m speaking to you. But we reunite under the most joyous of occasions: this cheeseburger. Er, bacon cheeseburger. How could I? I don’t know about you, but I probably wouldn’t eat a cheeseburger (or any burger for that matter)…
Southwest Grilled Filet Mignon with Chipotle-Cilantro Butter
Sure, there’s a prototype for how a filet is typically prepared. Our Grilled Filet Mignon with the Brandy-Red Wine Mushroom Sauce is probably pretty spot-on in terms of a classic preparation. And folks, don’t get me wrong, this is delicious. I don’t have to tell you – I love nothing more than a creamy, delicious…