I have always loved this time of year. No, I’m not talking about fall and all the changing colors I’m talking about football season. Not only do we finally get to see our favorite teams play, but its also a great excuse to get people together and make great food. And this year is […]
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Well, class, Summer has officially ended and as usual, my garden has left me with a ridiculous amount of summer squash. I don’t get it, they might produce one or two squash all summer long, but as soon as fall hits I’m always inundated with like 30 to 40 squash all at once. Which
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Last Saturday was an important day for my family as it featured the yearly matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones football teams. And as usual, we spent the entire day focused on two very important things. Cheering on our beloved Hawkeyes, and feasting on one of Iowa’s favorite regional dishes, the
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I know that I’ve said this before, but we didn’t have any Cuban restaurants where I grew up. I mean the entire concept of Cuban food was utterly foreign to me up until a couple of years ago. Sure I knew they liked their rice and beans, but as far as what constituted
What is spatchcocking and why we do it? Spatchcocking is a method of preparing a whole chicken prior to cooking it. It begins by first removing the chicken’s backbone. Then the chicken is opened up and pressure is applied to the backside of the chicken breasts until the center breast bone is snapped
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Can we all just admit that there’s something wonderful about Cuban style black beans? Maybe it’s the way that the dish is filled with so much flavor, yet only requires a few ingredients. Or maybe it’s the simple fact that it pairs well with just about anything and everything. But whatever the reason it
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About 5 minutes walk from where I live there exists a restaurant called Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria. As the name suggests it is a Cuban restaurant, and I will often find myself there at least once a week between the hours of 3 and 6 o’clock. Why you might ask? Well, I’d be lying if
Hey, I have a quick question for you all, do you like cutting up mangos? . . . No! Well great because you came to the right place. You see, like many of you fine folks, I used to detest the task of cutting up a mango. It always seemed like it
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As I stated in a previous post, I am a little new to the whole overnight oats fad. It’s definitely something that I’m not proud to admit, but at least I’m doing my best to right that wrong. You see ever since that first recipe I have been hard at work experimenting with a
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I don’t know about you, but I could literally eat a side of rice with every meal and be perfectly content about it. It’s like the perfect side dish for just about anything. However, plain old rice tends to get boring, which is why I like to change it up from time to time.
