In our BBQ Baked Beans recipe, I talked about how the most important side dish for any barbecue feast was beans. Well, today I want to follow up on that discussion by showing you folks how to make the second-best side dish for a barbecue, coleslaw. I mean what’s not to like about coleslaw? […]
If you were to ask me which dessert I love to make the most, the answer would easily be sorbet. Not only does it taste great, but more importantly it is incredibly easy to put together. You basically need three things for sorbet, some frozen fruit, some form of sugar, and a liquid with
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I’m of the opinion that you can’t really call a pie “homemade” if it doesn’t have a homemade crust. Now, I’m sure some of you might be sitting there saying “Patrick, who made you the final arbiter on what supposedly constitutes a true homemade pie? If I can make the filling from scratch and
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Today I decided to dig out one of the oldest recipes from my personal recipe book, sausages with peppers & onions. It was one of the first recipes I truly learned to master during my time in college because it has what I consider the “Holy Trinity” of recipe qualities. What is the “Holy
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Have you ever loved a dish you’ve eaten at a restaurant so much, that you wished the chef would just come over to your table and show you how it’s made? Well if you’ve ever dined at any teppanyaki restaurant, then you would understand that they basically do just that. I mean the whole
Have you ever bought a loaf of good quality bread for a meal, but ended up eating only half of it? A day or two later you return to this bread, which you have forgotten about and left untouched, only to realize that it has become stale. It’s a shame, and like
Who doesn’t love teriyaki chicken? A tender and juicy piece of chicken slathered in a thick sweet sauce that’s made with sugar, soy sauce, mirin, and ginger. Just the combination of savory and sweet alone, in its simplicity, is all you need to have a meal that you will crave all the
My family loves asparagus, especially when it is in season during the springtime. One of our all-time favorite ways to cook up this delectable veggie is to basically put it on a cookie sheet, and bake it in the oven. That’s right “Baked asparagus”. Right near the end we sprinkle a little shredded
