Appetizers / Bacon / cheese / Fourth of July
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pull Bread
by Ever since I was a kid, the holidays meant it was time for hors d’ouerves / appetizers. Â Since everyone is coming and going, my Mom …
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Homemade Softbox Lights
With winter fast approaching, the amount of light in my kitchen is dwindling. Â It is hard to cook a meal and take photos when there …
Turkey Tuesday Roundup 2011
Well it is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and I wanted to give a few pointers. Thanksgiving can be a stressful time for any cook. Accepting …
Hasselback Potatoes
As a Midwesterner, I love meat and potatoes. Â The combination is amazing! Â However, sometimes it gets hard to spice up the combo. Â I discovered that …
Quick Grilled Potato Salad
I like to consider myself a grill master. Â I love to cook everything on the grill. Â However, I was browsing through the website yesterday and …
Lemon Garlic Grilled Chicken
Chicken is a great meat for grilling. Â Chicken is a blank canvas just waiting for you to add a few ingredients to make it pop. …
Homemade Stove Top Stuffing
I love stove top stuffing. There is something about the easy directions and great flavor that keeps me going back for more. I love it! …
Grilled Meatballs
I know it is hard to believe but sometimes I get cook’s block. Â It is like writer’s block except I can not think of a …
Grilled Hot Wings
It is officially football season! There is no better football snack than Hot Wings.  I have been on a little hot wing kick lately.  I …
NY Strip Steaks with Bourbon Steak Sauce
I purchased a ton of Kingsford Charcoal as fuel for cooking during the Hurricane. Â I ended up not needing it all, so I decided to …
Irene Can’t Keep Me Down
I survived my first Hurricane and Earthquake in the same week. Â Things are looking up. I just got power back on. Â Irene caused a …
Chicken Salad Remix
The other day I found a whole chicken at the store for $2. Â So I roasted it, had a semi-thanksgiving in August and then had …
The Relocation
So I have been a little absent on the website lately, sorry about that. Â I have been in transition lately. Â Dana and I just purchased …