Roasted Cauliflower
Roasted cauliflower recipe with garlic, paprika, and Parmesan cheese. Crispy edges with tender florets. Easy side dish.
- Mushrooms | Rice | Vegetables
Mushroom Asparagus Risotto
Creamy mushroom asparagus risotto recipe with Parmesan and lemon zest. Classic Italian rice dish with fresh vegetables. Requires constant stirring for perfect creamy texture.
Breakfast Potatoes
Easy breakfast potatoes with peppers and onions. Crispy and golden, seasoned with paprika, rosemary, and oregano. Perfect breakfast side dish.
- cheese | Desserts | Easter | Vegetables
Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Creamy goat cheese mashed potatoes with real potato lumps – the perfect side dish for braised short ribs and gravy.
Parmesan Oven Fries
B7-1. Batch 7 start.
Tomato Soup
I was craving tomato soup, so I found this amazing roasted tomato soup recipe. Canned tomatoes roasted until caramelized give it incredible depth. Serve with grilled cheese!
Grilled Potato Coins
I am always looking for new ways to cook side dishes on the grill. The other day I went to an Irish Pub in Alexandria that served potato coins as a side to their dishes. These coins were deep fried but they gave me inspiration to try to make coins on the grill. The potatoes…
Lemon Asparagus
Quick and easy lemon asparagus recipe with steamed asparagus, garlic, fresh lemon zest, and olive oil. A perfect 15-minute side dish.
- Appetizers | BBQ | Chicken | Fourth of July | Vegetables
BBQ Chicken Potato Skins
I always seem to bbq an extra chicken breast every time that I grill. I have no idea why there is an extra one, but there is always an extra. So I decided to come up with a great way to use the leftovers. On a side note, this use of bbq chicken leftovers is…
- Easter | Potatoes | Vegetables
Whipped Red Skin Potatoes
I am in full Turkey Day mode. To go with the turkey that I made yesterday, I decided to make some whipped red skin potatoes. Red skin potatoes are my favorite. They are not too starchy and they taste great. Since they have less starch, they whip up nicely. Plus, I like having the skins…
Pickled Beets
Homemade pickled beets recipe using cider vinegar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg. Step-by-step instructions with photos. From The Joy of Pickling.
German Potato Salad
Warm German potato salad with bacon and dried onions. Easy recipe using canned German potato salad base, baked for 3 hours.
- Bacon | eggs | Vegetables
Bacon Mushroom Hash – The Hangover Helper
This weekend I woke up with a little hangover and wanted to have a nice breakfast. When I walked into the kitchen all I found was a potato, onion and four mushrooms. What to do? The first thing was to add bacon to it. Without bacon fat, my hangover was not going anywhere. Next I…
Grilled Artichoke Hearts
I went to the market yesterday and they had some great looking artichokes. So I picked up a couple and figured that I would grill them. Plus it would give me the opportunity to break down an artichoke and document it for the website. Cleaning artichokes is easy but I can totally see why a…
Asian Grilled Tofu with Quick Stir-Fried Greens
Over the past couple of weeks I have been getting a lot of emails about vegetarian and vegan food. Everyone says I focus a little too much on meat. While bacon is my favorite food, I also dabble in other types of food. Yesterday my friend Craig from college emailed me about some vegetarian recipes. …
Pesto Pork Chops with Grilled Summer Vegetables
Pesto pork chops with grilled summer vegetables. Fresh basil pesto with pine nuts and parmesan. Easy barbecue recipe.
Grilled Pork Chops
Growing up my parents would always make pork chops. My mom would marinate them and my dad would grill them up. They were great. So when I went to the store they had pork chops on sale. The first thing that came to mind was my mom’s marinade. It is a soy based marinade that…
Cheesy Corn
When I lived in Wisconsin the Barbecue joints there had a great side dish called cheese corn. It was cheesy, corny and delicious. So this past weekend while at my parents house for the 4th of July, I wanted to recreate it. So I went to the store and they had fresh local sweet corn…
4th of July Grilling Spectacular
Happy Fourth of July!! For the holiday’s I like to do a big post with great food. Since this is the summer and the 4th of July is such a big grilling day, I decided to make burgers and fries. Not just any burgers, firecracker burgers. Not just any fries, sour cream and chive fries. …
Chorizo Stuffed Zucchini Boats
My friend Jeff went to visit his family in Tennesse and when he came back he brought with him some of the biggest zucchini that I have ever seen. They were massive. It almost seemed as if they were some result of a nuclear accident, as they were huge. After I got over the shock…
