Recipes

  • Recreating Dream Bars #3

    So I love the Dream Bars from PotBelly’s.  I have been working hard to recreate them.  In order to get everything right, I went to PotBelly’s and purchased a bunch of dream bars.  Come to find out, I wasn’t too far off, but I wasn’t right either.  When I tasted the Dream Bars, I noticed…

  • The Alibi

    Unlike most people, I love Wednesdays.  Not because the week is halfway over, but because I get to drink.  Then I get to write a post about it.  The posts on Wednesday’s can be funny and even a bit racy.  Today I hope not to disappoint.  Today’s cocktail is the Alibi.  What is the Alibi,…

  • Ultimate Bacon

    While bacon is the ultimate food, not all bacon is created equal.  Granted all bacon is good, but some bacon is just a tad bit better.  Today I turned the ordinary bacon in to extraordinary bacon.  How do you do this? With a bit of brown sugar, Pure Grade A Michigan Maple Syrup and some…

  • Recreating Dream Bars #1

    I love Potbelly’s Sandwich Works.  They toast the subs, they are extremely cheap and they have Sheila’s Dream Bars.  I purchase one of these puppies each and every time I enter Potbelly’s.  So the other day I had a thought, why purchase a sub to get a Dream Bar when I could make them at…

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    Veal Pasta

    This months issue of Food and Wine has a some great pasta recipes in it.  One that sparked my interest was Orecchiette with Veal Capers and White Wine.  Orecchiette is the pasta that looks like little ears.  Unfortunately no store around me has this type of pasta.  Further, I am not the biggest fan of…

  • Airport Schmareports

    So today is my first day back after the New Year.  I was supposed to land in DC yesterday early enough to whip up a nice meal for a post for today.  However, Delta had other plans. I went to Las Vegas for New Years.  It was amazing, they closed the strip, there were tons…

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    Ultimate Grilled Cheese

    Yesterday I made homemade Tomato Soup.  Nothing pairs better with Tomato Soup than a grilled cheese.  I wanted to create the ultimate grilled cheese.  To do that I had to take a trip to the supermarket.  I wanted a nice thick crust so I started with a Rustic Wheat Bread.  Hand sliced to perfection.  Then…

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    Tomato Soup

    I was craving tomato soup the other day.  So I scoured the internet to find a suitable soup for dinner. After looking around I settled on a soup that was based on canned tomatoes.  I know, but it is winter here and the fresh tomatoes, well they suck.  This soup roasts the tomatoes to give…

  • Happy New Year!!

    Happy New Year!!  This year has been a lot of fun.  A ton of food, a lot of fun and some great comments.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, my loyal readers for coming back day after day to read about my food.  So here is a toast to you… Thanks…