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While in the Midwest visiting family, Dana and I were introduced to beer bread. The bread comes in a mix and all you have to do is add beer. It was great, but the mix costs an arm and a leg. Highway robbery if you ask me. So I decided to try to make my…
Happy Memorial Day! Â A special thanks to all of the Veterans and current service members out there. Â Thanks for your service to this country. Â In honor of Memorial Day I wanted to create a simple and delicious burger. Â Something that anyone can make. Â To do this I created a burger with a slice of onion…
Dana and I love grilled steaks. However, after a few steak dinners, it can get a little old. The best way to spice up a steak dinner is to add a sauce to the steak. There is nothing that compliments a great steak better than a nice mushroom sauce. I came up with sauce…
With a toddler running around the house Dana and I have limited time to cook. We love lasagna, but having to haul out the giant stock pot to boil the noodles is a pain. Besides the extra dishes, the extra time needed to boil the noodles adds precious time to our already chaotic day. So…
So the other day I was testing out banana bread recipes and every single one came out burnt on the outside and raw in the middle. I figured I had the wrong pan or used the wrong temperature. Then I Googled my problem and came up with a possible error. My oven could be off….
Dana and I really love the sweet potato casserole from Ruth’s Chris. So we scoured around to find a recipe that was similar. We settled on a recipe, but it was way too sweet. It was actually Tooth-aching sweet! The sweet potatoes multiplied by the candied pecan top, was similar to the taste of the…
Dana and I are getting ready for Easter and we wanted to dye some eggs. Then we discovered that it was going to take a huge pan to hard boil all of the eggs that we wanted to dye. So we looked for an alternative. It just so happens that this alternative is the easiest…
While I was New York I accompanied Dana’s Father to a nice market. This market has a small wheel of Camembert cheese on sale for half off. Yeah, I could not pass up on the offer. So I thought about making a wheel of Camembert wrapped in puff pastry. Then Dana’s dad said that he had some…
After spending a week in NY, I have been craving a good marsala dish, which is another popular choice in my good old stomping grounds of Queens. That’s the one thing I miss the most about NY….the FOOD! So, I am forced to recreate my favorites when I am craving a certain flavor! Rex has…
The Marinara Sauce from the other day is not Bill’s only specialty. My Father-in-Law also makes a mean Shrimp Marinara. This is a simple dish that utilizes his Sunday gravy. Sauteed shrimp and garlic mixed with awesome marinara sauce makes for a great meal. Bill’s Shrimp Marinara Peel and de-vein the shrimp. Make sure…
My wife took over the blog for the day. Here is Dana! I am from Queens, NY and one of the main Italian cuisine staples is vodka sauce! I wanted to make a delicious vodka sauce to celebrate our 2nd anniversary. We both loved this meal. I hope you enjoy it!
Two years ago, the biggest party in all of New York happened. Yep, I got married. To celebrate my second Anniversary, Dana and I pulled out our crystal flutes and made some cocktails. Is there any other way to celebrate. Janine and Robb gave us a great bottle of Prosecco and there was no better…
My Father-In-Law Bill came down to visit a while back and he made some awesome Marinara. It was so delicious, I had to get the recipe to share. The Sauce had great color, texture and best of all – taste. It is a simple recipe that uses the best ingredients. The best types of recipes…