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Drink

The Best Smokin’ Whiskey Old Fashioned

There are so many food recipes on my blog, I realized I have never provided a drink recipe. So today we are making the Best Smokin’ Whiskey Old Fashioned! Nancy took me to Agua Caliente Casino in Palm Desert for Father’s Day and they happened to have a great Cigar […]

BBQ/Grill, Meat, Steak

Let’s Try A Charcoal Steak Rub

Let’s try a charcoal steak rub. Now I’m not talking about taking a charcoal briquette and rubbing it on your steak. We decided to pick one of the many seasoning rubs on the market that has activated charcoal as an ingredient. It brings a dramatic appearance to your beef dish […]

Asian, Condiment

The Best Quick Recipe for a Spicy Chili Crisp

It’s time to make the Best Quick Recipe for a Spicy Chili Crisp! Chili crisp has to be one of my favorite condiments. My journey started many years ago as I was scanning my local Asian grocery store for chili oil. I came across some  Laoganma Spicy Chili Crisp. From […]

Bread

The Best Banana Bread Recipe

I have been passing by these very ripe bananas on my kitchen counter for the past week. I decided not to let those bananas go to waste! Today, I am making banana bread! Most of the ingredients can be found in your pantry. I decided to try something different; the […]

BBQ/Grill, Blog, Meat

The Perfect Burger!!

It’s Labor Day Weekend and I am in the mood for the Perfect Burger! When people talk about what makes the perfect burger it’s almost like talking about politics or religion. You shouldn’t do it! All I know is that sometimes there is nothing better than a great burger that […]

Appetizers, Cheese, Main dish

Truffle Mac & Cheese

Nancy and I are lucky to live in the great wine country of Temecula. Many of the local wineries and restaurants provide truly great wine-pairing meals. Going to these events continues to inspire me to make great recipes. A recent meal at Angelo’s Italian Restaurant in Wildomar provided some inspiration […]

Soup and Stews, Vegetable

Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

We are getting some great tasting heirloom tomatoes at our local grocery store. Perfect for making a Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho! Summer is the time of the year to make a cold soup like gazpacho with temperatures reaching 100°. Sometimes it feels good to just eat a light meal that won’t […]

Bread, Italian

Just a Great Focaccia

I am a definite newbie in making bread, but I found this recipe to be just a Great Focaccia Recipe! If I can make a great-tasting focaccia my first time jumping into making bread, you most certainly can. Did it “dimple” as much as other recipes out there? It did […]

Blog, Bread

Let’s Make Some Bread

Let’s make some bread! I have started a new journey. I have never been a baker other than making some Thanksgiving Stuffing, Creme Brulee, or maybe a Souffle now and then. Yes, I know…I know… my pumpkin stuffing requires me to make pumpkin bread. But pumpkin bread is a quick […]

Seafood, Side dish

The Best Crab Cakes!

If you are looking for the Best Crab Cakes, you have come to the right place! Crab cakes are so good and versatile, that they can be used as a main course or as an appetizer. There’s nothing better than eating good quality crab as the main ingredient in one […]

BBQ/Grill, Meat

Just a Great Pastrami Sandwich!

I’m hoping you try out this recipe because it makes Just a Great Pastrami Sandwich! If you live in a town just like mine there are no delis that sell a great homemade pastrami. In March everyone is making Corned Beef because of St. Paddy’s Day. All I can say […]

Seafood

The Best Seafood Pan Roast

You have come to the right place in finding my recipe for the Best Seafood Pan Roast. Have you ever craved a type of food so much, that you felt no problem waiting 3 hours just so you could get 1 out of the 18 seats available at the counter? […]

Side dish, Vegetable

Let’s Make a Potato Pavé

Let’s Make a Potato Pavé! I’m always looking for something different that sets my taste buds going. I have been seeing what looked to me to be a block of potatoes which caught my eye. Looking further into what the heck this dish was all about, I found out that […]

Appetizers

The Best Spinach-Artichoke Dip

Nancy and I were visiting Ponte Winery in Temecula and they were serving this awesome-tasting Spinach-Artichoke Dip. It was different than many of the typical Spinach Dips that are around these days. Everyone seems to have their own version. This is my version combining all the ingredients that I believe […]