Sea bass with butter, caper, lemon sauce

Sea bass is one of my favorite fishes to order in a restaurant and I was ecstatic when I saw the fish place (yeah I like to use technical terms) started carrying it.  Then I got it home and then the famous oh crap what now question popped into my head.  Time to put the Homer […]

Orange brine herb rub chicken thighs

I love BBQ to me there is nothing peaceful than staring at a smoker chugging away undisturbed while magical and beautiful things happen under the hood.  The entire neighborhood is full of the magical aroma of flavorful wood burning away.
This recipe was one I used a couple years ago in BBQ competitions and actually is still very highly requested when […]

Spicy orange miso pork chops

I have to admit I have been a big slacker in the kitchen department the last week.  Work was actually requiring me to work and the weather in Indiana finally decided to break so last week has been spent outdoors doing fun stuff like prepping the garden, mowing, raking leaves (yeah I know that is a fall project but I […]

Balsamic Fig Chicken

I feel guilty that balsamic vinegar is underutilized in my kitchen.  Most of the time balsamic vinegar shows up is just in a simple salad dressing made of shallots, balsamic vinegar, and oil.  This needs to change especially when I see such amazing and creative dishes using balsamic vinegar in everything from appetizers to desserts. 
For […]

Roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Over the next couple of months I will occasionally be redoing a previous post since there are earlier posts I am not happy with or now notice they were missing something major. 
The big debate with mashed potato is the type of potato that is used, russet or the yukon gold.  The yukon crew claims that the yukon […]

Grilled swordfish with roasted salsa verde

It is getting that time of year where all I want to do is grill everything and anything.  For as much as I love the blessed pig fish is a great and easy protein to prepare.  It takes very little to make it taste amazing so it is perfect for those quick and easy meals. 
Besides […]

Steak with a coffee rub

One of the great advantages of beef is that it can absorb a lot of bold flavors and still maintain its personality throughout the whole cooking process.  Yes I know there are those critics out there that believe a good steak only needs salt and pepper but I don’t know about you but I love bold flavors and survive on caffeine.  So […]

Strawberry swirl white chocolate cheesecake

My boy Mike over at Mike’s Table made a post a couple weeks ago calling for strawberry posts.  I apologize to him for waiting till the last possible minute to get this submitted (the deadline is a couple hours away) but I still wanted to get something done.  I have been racking my brain for […]

Cedar grilled dill, lemon, garlic salmon

If you walk into any kitchen store like William and Sonoma you will notice these wonderful little cedar planks and you get 3 of them for about 15 bucks.  Do not buy them!  Instead head over to the lumber department at Home Depot or Lowes and ask for UNTREATED cedar.  12 feet of this will cost […]

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