Cheesy Chili Buffalo Macaroni and Cheese

I had already wrote this one up but decided against posting since it really is just the mac and cheese with ground meat and spices however, it could have ended up saving my life (ok minor exaggeration).  On Thursday night our town got hammered with a nasty ice stom and in keeping with the tradition […]

Andouille and chicken gumbo

A friend of mine had requested for dinner that I make gumbo.  Ok I have to admit it has been ages since I have made gumbo which is sad because I love cajun/creole cooking and New Orleans is one of my favorite cities to visit next to good old Las Vegas. 
The key to a good gumbo […]

Baked Pork Chops in a tomato sauce

Have a couple entries submitted in for the chili cook off (click here to read more) so Woo Hoo!!
 If you are not a pork fan fear not because chicken would work perfectly for this dish.
For this recipe you will need:

Pork chops
Rosemary
Thyme
10 whole unpeeled garlic cloves
4 ounces of mushrooms finely sliced
2 shallots or 1/2 of an onion
1 jalapeno finely diced
1 […]

Pecan crusted cod

Ok if you are single and cooking for a date how do you go about explaining why you are taking pictures of food?  I have been trying to figure this out and I have nothing and so I have gone to quick snaps while she is in the other room or doing all cooking before […]

Chicken braised in sauerkraut

I have been craving sauerkraut lately and normally I will braise a 2 pound Boston Butt in this mixture but faced with a package of chicken thighs that were defrosted I decided why not. 
The sauerkraut part of this dish was adapted from one of my favorite cooking books of all times (bonus points to those […]

Chili Cook Off (Call For Posts)

Being a Midwestern boy come this time of year my mind instantly starts to turn to chili.  It is the perfect comfort food for cold and snowy nights.  Also, if you are a fellow reader you probably are already aware of my addiction to chili peppers and most importantly spicy food.
I am also curious about how everyone […]

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