Yankee chili or chili stew

It would be a crime to call this chili.  Chili to me in a beautiful and pure thing consisting primarily of ground chili peppers and meat with the focus being on the flavors of the chilies used.
However, if you are from the north this is what chili is to you.  If you happen to live in […]

Bacon wrapped cod with rosemary and lemon

Ok I have to admit I was a tad bit skeptical when I stole this dish from Jamie Oliver’s book “Cook With Jamie“.  This book is definitely worth picking up and has a lot of great advice and more importantly amazing recipes. 
The recipe calls for white fish and the only white fish I could find at the store […]

Guinness beef ribs

You have to love Indiana in the middle of winter.  Over the weekend we had a high of 11.  Oh was so nice especially Saturday morning when I decided to play racquetball and had to sprint into the gym.  The greatest part was walking errr…running out from the gym to the truck soaked in sweat. 
Actually […]

Blue cheese stuffed veal meatballs with spicy red chili sauce

It is football playoff time and this demands real food.  Sure you could call and order a pizza in but come on what is the fun of that.  Impress your friends with meatballs that have a cheesy center and a good spicy sauce.
The reason why the meatballs are a very basic meatball mix is simply […]

Maple bacon ice cream

Well first things first Indianapolis Colts’ fan here and there is always next year.  So be it and hats off to San Diego for playing a good game. 
Anyways, been loving the ice cream maker and after seeing Michael Symon do a bacon ice cream in the first Next Iron Chef I have been dying to […]

Sun-dried tomato and basil pesto stuffed pork tenderloin

Ok so today I got a great laugh from Bourdain’s blog about the Food Network reairing A Cook’s Tour and the latest episode of No Reservations (the Dunkin Doughnuts crack had me on the floor).  This was definitely well needed especially since this week has been brutal.  Well not really brutal just stressful work but hopefully […]

Spicy sausage lettuce wraps

Hope everyone survived New Year’s Eve and had an awesome time.  I ended up having my yearly party and the theme this year was BBQ.  Did some brisket, pulled pork, and ABTs (this was the vegetable plate till someone had to ruin it and actually bring a vegetable plate).  The joy of living in a […]

Guinness Beef Stew

This dish was amazing of course is it possible for a dish that contains beer, beef, and bacon (the 3 Bs of life) to be horrible?  I think not.
I have started re-reading the French Laundry cookbook and have concluded for being a madman; Thomas Keller has some brilliant and great ideas.  Some of them are […]

Horseradish cheddar canadian bacon macaroni and cheese

I feel bad I do all these bacon and pork dishes but I never do anything that shows our northern brothers and sisters the respect they deserve for giving us Canadian bacon (yes I know canadian bacon is not from Canada and it is actually called back bacon) so tonight I decided to do that.  […]

Pork roast stuffed with salami, prosciutto, spinach, and oh yes 3 cheeses

Hi my name is Jeff and I am addicted to pork.  I have no clue where my addiction comes from and why I have a desire to try to incorporate pork into everything I do (yes folks consider yourself warned bacon ice cream will be on the menu after Christmas if Santa is good to […]

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