Steak au Poivre (peppercorn crusted steak)

Did you have a stressful day at work?  Do you feel the need to smash something and are on parole and don’t want to go back?  How about light something on fire with reckless abandonment?  If you answered yes to any of these then I have the perfect dish for you. 
I should preface this by […]

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 […]

40 garlic clove chicken

For those of you who don’t think that attitude affect the end result trust me it does.  This entire cook process I felt rushed and in no rythmn.  No matter what CD I put on I could not get into the “groove” (I went from Joe Henry, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Wilco, to L.L. Cool J).  So […]

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.  […]

Vermouth sage caper chicken

For this dish you will need:

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup of dry vermouth
1/2 cup of chicken stock
10 pearl onions quartered
3 cloves of garlic chopped finely
1 tb of sage
1 tb of capers
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tb of butter
1 tb of cream
Kosher salt and black pepper

Morimoto’s Angry Chicken

If you do not own Morimoto’s “The New Art of Japanese Cooking” I recommend you order it immediately.  This cookbook is full of many many great recipes and many great tips.  Plus hats off to a man who can be quoted as saying “I’ve purchased whole tunas that cost as much as a BMW” and […]

Jamaican jerk pork chops

I have a passion for spicy food and this dish is a great balance of heat and swet.  I like to serve it with a slice of grilled pineapple to add to the sweetness.
For this dish you are going to need:

4 thick cut pork chops
1 onion cut into large slices
4 cloves of garlic large dice
1 […]

Chicken with tomato pepper caper sauce

Amazing what creations you can come up with when you have stuff in your fridge starting to go bad (especially when they are high ticket vegetables like colored bell peppers).
For this dish you are going to need:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 red pepper sliced
1 orange pepper sliced
1 onion sliced
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 can […]

Roasted pepper chicken

This was something I just threw together one night when I was staring at some colorful peppers and wanted a quick meal.  
For this dish we are going to need:

3-4 boneless chicken breasts trimmed of any extra fat.
3 peppers (I like to use red, orange, and yellow for more color).
1 poblano pepper
1 onion sliced thinly
Couple ounces […]

Basic tomato sauce

This recipe has been updated.  The new link is http://www.culinarydisaster.com/wordpress/09/basic-tomato-sauce-2/

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