
Beef Tallow
I’m going to show you how to make “Liquid Gold” today otherwise known as beef tallow. If you’re the type of person who has ever saved your leftover bacon grease (or at least remember your mom and grandma doing that) and know how much flavor that adds when you cook with it – you’re going…

Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches
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One of my team members in Philadelphia is a serious foodie, so every time I find myself out there for work, he is the first person I ask for restaurant recommendations. He has yet to steer me wrong with any of his suggestions. On my most recent trip out there last December, he took us…

Cheddar Veggie Chowder
So I got an Instant Pot for Christmas, which for those of you who haven’t jumped on the bandwagon or even heard of the bandwagon is an electronic multi-cooker that is possibly best loved for its pressure cooking function. That said this isn’t an Instant Pot recipe. I was so excited to try my Instant…

Crab Cakes with Lemon Herb Sauce
I still remember when I was out in Philadelphia meeting with team members out there and we took the team out to Happy Hour at McGillin’s. McGillin’s if the oldest operating pub in the city and I was traveling another person who is a total history buff making this one of his favorite places. After…

Individual Skillet S’mores
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It’s the middle of winter in Minnesota and I wanted something to remind me of the flavors of summer to make for a quick dessert. For me there is nothing more nostalgic than the flavors of s’mores. Of course, I have made s’mores over a bonfire in the middle of winter, sometimes on the ice…

Crispy Ranch Shrimp
So after our New Year’s Eve fried chicken feast we were left with some leftover Buffalo Blue Cheese Sauce . And as I’m paging through an issue of Cooking Light, I notice a recipe for a quick, pan fried Sesame Shrimp. And it hits me – yes, let’s pan fry some shrimp because it’s the…

Buffalo Blue Cheese Sauce
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For New Year’s this past year we were looking for a new sauce to try for with our chicken strips and Derek came up with the idea for a Buffalo Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce. Buffalo chicken is a classic combination and many restaurants serve chicken strips tossed in buffalo sauce with blue cheese dressing on…