Smoked Pulled Pork
Pulled pork is the first thing I became really comfortable smoking and being able to achieve a consistent end product. Dare I say perfect? I mean, the recipe is made the way, I really like it so I guess it’s perfect for me. And it’s become pretty popular with whomever, I have made it for…
Baked Chicken Wings with Blackberry Jalapeno Sauce
Have you ever seen the TV show Chopped? As far as cooking shows go, its probably the best. The gist of the show is each chef is given a basket of a few random mystery ingredients and they have to create either an appetizer, dinner, or dessert incorporating each mystery ingredient. Its a pretty fun…
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
I’ve mentioned before that my dad’s favorite cookies are oatmeal raisin. Earlier this year, I tried and posted the Pioneer Woman’s brown sugar oatmeal cookies and just knew I could turn them into Oatmeal Raisin. So for my dad’s birthday last year I went for it and made Brown Sugar Oatmeal Raisin cookies. The extra…
Turkey Jalapeno Melt Panini with Avocado Spread
I’ve written before that one of my most favorite things in life is a good sandwich aka slamwich aka sangwich. One of my most favorite slamwich types is the panini. Its hard to find a really good panini these days, I don’t like it when its just meat and cheese smashed between two pieces of bread,…
Tequila Lime Chicken with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa and Corn & Black Bean Hash
Derek likes to joke that he is the ‘Le Gourmet Chef’ in our household and I’m just his sous chef. However, its times like these when he comes up with an idea like this that I start to wonder if he has a point. But at least he still needs me to execute the ideas…
Cilantro Lime Rice
Who doesn’t love Chipotle? I mean look at all the copy-cat recipes out there online? Tory and I have tried several times to make burritos and burrito bowls and we have come up with some really tasty dishes but it’s hard to make a direct comparison. One of the most successful pieces out of these…
Pesto Zucchini Noodles and Chicken
Typical Tory, it’s Monday at lunch time and I’m just now trying to figure out what to make for dinner and what I am going to eat all week. I had really big plans to do this on Sunday, but got carried away with crafting Sunday Funday with my friend Macks. So as I’m spending…
