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Archive for the 'Game Day' Category
Thai Chicken Pizza
Baseball season has ended for my kids, and that brings some disappointed not only to my kids, but also to me. Sure, I loved watching my boys get a hit or make a good play, but I also enjoyed the company around me. If there was one topic that was always being discussed, it was [...]
Panuchos
It was not too long ago when one of my readers had commented on my Indian fry bread recipe informing me that it reminded her of Salbutes. That alone intrigued me to find out more information about what the heck a salbute was. After some quick research, I learned that a salbute is a lightly fried [...]
Crostini with Brie and Cranberry Chutney
Sometimes we just run out of time throughout the day. Am I correct? What sometimes can get even more crazy is when we are invited to a party and need to bring a dish. Whether it be an appetizer, side dish, or main course, we are always pinched for time, and the last thing we [...]
Mexican Creamed Corn
You may or may not know, but my wife and I became addicted to a creamed corn recipe that I made not too long ago. It was so good that I could not stop thinking about it for a few days! The creamed corn had everything you would want in a great cream corn, and [...]
Goat Cheese Crostini with Pickled Red Onion and Garlic Scape
If you have been following my recipes for the last couple of weeks, you probably came across one of my appetizers that I coined the smoked steak crostini. Everything about that appetizer, really, simply put, was pretty darn amazing. I do not say that because I made it, but it really was amazing. Another crostini [...]
Roasted Red Salsa
For the past several weeks, I have been on a salsa making frenzy. I was jarring it up and giving it to neighbors, and pretty much eating a variety of salsa with pretty much anything around me. I had thought I had mastered my red salsa until I tweaked a few ingredients, added a bit [...]
Smoked Steak Crostini
Last week we attended our first wine tasting in town. I am not sure if I was more excited to taste a variety of Sonoma red wines, or be able to sample really great cheeses that the guests would be bringing. I later found out it was both! As I pondered what to make for [...]
Beer Battered Green Beans
Not too long ago, we stopped for lunch at a new burger joint in Milwaukee. Oscar’s Pub and Grill has a fairly decent menu and pretty good food. One of the menu items that stood out to me was the ‘Big Basket’ which included basically an array of fried foods. But there was something that [...]
Creamed Corn
I do not recall the last time I opened up a can of creamed corn, but I do remember it being served at the dinner table while growing up. I will admit, I could not stand the look, smell, or taste of it. I do however love corn. It might be one of my favorite [...]
Nam Prik Ong (Thai Pork Dip)
One of the many things I experienced while living in Dallas, Texas was Thai food. When I started my career with a great company called Big Hand Productions, I hooked up with one of the audio engineers, Kevin, and we would often hang out after hours. Our hang outs typically involved dining at his favorite [...]
Cherry Ice Cream with Dark Chocolate
Summer time is finally here in Wisconsin. well, I guess you could say that, but it also might be up for argument, as we have only seen a day or two with temperatures above eighty degrees. The weather has actually be a bit ridiculous, but that has not stopped me from making some summer time [...]
Macerated Cherries
There is a great new place in town making their own booze. The place is called Great Lakes Distillery, and I have to admit, they are doing things right. Everything from their vodka to their rum, every sip of their stuff is, well, simply delicious. It was not too long ago where a colleague and [...]
Roasted Poblano Salsa with Dark Chocolate
I have been on a salsa making kick for nearly three weeks now, and as I have made been making, or should I say experimenting, with salsas for a number of years, I believe I have locked into three recipes that are now my go to salsas. I might even call them sauces, because they [...]
Seasoned Sweet Potato Chips
My new tool in the kitchen is the mandoline. If you are a foodie and are in the kitchen, and do not have a mandoline, you need one. I say you need one because it is the ultimate tool when it comes to slicing. Precise slicing. I consider myself an amateur when it comes to [...]
Philadelphia Sushi Dip
I always find it funny when gathering with friends, colleagues, or neighbors, and see where discussions take you. Often times I am embedded in conversations regarding food and recipes (go figure), and I always find enjoyment in that. I am often surprised about how genuine folks are when discussing food as well. There is actual [...]
Maple Ice Cream with Bacon Crumble
That’s right. I made it. Maple ice cream with homemade bacon crumble. When I first made bacon some weeks ago, I was thinking to myself ‘what am I going to do with all of this bacon?’. Well, that was a silly question as I was able to give some away, and well, the rest was [...]
Mint Limeade
My garden is starting to blossom and one of the things that I love is when the mint begins to grow in abundance. I have discussed this excitement every season on my site, and it is simply that, excitement. Watching my daughter find joy in picking small bundles of mint leaves, chewing them along the [...]
Mexican Radish Salad
Tacos have been on my mind for a long time now. Well, they are always on my mind to be honest. Tacos have been probably on my top three things I would want to eat everyday, and the reason is an obvious one. It is because you can fill a taco, soft corn tortillas, lightly [...]
Guiness Beer Mustard
While growing up I would often come home from a long day of skateboarding or mountain biking and open my parent refrigerator looking for a quick bite to eat. I would often be encountered by bottles upon bottles of condiments ranging from a new spicy ketchup, a flavored mustard, an array of barbecue sauces, and [...]
Homemade Bacon
Yep, I said it. Homemade bacon. When I said those words to my oldest child it was as if it was the best day ever. It has been a long time coming, but I finally went through and have made some of the best bacon I think I have ever had. I am honest when [...]
Radish Chips
Lately I have been tinkering with homemade chips. I know, I know, why not just buy the store bought chips and be done with it, right? The fact of the matter is I do buy store bought chips, typically nice tortilla chips for my wife and I, an array of chips for the kids, and [...]
Wisconsin Booyah
You probably will not believe this when I tell you, but I had to put on a winter hat, gloves, and jacket today to watch my boys place baseball in Wisconsin. It’s May 14, folks. Mid-May and I, and the majority of other Wisconsinites, are wearing winter clothing. But I use that as an opportunity [...]
The Cheese Crisp Burger
I find my creativity in cooking when I am surrounded by certain things. These things typically include hungry family and friends, or it is leftover meals that need to be used up rather quickly. This past vacation, of which my family really needed, resulted in a lot of cooking for roughly 15 family members for [...]
Kale Chips
It was not too long ago where my family and I decided to all hop into the van and drive eighteen hours to South Carolina. We have taken a handful of road trips over the last few years, and for the most part the kids do really well for about seven hours, and then, the [...]
Fried Calamari
Do you ever get that craving for something fried, and something that you typically only order out, but wish you could make at home? I know I do. And when I get that feeling, well, I typically try to recreate the experience, the flavor, and the texture, which typically yields positive results at a much [...]
Olive Tapenade with Goat Cheese Crostini
I am a sucker when it comes to olives. Simply put, I like them a lot. Olives have that perfect salty and briney flavor that goes perfect with certain dishes. I typically only have olives around the holidays for some odd reason, or used in a Greek salad, and with that said, I love kalamata [...]
Pizza: Garlic Cream Sauce
It was about three months ago when I picked up my wife for a quick lunch. We often do not get out to lunch due to our busy schedules, and when we do, we are often (at least I am) checking our phone and directing incoming email traffic. Regardless, lunches are special for my wife [...]
Shrimp and Grits with a Chipotle Drizzle
Shrimp and grits have been on my mind for a very long time now. I have no idea why, or what has made the thought stick in the back of my head, but it has been there for a very long time. This past weekend, I had to get that thought out of my head [...]
Crispy Pork Belly
It was not too long ago when a new Asian market opened up a few miles from our house, and as always, I was pretty darn excited. Granted the distance was the same to this new store as it would have been to any other Asian market in town, but this one was special. This [...]
Hummus Ful
I am a big fan of hummus. I believe I first encountered hummus at a Whole Foods in Dallas, Texas. I dabbled in the premade Middle Eastern dip, and immediately fell in love with the texture, flavor, and the fact that you could pretty much dip anything into it and have it still be just [...]
Homemade Trail Mix
I go to the store quite a bit. When I was growing up I would always joke that it was my dad that would make that run. It always seemed, and most likely was the case, that he would go to the bank and then to the store. My dad knew every checkout girl by [...]
Homemade Potato Chips with Herbes de Provence
A couple of weeks ago I was greeted by one of my coworkers who rushed into the office and had a bag of herbes de provence in her hands. With excitement, she said “I know you love to cook, and I just got back from Paris, and thought you would enjoy this!”. My only words, [...]
Middle Eastern Hot Sauce – Shatta
I know that I have posted that my coworkers and I literally start a conversation on the topic of food, around 9:45 every morning, almost every day. No lie. As busy as we are and as many requests that we service every morning and afternoon, it is really nice to discuss something that everyone enjoys, [...]
Jamaican Meat Pie
It was not too long ago when my wife and I decided to get out to lunch and escape our busy work schedules. I will admit, it is not that often when we both get a chance to get out on the same time to get a bite to eat, especially one that does not [...]
Fried Olives
It was not too long ago when a few families got together and decided to have dinner at an Italian restaurant in downtown Milwaukee called Rustico. At first I was thinking ‘why are we eating at an Italian restaurant on a Friday night?’. If you are not familiar with Milwaukee tradition, it is typically the [...]
Reuben Eggrolls
St. Patrick’s Day is a time of year that I get excited about. Not only is there a sense that spring is so much closer, but it is also a time when corned beef becomes on sale at the store. Yes, that is probably what I get excited about, the sale of corned beef. But [...]
Filipino Sisig
I am going to be up front with you and let you know that I am not the type to use pre-made seasoning packets. I am usually the type who often uses the pinch method when using seasonings, eyeballing teaspoons and tablespoons, as after all, that is some of the fun in cooking. But… I [...]
Chicken Biryani
The flavors of Indian food, in my opinion are so addicting. I use the term Indian very loosely in this recipe as many countries have their own version of what is called biryani. Biryani in its basic state is simply a dish containing meat, fish, or vegetables and rice that is flavored with some really [...]
Chicken and Waffles
If you do not know by now, there is one dish that I simply loved while growing up, and to this day, and that is fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn. I’ve stated it several times of the last few years on this site, and I am fine with that. My tombstone might say something [...]
Tri-Tip with Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce
I was first introduced to the tri-tip steak while visiting my parents in Las Vegas years ago. As my parents were talking about this piece of meat, you could see the excitement in their eyes and their mouths beginning to water. Tri-tip is something that we do not see in grocery stores in the Midwest, [...]
Deviled Eggs with Blue Cheese and Chorizo
Easter is quickly approaching and if there is one thing that I always make for the kids, it is hard boiled eggs. In my opinion, there is a bit of a trick to cooking hard boiled eggs. Be it the cook time, or the post cold water bath for them, there is a science to [...]
Filipino Giniling
I love hearing my wife tell stories of how she grew up, in particular some of the Filipino food items that they would eat. My wife is part Filipino, and since being married to her, I have become very interested in Filipino cuisine. I will admit, you simply do not see a whole lot of [...]
Laksa
I will be the first to admit that one of my pet peeves is smacking lips while eating, that, and probably aggressive slurping of soups. But there are dishes that you simply have to allow and enjoy the experience of just that; lip smacking and slurping. Laksa is no exception. After watching some television, I [...]
Chili Verde
We love chili in our house, and I am not kidding when I say we make it at least once a month, eating it over the course of several days. Chili is just one of those comfort foods where it just warms you up on cold days and nights, and trust me, it is extremely [...]
Pork and Shrimp Meatballs
I love a great meatball. Meatballs are really simple to make, plus they are hearty, and can be used in many different ways. I’ve done meatballs a number of different ways, including a Mexican version known as albodingas, a Thai version that I called Thai Fish Balls, and my ever so delicious Meatball Sub, but [...]
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Comments
- Dax Phillips: Very nice! Very nice catch in my incorrect sentence, but hey, I'm in Wisconsin and sometim...
- Me: Why on earth do you sleep in cold water? :)...
- Dax Phillips: Sorry to hear about your cheese sauce! The ratio is correct, 12 ounces of beer to the chee...
- Lindyspice: Great pretzel rolls! I'd probably use less baking soda next time. I thought I should also ...
- Dax Phillips: Thanks Lesley! Not only do they look like the store bought chips, they might even taste be...
- Lesley: Look just like store-bought chips! Awesome :)...
- Jay Cobb: I have to agree with Pam. While this is a great recipe to get a general idea of the ingre...
- eRiN: I feel like I'm dying right now. But in a good way (?) ... covered in garlicky cheesy onio...
- PA: Love the recipe! Now, if it could be easily printed . . ....
- nolan: ask your butcher for it. most will have it but if not they can order it and have it for yo...
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