Rub for Ribs
updated 07/04/2025 This rub is for baby back ribs. If I recall correctly, our friend Alison found it in Southern Living around 1995. We tried it and loved it. Yeah, the first ingredient —...
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Mediterranean Tacos
updated 04/29/2017 Wednesday night I had Lorraine get a package of ground venison out of the freezer. Wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it, but venison was on the agenda. That...
Hearty Meat Sauce for Pasta
updated 01/07/2017 I got an urge last week — I wanted to create a meat sauce for pasta. So I read a bunch of recipes to get ideas, and then (per usual) did my...
Chicken Cutlets with Prosciutto & Brie
updated 12/23/2016 We were planning to make cod for dinner tonight … pending the availability of cod at Harris Teeter. Sadly, they were out and the other seafood was too rich in price for...
Grill Seared Scallops with Herb-Butter Pan Sauce
updated 12/11/2016 I decided to do something special yesterday, so while at Costco I purchased 2 lobster tails and 1/2 lb of sea scallops. Why? Because I felt like it. I grilled the lobster...
Pesto, Feta, and Sun Dried Tomato Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
updated 10/08/2016 Thursday Lorraine got out a package of pork tenderloin and asked me to cook it. Meh. Not that I don’t like pork tenderloin, but I’ve been doing (more or less) the same...
Pork Scallopine in Tomato Sauce
updated 04/22/2016 Yesterday afternoon I found a package of pork tenderloin defrosting on the counter. That morning Lorraine asked me what to get out for dinner, and I said, “I don’t care.” I’d cook...
Edamame Spaghetti with Peanut Sauce
updated 01/09/2016 A few weeks back Patrick spotted edamame pasta in Costco … so of course we purchased it! FYI – “edamame” is green soy beans. Tonight I decided to use half (it’s a...
Grilled Trout with Cornmeal Crust
updated 01/09/2016 I picked up Norwegian trout at BJs today. Lorraine and I had decided to pick up something for dinner at BJs, and that fit the bill. Lorraine concurred. Lorraine wanted me to...
Garlicky Seaweed Knots
updated 12/06/2015 I purchased a package of seaweed knots recently. Nope. I had no idea what a “seaweed knot” was … but I never let that slow me down. The package looked interesting, and...
Beef Enchiladas
11/24/2015 The important thing about this recipe is NOT the filling — it is the sauce. I have made this with numerous fillings. The last two times I used Dann’s BBQ — locally owned...
Pork Scallopine in Port/Lemon Sauce
Yesterday morning I found a package of pork tenderloin defrosting on the counter. Lorraine had just left for a marching band event and there was no note, no explanation. No biggie. I assumed (rightly)...
Lamb Sausages
I’m willing to bet that I have not made this recipe since we moved to North Carolina. I recall I made it the first time while Lorraine and I were either dating or engaged....
Tuscan Sausage
I got this recipe from the father of one of Eric’s elementary school friends. I had the sausage when he served it, but never made it myself. I need to correct this deficiency. Tuscan...
Breakfast Sausage 1
updated 03/31/2025 This one is labeled “I” because I have several different recipes I’ve tried, all successfully. I need to locate the other recipes and post them. I also need to get the sausage...