Crockpot Brisket in BBQ Sauce, take #3
updated 05/25/2020 Lorraine wanted me to cook another brisket for our pre-Memorial Day dinner, but wanted me to do something different than the last 2 times. I hunted through many recipes, but couldn’t find...
Category: Family Recipes
Paprika Pork with Fried Shallots
updated 05/14/2020 Today’s recipes are stream of thought. Lorraine wanted pork tenderloin, so I quick defrosted a package in room temperature water in the sink. With just us, I cook 1 tenderloin that night...
Crockpot Brisket in BBQ Sauce, take #2
updated 04/19/2020 The recipe for the first time I cooked brisket is here: Crockpot Brisket in BBQ Sauce Patrick is coming for dinner today so I convinced Lorraine that we should do brisket again...
Grilled Shrimp & Scallops Wrapped in Prosciutto
updated 02/02/2020 I saw jumbo shrimp and sea scallops at Costco this morning. The fish that Lorraine asked me to buy didn’t get bought. I spotted prosciutto … and that told me what I...
Bleu Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
updated 02/02/2020 Lorraine asked me to get fish from Costco this morning. When I arrived, the seafood bar was there — it’s typically open only for special occasions. Apparently the Superbowl is special enough....
New York Style Pizza Crust
updated 10/14/2019 I’ve been dissatisfied with my pizza crust recipe — it tastes great, but generally rises too much and just does not spread in the pan. I spotted this recipe and decided to...
Whiskey Marinated Pork Tenderloin
updated 06/19/2019 I whipped this recipe up for dinner tonight — Lorraine liked it enough that she asked me to record it. Recently I read some recipes for pork tenderloin that involved marinating it...
Griddler Fried Chicken
updated 05/19/2019 I haven’t posted a new recipe in a LONG time … but I haven’t done anything I considered original in a long time. If I don’t think something is of interest, I...
Margherita Sauce
updated 07/29/2018 I purchased prosciutto with the idea that I’d find a recipe for it … sometimes that’s fun — pick an ingredient, then find a recipe for it! In searching the net for...
Rub for Ribs
updated 07/02/2018 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 —...
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...