Fettuccine Alfredo with Sea Scallops and Shrimp
Whenever we would go to a popular Italian food restaurant chain I would always order the Fettuccine Alfredo. Love that stuff. It was so delicious and creamy and had a subtle yet decadent flavor that I could not resist. Then one day (about 15 years ago) I thought that it would be nice to try …
Competition Ribs
OK, I am about to share with you the recipe that I would use if ever I were in a big “Rib BBQ Championship of the World” competition. These would win… hands down. As a matter of fact it doesn’t even matter that I am not a pit master and have no business entering such …
Grilled Sweet Chili Pork Loin
I love it when an invention in the kitchen pays off on the taste buds. This is one such recipe. It was Sunday night. The dogs needed a bath, there was laundry to be dealt with, a rented Mark Wahlberg movie to watch and general prep stuff that needed to be done in order to …
Seared Salmon with Balsamic Glaze
Don’t you just love it when you go to a restaurant and you order something that has become one of their popular dishes and then you taste it and BAM… you realize… your version is better? Has that ever happened to you? Well whether it has or it has not… it’s about to happen to …
Meatball Sliders
Here in Japan, we get a chuckle when we go to a restaurant that has an English menu as we try to decipher what the writer meant to say. We intend no disrespect with our amusement, on the contrary we are appreciative that our Japanese hosts are so hospitable and accommodating that they would take …
Hearty (crock pot) Beef Stew
Men love beef stew. Women do too… but there is something that happens to men when a big bowl of hearty, beefy, stew is placed before them. It’s almost primal. When I was preparing this for the masses (made enough for 40) one of our guys (Nate) came to visit. He just so happened to …
Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken
Isn’t it great when you happen upon a really terrific recipe for something yummy that just so happens to also be easy? I love it when that happens! It happened again in this recipe for Teriyaki Chicken. This is such a good and easy recipe that I multiply it and cook it for the crowd …
Stuffed Spaghetti Squash Boats
Eating healthily doesn’t have to be a venture into the bland and uninventive. Case in point, this totally yummy, healthy and low fat dish. Mike loves to eat all things artery clogging and turns his nose up at anything low fat. He however, liked this so much that he ate all of it and asked …
Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Mike loves pork and I love maple glazing things. It’s a match made in heaven when this oh so yummy Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin is on the menu. Some recipe notes: This recipe will work with either natural pork or enhanced pork (injected with a salty solution). If your tenderloins are smaller than 1¼ pounds, …
Steak au Poivre with Brandied Cream Sauce
Oh man. Man oh man. Man! This is good steak! It has a fancy name, and a couple of things in preparation (like crushing pepper corns and pressing them into the meat) that make it seem fancy but it’s easy to prepare. The taste…mmmm… is all gourmet. Bottled steak sauce is not allowed in my …