Texas-Style Beef Chili
It’s been a long time, life seems to throw Oranges to my plans for Lemonade, but I still love cooking and I still love sharing Manly Recipes! As such, I was challenging a co-worker to who has the best chili and since we live on separate coasts, we traded recipes and followed it to the letter to recreate the other’s dish. CRAP, I hate it when I lose!! But I am a good sport and recognize...
November 25th, 2012 by Brian
Eggcellently Simple Breakfast
Hi Everybody! This winter (or lack thereof) really put a damper on my cooking. I had a lot of: stews, soups, braises, and chilies planned; however, it never really got cold enough to kick those creative juices into full gear. Oh well, there’s always next year. In the meantime bring on meals outside, fresh veggies, farmer’s market finds, sauces, rubs, and grill marks. Here is a simple...
April 3rd, 2012 by Cavan
Naples Panini with Minestrone Soup
It’s been a dull winter. Not particularly hot, no earth blanketing snowfalls, and my creative juices all but stagnant. Wife has the Flu, kids are sick with fever, so what is a man to do… COOK! And so along with the winter time flavor, I decided on a nice hearty soup with a sammy. Born was our Naples Panini with Minestrone Soup! The Soup: Taken verbatim from this Internet find minus...
March 4th, 2012 by Brian
Braised Short Ribs
When we were discussing the idea of having a food website this was the first recipe I thought of to share. I love making this dish on a Sunday afternoon. It takes about an hour to prep, but it’s the kind of prep work I really like: chopping veggies, browning meat, and drinking wine. Our good friends at Smith’s American Beef sent us couple pounds of short ribs, and let me tell you, nothing is better...
February 7th, 2012 by Cavan
Burger Day – Lamb/Beef, Chorizo/Beef, and Lamb/Beef Bruschetta Burgers
Chefs Alex and Brian decided to get the families together and have some grub. First, a stop to the local butcher. (Turns out Kroger’s would have sufficed in this case, they actually had what we wanted. Ah well). I did get to visit my first “Super Mercado”. Great prices on all foods, with a freakin WALL of dried peppers! Jalapenos for $1.29 a lb? heck YEAH! We picked...
January 14th, 2012 by Alex
Cedar Plank Salmon
I always feel strange writing salmon because it kind of feels like I’m making fun of people that say it “SAL-mon”. But we’ll save my hang-ups for another day. This dish is in my Top 3 favorite things that I cook. I love love love it. I’ll also let you in on a little secret. It’s even better the next day, cold, served on crackers with a Manhattan–props to my Father-In-Law,...
January 11th, 2012 by Cavan
Orecchiette Pasta with Broccoli and Italian Sausage
We LOVE this dish and although inspired from Joe Bastianich from “MasterChef”, we make a few changes for our tastes: Ingredients: Approx 1 pound fresh broccoli crowns, coarsely chopped 1 pound dry orecchiette 1 cup chicken stock 8 oz heavy cream 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 5 sweet Italian sausages, cut into 1/2-inch slices 4 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon crushed red-pepper Kosher...
January 7th, 2012 by Brian
Simple Oreo Truffles
Was needing a very simple and sweet snack to ring in the New Year (2012) with some friends and I asked the wife to make her Oreo Truffles which are terribly easy, terribly addictive, and terribly AMAZING! This recipe and variations have been circulating the Interwebs for years, but it is a great go-to for friendly gatherings. We decided to do the traditional chocolate (for her) and white chocolate...
December 31st, 2011 by Brian
Review: Draper’s BBQ Sauce and A.P. Rub
Early November hosted the KY BBQ Festival in Danville, KY. While there I stopped at a vendor booth sponsored by Draper’s BBQ Sauce. They were offering samples of their signature sauce on a small hunk of cheese and their signature rub on some popcorn. Draper’s was definately the best in the festival, by a LONG shot! So when they (Draper’s) offered to let us review their sauce and rub,...
December 28th, 2011 by Brian
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