Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
So this is my version of the classic. If you ask anyone down in Cajun country for a jambalaya recipe, you’ll be hard pressed to find the same recipe twice- except for from kin. You’ll also find many people expressing the “right way” to make it: I don’t believe there is a right nor wrong way. You make it […]
No Matter How Good You Are, Accidents Will Always Happen- and sometimes Fires.
I am writing this for those who are just getting into cooking or trying to learn. Story time: So, I decided to go ahead and grill some chicken legs today at the request of my son. I had them marinate for the better part of 10 hours, got the grill nice and hot and then put […]
Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Bruschetta Caprese
Normally I make it a practice to plan meals; however, Recently I’ve gotten a little lazy with that. Today was the pinnacle of said laziness. I woke up, had some coffee and realized I took some chicken breasts out the night before with no plans on what to do with it. I kinda love those moments, it’s […]
Sonoran Hotdog
Sonoran Hotdogs I discovered these while in exile, in Tucson Arizona after hurricane Katrina. I was only there for a few weeks and an office mate told my cousin and I about these magical wieners. We drove for about an hour to get our first one; and when we did, we had an experience in food […]
Tilapia Parmigiana (Fish Parmesan)
This dish is something my wife cooks fairly often for the kids. It’s one of those things that she will always make better than I do, so what better person to explain it than her. The dish was new to me when I moved to Ohio 5 years ago, so was tilapia for that matter. You could […]
How to Pick Your First Chef Knife.
I’ve touched on this in the past. The other day I was asked by the mother of a new culinary student what was the best chef knife for her to get her son to start school with. My answer: I have no clue, take him to a store with a wide selection and try them out then […]
Shrimp Skewers- kabobs
I was really hoping to make this last week when I did the chicken kabobs. Unfortunately, good gulf shrimp isn’t always easy to find here in the Midwest. Albeit I am extremely spoiled with seafood, after spending my entire life on the gulf coast. Back home, we could buy shrimp off the docks 5 minutes from […]
Smoked Pulled Pork Sandwich
Smoked Pulled Pork Sandwiches What can I say, I’ve always enjoyed the flavor of smoked meats. I can remember every holiday waking up to my folks smoking a ham or a turkey. Since then the smell of a hickory smoker always makes me salivate. I sometimes use mesquite or pecan depending on the flavor profile of the […]
New Orleans Fried Fish Tacos
I love tacos, the concept of tacos. You can basically make them out of anything and use any topping or combination your little heart desires. I used flounder for this recipe, but any fish will really work here. I love floundered though. Flounder and speckled trout are my favorite fish to catch and eat. Often times I’ll make this […]
Chicken Thigh Kabobs with Italian Sausage and hot dogs. – a great way to entertain with minimal work for maximum flavor.
So we’ve been a little slow this week cooking; mostly because of my second covid vaccine. Last night we had my wife’s family over to celebrate Easter, a few days late. I had originally intended to make some shrimp and chicken kabobs on the grill. However, the grocery failed to deliver the shrimp, so we had […]