Monthly Archives: May 2013

Parfait! Big Cheeseburger ‘Za!

Y’know, you don’t really need to go out to have your dose of ‘two all beef patties, special sauce…” – you can enjoy this treat, hot from the oven, in your own home – and in ‘Za! form! We even … Continue reading

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Pickled Shrimp

I have to credit my sister, Dale, for turning me on to this tangy take on shrimp from the nice folk at Southern Living Magazine. It’s a nice change from plain ole shrimp and cocktail sauce (even this cocktail sauce) … Continue reading

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Grilled Stuffed Onions

Here’s another recipe from the nice folk at Better Homes and Gardens, and their 2013 Grill It! magazine. Rich wasn’t quite as happy with it as he and our dinner guests were with the rosemary steaks and roasted garlic & … Continue reading

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Salted Caramel Cake Pops

We were driving back home from picking Rich’s mom up for a week’s visit when we made a stop for coffee (mom), Iced Americanos (Rich and I), and, cake pops. Lemon and salted caramel cake pops, to be precise, and … Continue reading

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Rosemary Steaks with Garlic Kalamata Olive Mayonnaise

For Mehran, who liked the steak, but really liked the mayonnaise, a bonus holiday post. Rich found this recipe in a Better Homes and Gardens grilling magazine we picked up at a market somewhere. The original recipe called for porterhouse … Continue reading

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Parfait! ‘Sup! and THE Barbecue Sauce

It’s a holiday weekend twofer! First, I’ve rethought the prescribed amounts for making my kinda spicy and oh! so tasty ‘sup! – with the idea that, like me, you probably do NOT want a large-ish stock pot filled to the … Continue reading

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Hungarian Pork Chops

These chops should be really nice, but, to me, they came out tasting, well… bland. Still and all, I like the paper bag seasoning trick, and I have a fix for the blandness, so thanks to Carnie Wilson for the … Continue reading

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Garlic Bread

Rich’s mom is visiting with us for the week, so I’ve been embellishing our normal fare just a little bit. One tweak is bread. I know she enjoys bread or rolls with her dinner, and when I came across the … Continue reading

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Tomato, Basil & ‘Choke ‘Za! With Roasted Garlic

It’s a kindofa vicious cycle: I made the Boom Boom Sauce, so then needed to make a ‘Za! to serve it with. Of course, the dough recipe for the ‘Za makes enough for two pies, so I’m left to either … Continue reading

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Boom Boom BBQ ‘Za!

Last week I made a batch of Boom Boom Sauce and we discovered that it was pretty darned tasty on top of a steak. Wes had told me how he and his friends like to dip their slices in a … Continue reading

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