Category Archives: Parfait!

Stuff so tasty I keep coming back!

Parfait! Coney Dog Chili Sauce

I had never heard of “Coney” sauce until moving to the midwest. My loss. This beef-y, kinda spicy (you can zip it up to suit your own preferences), chili sauce is pretty darned terrific on a hot dog (might I … Continue reading

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Parfait! Garlic Parsley Rolls

A couple of years ago, my mom-in-law gave me a bunch of cooking pamphlets and recipes she’d collected over the years, and then decided she wasn’t likely to be using them. Lucky me, I love stuff like that! And so … Continue reading

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Parfait! Beer Marinade for ???

I posted a couple weeks ago about this fine way the prep a flank steak and, really, I enjoyed the flavor so much, I decided to take the marinade out for another spin; this time with boneless beef short ribs. … Continue reading

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Parfait! Won Ton Sauce (for Sammiches)

When I first posted this zippy sammich spread, based on a recipe from the nice folk at Tune Inn in D.C.; I changed the name to “Red Sammich Sauce” because I figured it would be more immediately recognizable to folk. … Continue reading

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Parfait! Grilled Sausages With Beer & Pineapple

Who knew? As I’ve noted before, I was never really a huge fan of the grilled sausage, until I came across this genious! method of pre-cooking them before popping ’em on the grill to get nicely charred. The secret? Beer. … Continue reading

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Parfait! The Best! Chocolate Cake

Around about these parts, there’s a chain called Portillo’s, which is known for their Italian beef and Chicago-style hot dogs and… their chocolate cake. Seriously. Somewhere along the way, someone who knew someone’s sister-in-law’s second cousin who knew a guy … Continue reading

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Parfait! No Yeast – BEER! – Pizza Dough

I have a bunch of different za! dough recipes banging around this here blog thing-y, and I am pretty darned pleased with several of them, but for sheer speed and taste and ease of tossing together at the last possible … Continue reading

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Parfait! Nigella’s Chicken

One of our favorite ways to have chicken, this recipe, from Nigella Lawson, is also wicked simple to toss together and flexible, to boot! Have a whole chicken? Perfect! Pieces? Also perfect! Planning on grilling? No problem! Roasting? Ditto! You … Continue reading

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Parfait! Grilled Pork Chops

Sooo… you’ve got this lovely mess o’ nicely cooked ‘shrooms keeping warm on the back of the stove. What are you goin’ to do with them? Might I suggest topping off a couple of pork chops, cooked on a grill … Continue reading

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Parfait! Coney Dog Sauce

Fun fact: Coney Dogs are called Coneys because the town fathers in Coney Island in the early parts of the 20th century passed a law prohibiting restaurants from advertising “hot dogs” out of the fear that good minded folk would … Continue reading

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