Crème Anglaise is a chilled vanilla bean custard that is poured over pies, cakes, fresh berries and decadent desserts for an unbelievably delicious rich flavor. The star of this dessert is the crème anglaise – a sweet, custard-like sauce that gets spooned over the mixed berries. It sounds fancy and intimidating, but if you follow…
Holiday Recipes
Don't let the holidays stress you out in the kitchen, learn how to prepare far enough in advance, use precious counter space, and cook up the perfect recipes for your next holiday extravaganza with these delicious recipes.
From simple Christmas Side Dish Recipes, to a Thanksgiving Homemade Sweet Potato Pie, to a 4th of July celebration with Mixed Berries and Creme Anglaise, we have some incredibly recipes that help get you through the holidays with ease.
Brined Smoked Turkey Recipe
Learn the absolute best most flavorful way to prepare a turkey by making this Brined Smoked Turkey Recipe. I mean I’m cool with eating turkey on Thanksgiving and all, just as long as it’s a brined smoked turkey. More often than not I preach to get out of the norm and make a big ol…
Holiday Side Dishes
Holiday Side Dishes: don’t stress out during the holiday season over what to make with your turkey, because these thanksgiving side dishes are easy to make and absolutely delicious! I made the mistake of smoking some turkeys a few years ago for my in-laws and at the end of the meal my father-in-law asked everyone…
Homemade Gluten Free Cornbread Stuffing Recipe with Chorizo Sausage
Homemade Gluten Free Cornbread Stuffing Recipe with Chorizo Sausage: A delicious alternative to the turkey norm packed with gluten free cornbread, vegetables and chorizo sausage. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Bob’s Red Mill. The opinions and text are all mine. If I’ve told you once I’ve told you a…
Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich Recipe
Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich Recipe: This delicious classic race day sandwich is loaded with oven roasted tomatoes, bacon, ham and a delicious bechamel sauce! If you’re family is anything like ours then you most likely have about 9 million slices of ham leftover from Easter, which is perfect for a hot brown sandwich. Don’t…
Roasted Rack of Lamb Recipe with Herb Bread Crumbs and Dominos Potatoes
This Roasted Rack of Lamb Recipe actually has a more sophisticated name, as it is formally known as lamb persillade. Persillade is fancy French name meaning a combo of parsley and seasonings, which is exactly what we added to the bread crumbs and compound butter in this roasted rack of lamb recipe. I know this…
Egg Nog Crème Brulee Recipe with Kahlua and Whipped Cream
Believe it or not, one of my favorite things during the Christmas season is egg nog. It was something I couldn’t stand as a kid, but man do I love it now! It’s not like I’m chugging gallons at a time, but I do love a nice cold glass of egg nog. With all that…
Bone In Standing Ribeye Roast Recipe with Red Wine Pan Sauce
Bone In Standing Ribeye Roast Recipe with Red Wine Pan Sauce: Change it up this holiday season with this bone in standing ribeye roast recipe that is served up with a tempting red wine pan sauce! The holiday season is in full effect, which means I’m dissing the turkey and saying yes to beef, just…
Chocolate and Orange Panettone Recipe
I remember growing up in Detroit and always going to these huge extravagant Christmas Eve parties at my dad’s side of the family. They were absolutely loaded with food, music, games and fun. If you know an Italian just ask them about how much food is rolled out on any holiday throughout the year, you’ll…
Homemade Sweet Potato Pie Recipe with Marshmallow Merengue
When I was a kid I wasn’t too adventurous when it came to trying new foods, and the holidays were filled with things I had never heard of. We spent thanksgiving and Christmas at my grandparents’ house and we always hung out and ate in the basement. When it came to dessert time there were…
Braised Lamb Shanks Recipe with Parmesan Risotto
I have always said that lamb and duck are hands down my favorite proteins of all time, and because they are it of course means I don’t get to eat them too often. My wife isn’t too adventurous when it comes to eating foods that are a little different from the norm, and she…
Baked Brie En Croute Recipe and Baked Brie with Cranberries
I have to admit, when I was growing up I couldn’t stand the thought of baked brie. I thought the brie cheese in the center that was oozing out was delicious, but what on earth is this weird fuzzy layer on the outside protecting all that goodness in the middle? I know now that the…
How to make potato rolls with goat cheese and honey butter
Thanksgiving is one of those holidays I often take for granted. We have so much here in the US, and so many things are readily accessible that we often don’t think about being thankful for the little things. The past year has been incredibly challenging for me, mostly from a health standpoint. I’m only 35,…
Roasted Sweet and Savory Acorn Squash
When it comes to cooking for the holidays I know how stressing it can get. You’ve got “those” family members coming over that you only see like 3 times a year, kids are running around, your house is trashed and your kitchen has crusty foil lids laying around and food is everywhere. Yeah, I’ve been…
Easy Thanksgiving Day Slow Cooker Stuffing
Save precious stove top and oven space by making this amazingly Easy Thanksgiving Day Slow Cooker Stuffing. Print Recipe Easy Thanksgiving Day Slow Cooker Stuffing Save precious stove top and oven space by making this amazingly Easy Thanksgiving Day Slow Cooker Stuffing. Prep Time15 minsCook Time2 hrsTotal Time2 hrs 15 mins Course: dinner, Main,…
Pumpkin and Chocolate Pake Recipe
Man do I have something cool and crazy for you! A Pumpkin and Chocolate Pake Recipe that literally combines a pie and cake. Check it out! Super easy to make actually, just follow along below! Start by baking a Marie Callender’s Pumpkin pie and cooling it to room temperature. Next make a simple chocolate sheet cake,…
Garlic and Herb Standing Rib Roast Recipe
There really isn’t much I like more than Prime Rib and this Garlic and Herb Standing Rib Roast Recipe is so dang tasty it should be made in my household more often. I usually make a standing rib roast a few times a year and it’s almost always over the holidays. I just get so sick…
Easy Leftover Turkey Potpie
Preparing an entire Thanksgiving meal by yourself can be ridiculously stressful, especially if you have kids and the family is in town staying at your house. Brutal! I realized when doing one myself why wine was inventedJ. There are tons of stress-saving cooking tips that are out there, you just need to know where to…
July 4th Recipes With a Twist
You know I am all about getting out of the norm and changing things up, especially in the kitchen. I can’t tell you how many folks come forward and tell me that they are stuck in the same rut over and over every night. Well I am here to help with that, and it all…
Irish Beef Stew with Guinness Beer
As it gets close to St. Patricks Day I was trying to figure out what it is I should make. Bangers and Mash, Fish ‘n’ Chips, a twisted variation of Corned Beef, I really had no idea until I woke up and it was sub 30 degrees. If you’ve been hanging around me for a…
Corned Beef Recipe
Print Recipe Corned Beef Recipe Try this classic Corned Beef Recipe from Chef Billy Parisi that the whole family will love! Prep Time10 minsCook Time3 hrs Course: MainCuisine: irish Servings: 6 Calories: 847kcal Author: Chef Billy Parisi Ingredients3 pounds of pre-made corned beef3 all spice berries2 bay leaves2 cloves4 to 6 black peppercorns1 gallon of…
Holiday Ham Glaze Recipe
Man do I love going to my dad’s side of the family Christmas Eve parties. The place is always jam packed with the most amazing food you could ever imagine. There is something about Italian families getting together to cook food for half the block, it’s quite funny actually. I mean there are 10 different…
