Ever since I bought a deep fryer I feel like I have to try everything in it. I haven’t made fried green beans in at least 10 years, and it was back when I was in the restaurant industry. So now that I have this thing, it was time to hook’em up! This is a…
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Sweet Potato Fries Recipe with Sriracha Mayonnaise
Gosh, what can ya say, fried sweet potatoes and spicy mayo? Is there anything better? This recipe is ridiculously easy and quick to make and dude was it good. It was definitely made even easier with the deep fryer that I bought a few weeks ago, but to be honest I think you could bake’e,…
Asian Grilled Vegetables Recipe
Its easy to get bored in the kitchen and stuck in a rut when cooking. I’m always testing and trying new things just to keep my kitchen spiced up! I knew I wanted to grill some veggies, but I wanted to get out of the rut of doing the same old stuff, so I figured…
Sautéed Chicken and Corn Succotash Recipe
If you can’t tell by the last few recipes I’ve cranked out, Mediterranean Pasta Recipe with Fresh Tomatoes or Easy Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos Recipe I am all about huge flavors with a few stipulations…. It’ can’t have a ridiculous amount of ingredients, or steps, and it can’t take all dang day. I don’t mind if things take…
Easy Guacamole Recipe
Holy Guacamole!!! It’s funny because I feel that it’s hard to mess up guacamole considering there are so few ingredients, but you can! If you aren’t using ripe avocados or don’t season it well, things can just go wrong and taste bland. My recipe is nothing new and I’m pretty positive it’s been done before…
Easy Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos Recipe
Similar to my Mediterranean Pasta Recipe with Fresh Tomatoes when it comes time to get food on the table I want easy, delicious and tons of flavor. When I was making this recipe I had in mind that some of our dear friends were coming over to join us so I know I wanted to give’em something…
Mediterranean Pasta Recipe with Fresh Tomatoes
When I’m pressed for time and just need to get something on the table, my go to just seems to be pasta. As a chef, dad and husband I still want to put something respectable on the table and will always push for homemade everything. Pasta however doesn’t need to be some crazy extravagant ordeal…
Mushroom Egg Burger with Grilled Onions
There isn’t much that I like more than a delicious burger, but for some reason they can be hard to find or even to make. As a man I love beef, so listen up wives, girlfriends, significant others, or single dads, there is nothing that your guy on Father’s Day will appreciate more than a…
Grilled Salmon Recipe with Herb Butter
If you are looking for easy, tasty and little cleanup, then this Grilled Salmon Recipe with Herb Butter is for you. The awesome part about this dish is that it is simple and convenient enough for as an everyday family meal and elegant enough to wow your guests with at your next party. If nothing else…
Fall Off The Bone Ribs
Contrary to popular belief ribs are not supposed to fall off the bone. They should be smoked at low temperatures for long periods of time and should stick to the bone a bit when you eat them. Well, everyone in a while I want some fall off the bone ribs and that’s exactly what I…
Slow Roasted BBQ Beef Brisket Recipe
Man do I love beef brisket, and man do I love sliced and stacked on a sandwich bun smothered in BBQ sauce. I usually like to smoke brisket for long periods of time so it develops that nice crust on the outside and slices like butter. Well, I don’t have that kind of time so…
Jalapeño Cornbread Recipe with Molasses
One of the best parts about eating barbecue are all the side dishes. Whether it’s the potato salad, or the baked beans, I’m all about the sides. Cornbread is a must have at any BBQ and this Jalapeño Cornbread Recipe with Molasses is literally the best cornbread I have ever eaten. I surprised myself when I…
Pulled Pork with Honey Chipotle BBQ Sauce
I am always crossing that line in between chef and dad, gourmet vs everyday, smoked bbq vs oven baked bbq. Sometimes hard to be honest, because when I want to go above and beyond, I can’t.. It’s not practical. So for the practical family out there I made a few oven roasted recipes for your…
Grilled Chicken Recipe with Vegetables and Quinoa
I’ve been trying to keep things a bit easier lately with meal prep and cook times. I suppose I’ll have to wait to go all out for my next get together, but for feeding the family, I’e been scaling things back a bit. Of course don’t get that confused with boxed foods and pre cooked…
Spicy Mexican Stew Recipe with Chicken and Rice
I am always looking to try new things. Let me clarify, I am always looking to try easy things when it comes to putting food on the table every night for my family. Don’t get me wrong I’m not trying to rush anything or do any thing ½ way but I’m also not looking to…
Teriyaki Shrimp Tacos with Grilled Pineapple Salsa
Believe it or not, at times, I can’t think of one thing to cook for dinner for the family. I have millions of things flowing through my head, but not one of them sounds good or makes sense to even make. There are even times where my brain is literally dead and I literally can’t…
Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken
So what do you do when you have a ton of leftover southwest rubbed and grilled chicken? You make a salad of course! Really this dish was just about utilizing some more leftovers to carry over the cooked southwest chicken. The only thing I had to do was literally open up a can of black…
Southwest Grilled Chicken with Ham and Potato Hash
Nothing more to say than I had a ton of random leftover ingredients which then became a ham and potato hash. I had cut up ham left over from Easter, I had 1 sweet potato, a bunch of yukon potatoes and some bell peppers, so heck why not? Also not too mention it was nice…
BBQ Pulled Chicken Recipe with Balsamic Onions and Slaw
Man oh man did I enjoy making and eating this. I can’t even tell you how anti slow cooker I used to be, but gosh are they so efficient and mindless to use. This recipe consists of few ingredients and thanks to the slow cooker the bbq pulled chicken recipe came out fantastic! It doesn’t…
Tomato Basil Pasta Recipe with Garlic
When all else fails and I can’t think of a dang thing to make for dinner for the family I often turn to this Tomato Basil Pasta Recipe with Garlic. It’s quick, it’s easy and the family always seems to love it. Oh yeah, it’s really cheap to make! The great part about this dish…
Chicken Shawarma Recipe
There is a great little place in Chicago called Olive Mediterranean Grill that makes some really good Chicken Shawarma,, so I figured I would take a stab at it. If you are looking to impress a crowd of folks with some huge flavor then you’ve found the right recipe. Really simple to make and man…
Easy Greek Salad Recipe with Roasted Chicken
Sometimes you just need a refreshing salad loaded with nutrients to cut into your weekly routine of protein, fast food and junk to feel better. There have literally been days where I would eat like crap and literally feel terrible all day because my body was running on garbage. We are an on the go…
Oven Roasted Garlic Green Beans with Lemon
One of the biggest questions I get from folks is what they should serve their main dish with. I always say that it depends on what you like, what’s in season and how crazy do you want to get. However, this recipe would compliment just about anything with it’s simple flavors consisting of garlic and…
Pork Chops with Homemade Apple Sauce
You know what’s better than pork chops and applesauce that your grandma used to make? Double thick pan roasted pork chops with a homemade apple sauce that you can make for dinner tonight! You will be amazed at how easy this recipe is to make and in how short of time. The applesauce was so…
