This is how you take brats to the next level at your next tailgate! Boil them in beer, wrap them up in bacon and grill! Top them off with a delicious sweet coleslaw countered with a srirarcha ketchup to balance it out! If you do twice the amount of…
Pork Recipes
For the most amazing pork dishes, you've certainly come to the right place. Whether it's a tasty breakfast or an amazing main dish entree, we are loaded with delicious pork recipes that are sure to impress.
From a tasty classic Eggs Benedict Recipe, to a comforting bowl of Zuppa Toscana, or some Smoked Country Style Ribs, learn how to perfectly prepare, cook and serve up some amazing pork recipes.
Butter Leaf Lettuce and Quinoa Salad with Oranges
The goal of every single recipe that you make should be the balance of flavors. The right amount of sweet, sour, umami and salt will always render a perfect flavored dish, however it’s not that easy to achieve on a consistent basis. I do find that achieving that perfectly balanced recipe can often times come…
Honey-Hoison Grilled Spare Ribs
Ribs are the king of barbecue, period. They are by far the most coveted in every bbq restaurant, backyard get together, tailgate, and for sure at my house. However since I’ve done ribs a few different ways I wanted to step out and change things up a bit by slow grilling some Chinese 5-spice rubbed…
Grilled Wheat Pizza with Arugula, Prosciutto and Mushrooms
Pizza is one of those things that is so comforting to me. Maybe because it reminds me of my Italian family back in Michigan or that I can literally polish off a large pizza all by myself. Lately I’ve been skipping the order out and I’ve simply been making pizza myself. This way I can…
Egg, Sausage and Queso Breakfast Sandwich
I don’t say this ever, but this may be the best thing I’ve ever eaten. I know, I know those are some big claims. Also I understand that there is nothing earth shattering in this Egg, Sausage and Queso Breakfast Sandwich recipe. It’s just a great combo of flavors from the salty pork sausage, to…
Homemade Hawaiian Pizza with Semolina Crust
I always say that I am constantly on the look for the best pizza… I just never realized that it may be in my own kitchen. One thing that is incredibly traditional to the folks in Italy, but not America, is the semolina crust. Talk about delicious, WOW! I can’t help it, but I’m a…
Mojo Pork Tacos Recipe with Mexican Rice
No it’s not Mojo, like Austin Powers, it’s pronounces Moho – The J is silent :-). Talk about a recipe that requires love and time, this Mojo Pork Tacos Recipe with Mexican Rice is super easy to make, but does require some patience. I started to recognize I could make these after all of the leftover…
Gruyere and Scallion Biscuit Croque Monsieur Recipe
Continuing on with my Eating Through the Kitchen Cabinets series, I had so much ham left I could have made 10 gallons of split pea soup. However, I’m a bit over soups since I’ve been eating them the past 4 freezing cold months here in Chicago. I decided to go classic and a little noveau,…
Eggo® Breakfast Sandwich with Bacon and Avocado
The mornings at my house have recently become a bit more long and tiring because for some crazy reason my daughter has decided to get up an hour earlier than she has been. Since I’m already up at the crack of dawn, I let my wife rest and I get my daughter up and hang…
Asian Meatballs with Sweet Soy Sauce
March is one of my favorite months. Not only because you get a slight glimmer of hope from the 40 degree weather in Chicago and that winter is almost over, but that it’s MARCH MADNESS! Man do I love college sports, and especially college basketball when it’s tournament time. I always have a few fellas…
The Ultimate BLT Recipe
The Super Bowl may not be a calendar holiday, but in my house it’s one of the biggest days of the year. It’s a reason to get together with friends, watch every commercial, grill when it’s absolutely freezing outside, and say farewell to football for 7 months. The great Vince Lombardi said his life consisted…
Pappardelle Pasta Recipe with Sausage and Vegetables
While this Pappardelle Pasta Recipe with Sausage and Vegetables has some summer notes in it, you can definitely still make it throughout the fall. My wife loves pappardelle and so do I, and it’s crazy to think it’s been probably 7 years since I made it. If you are making pappardelle from scratch, there are so…
Caribbean Rice and Beans Recipe
If you’ve never had an authentic Caribbean Rice and Beans Recipe, I highly recommend trying it. It’s very easy to prepare and really really tasty! The coconut milk just makes the rice so rich and creamy, it’s amazing. Really I think this recipe would go with plenty of other dishes that aren’t indigenous to the Caribbean…
Butter Bean Recipe with Corn, Tomatoes and Bacon
While I was making this Grilled Pork Tenderloin Recipe with Roasted Pineapple Salsa I knew I had to serve it with some veggies, so I whipped up this Butter Bean Recipe with Corn, Tomatoes and Bacon. Crazy easy and really quickly prepared from start to finish. I cooked all of the vegetables in the rendered bacon fat for…
Grilled Pork Tenderloin Recipe with Roasted Pineapple Salsa
Not going to lie, I’ve been a bit bored in the kitchen lately… It’s nothing more than being so utterly busy that I have zero time to sit around and create new masterpieces. With that being said though, this Grilled Pork Tenderloin Recipe with Roasted Pineapple Salsa was dang tasty and super easy to make. Ingredient…
Lemon Asparagus Recipe with Prosciutto
Not much to say about this really other than it’s dang tasty and ridiculously easy to make. Few ingredients done well often lead to amazing flavors and this recipe of 6 ingredients does exactly that. This Lemon Asparagus Recipe with Prosciutto honestly goes fantastic with just about everything. I paired it up with this Grilled Porks…
Grilled Pork Chops Recipe with Plum Compote
I know some people think it’s weird when you pair up fruit and meat, but man does it work so well with pork. If you’ve ever had pork with cherries (if not try my recipe for Pork Tenderloin Recipe with Cherry Mustard Sauce) or with apples (try this Pork Chops with Bacon, Apple Butter & Sweet Potatoes)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mexican Frittata with Salsa Fresca
I’ve recently partnered up with the NFRA (National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association) to make some killer recipes that scale from appetizers all the way to dessert, but I’m kicking it off first with the most important meal of the day. There is nothing like a hearty breakfast that is loaded with flavor and with…
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…
