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Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Cookies

November 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

It's officially holiday season! This is the perfect time to gather your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, and/or kids into the kitchen and whip up some amazing peanut butter & chocolate cookies! Let Betty Crocker and Walmart bless you this holiday season. Peanut butter and chocolate are the ultimate in salty/sweet. It's been a winning combination for decades, so why not whip these up for ...

Roasted Buttermilk Cornish Hens with Apple & Sausage Stuffing

November 23, 2016 1 Comment

Maybe you're intimidated by the whole notion of serving a Normal Rockwell style turkey this year for the holidays. Or, maybe you just don't have that many people to feed. Maybe you just prefer a different kind of poultry, and maybe you'd just rather dazzle your small gathering with cute, tiny wittoh itty bitty cornish hens. Whatever category you fall into, it doesn't matter. You can bring ...

Orange-Henny BBQ Wings

October 14, 2016 5 Comments

Orange and cognac go together like up and down. Like Homer and D'oh! Like bacon and eggs. It's really a fabulously delicious pairing, and if you haven't tried it even in drink form, you're about to receive a blessing. I've basically concocted a BBQ sauce version of the nifty pairing, that seriously goes well on ANYTHING! Shrimp, chicken, fish, pork, veggies -- anything you'd put BBQ sauce on. I ...

Cook for the Cure! Fight Breast Cancer with KitchenAid

October 2, 2016 Leave a Comment

I'll never forget it. It was 6 o'clock in the morning, and I was passed out asleep. I get a call from my dad, telling me in a sad, apprehensive and somber voice, that my youngest aunt on my mom's side had passed away from breast cancer. All I could do was let out the heavy dreaded sigh I'd been holding in since I heard she was swiftly fading. Then the tears came. I had planned to go see her on ...

Peach-Bourbon BBQ Sauce

September 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

Peaches go with bourbon and/or whiskey very well. I know it may be the start of Fall, but I don't care. Grilling/BBQ season is all-year round for me, I crave that smokey flavor non-stop, I don't care how cold it gets. This is a great barbecue sauce to have on hand at all times. Can't find peaches in the middle of December? Skedaddle on over to the frozen section and get a bag. You can either thaw ...

Seared Skinless Cod with Beer & Sweet Onion Sauce

September 24, 2016 2 Comments

Cod has always been one of my favorite proteins from the sea since I was a kid. I remember taking family trips to a now-extinct restaurant called Chesapeake Bay Seafood House, and they served this INSANELY good fried lemon-pepper cod. I got it every single dang time we went. I can literally still taste it and it's been well over 15 years since the last time I took a bite there. I'm sad thinking ...

Lemony Buttermilk Fried Tiger Shrimp

September 21, 2016 Leave a Comment

My heart breaks for folks who have seafood allergies. No, seriously. I am saddened for you guys. If you could measure seafood allergies by percentage, I myself am 5% allergic. I can eat fish, shellfish, mollusks, etc. The only thing that irritates me is the shell from shellfish itself. Like, if I were to eat a crab cake that wasn't properly discarded of shells, my throat will start to itch a ...

Crispy Oven-Baked Cod with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

September 20, 2016 Leave a Comment

I'm admittedly a big kid, and maybe even a little childish when it comes to certain things. As a kid growing up, fish sticks were one of my favorite things in the world to eat. When my parents were at work, and I'd come home from school, making fish sticks in a toaster oven was one of the few things I was allowed to do on my own. I'd toast them up, sometimes a little too much -- burning the ...

Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

September 19, 2016 3 Comments

"I hate carrot cake" is often what I'm told by people who have no idea what good life is all about. A bunch of weirdos, honestly. People you just cannot trust. I mean, who in their right mind hates carrot cake? What has carrot cake ever done to you? It's sweet, flavorful, moist, delicious, and one of the easiest cakes to make known to man. How can you not love cream cheese frosting? Butter, cream ...

Shakshuka – Eggs in Purgatory

August 24, 2016 3 Comments

Shakshuka is seriously one of the best culinary creations ever. Some call it "Eggs in Purgatory", you can call it whatever you want -- as long as you make it, and eat it, and hug yourself afterwards. What is Shakshuka (or Shakshouka)? It's essentially eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce. Sounds simple enough, right? It's super easy to make, and full of flavor. My version deviates from the ...