When I was at the FoodBuzz festival back in November I had something that was life-changingly good. It is called porchetta. Porchetta is a pork shoulder with the fat and skin attached. It is slowly cooked so the skin becomes crunchy while the meat becomes ridiculously tender. The skin, attached to the fat cap, is [...]
Thursday, December 17, 2009
**UPATE** The winner, as selected by Random.org, was comment 14 – Brad! Congrats to you! It is getting down to crunch time for Christmas and I know I have been getting some last moment gifts together for my friends and family. The folks at Omaha Steaks know how stressful this time of year can be [...]
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Braising is one of my favorite ways to prepare tough cuts of meat. This slow method of cooking breaks down the connective tissues and fat making otherwise tough cuts of meat tender, juicy, and very flavorful. I almost feel bad for people who have no idea how wonderful cheap cuts can be. Of the cheap [...]
Monday, October 26, 2009
I love a good juicy steak. One of my favorite cuts of beef is the skirt steak. It is so flavorful, and if prepared properly it is very tender and juicy. For the most part I use skirt steak for fajitas, and it does make some spectacular fajitas, but when I came across a [...]
Monday, July 20, 2009
A well grilled burger is a thing of beauty. Add jalapenos, sharp cheddar cheese and thick cut bacon and it is the stuff of dreams. I have a few requirements for a good burger. It must be made with fairly lean meat (around 90%), it must have salt and pepper, and it must remain moist after [...]
Friday, June 12, 2009
I have been on something of a pizza kick lately, and not those commercially prepared pies with flavorless cheese and mushy veggies. I can directly pin-point when this all started. It began at the Mushroom Council lunch when Chef Kent Rathburn made us a grilled mushroom pizza. I knew in that moment that I would [...]
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Howdy y’all! Welcome to Texas! One evening, while feeling particularly full of myself, I submitted a proposal for Foodbuzz’s montlhy 24, 24, 24 event. For those of you reading who do not know what 24, 24, 24 is I’ll give you the short version. 24 bloggers have 24 food events over 24 hours. Fun, right? [...]
Monday, May 4, 2009
First, I want to announce the winner of the stackable cooling racks from Friday. It was Jenn from breadplusbutter.blogspot.com - comment #16 as selected from Random.org! Yay!! Thank you all for entering, and I am planning more giveaways in the future, so stay tuned! Pomegranate juice is the big thing right now. From cupcakes and frosting [...]
Monday, February 2, 2009
My local newspaper, the Dallas Morning News, posted a recipe just before Superbowl Sunday titled Bacon Explosion. Since bacon is the candy of meat, I had to click the link and see what was what. What I found was intriguing, and hard to resist. It is a blanket of woven, thick cut, bacon that encases [...]
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
So, I am not feeling the holiday spirit this year, for some reason. Maybe it is the elections, maybe it is the economy or the tax-payer bail-outs, or maybe it is the alignment of the stars. Whatever the reason I have gotten lazy on my Christmas baking. If I wait too much longer I will find [...]
Monday, December 21, 2009
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