Next time that hot dogs and burgers hit your grill, you may want something to take this grilling classic to another level. A meaty and beanless sandwich chili is the perfect addition to this timeless summer entree. This Spanish inspired chili is filled with the smoky and ...
Main Dishes
Meatball Sandwiches
A hot meatball sandwich is one of those comfort foods that is hard to turn down. They are a great weeknight dinner entrée or weekend entertaining appetizer. Sally and I think that they were made for tailgating! The beauty of the meatball sandwich is that it can serve any size ...
Superbowl Themed Chicken Wings
The Superbowl is this weekend! This means a Sunday filled with football, food, and commercials! Odds are you will be watching the big game at your home or a friends party. There will be plates of appetizers, dips, and of course wings! Chicken wings are perfect ...
Pasta Frittata with Bacon
Do you always end up with leftover pasta? Instead of throwing it out, save it for a pasta frittata! This is an easy way to take last night's dinner and turn it into the next morning's brunch. If pasta in the morning is too strange for you, then use it in a quick one dish dinner. ...
End of Summer Heirloom Tomato Tart
Labor Day has come and gone. While summer doesn't officially end until September 21st, Labor Day weekend marks the start of one very very important season. ...
Heirloom Tomato Panzanella
It is the peak of summer. For tomato lovers this means lots and lots of tomatoes. So what to do with them all? ...
Shrimp and Shortcake: The Perfect Summer Meal
These two foods might look quite similar. The background color, carb color (rice and shortcake are both brown), and star food color all are very similar. There are however some very big differences in these foods. One can kill some people with those little shellfish and the ...
Bacon Blue Cheese Zima Tomato Quiche
Even though it has felt like spring for weeks in Charlotte, it was technically still Winter. That all ended yesterday with the first day of Spring! In honor of this day, my Mom decided to make a quiche inspired by Spring's colors. ...
Red White and Blue Mac and Cheese!
This is a Mac and Cheese Recipe I did for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board over at their 30 days 30 ways mac and cheese blog, and is a perfect side dish for your 4th of July get together this weekend! ...
A spring tailgate and seafood boil…
Is it Football season yet? It might be a few months away, but this past weekend it sure felt like it. I threw my own "tailgate". ...