Recipes

Every Thanksgiving I have been given the task of cooking a prime rib. This year I did 2 smaller primes and used a coffee-chilli rub on one and a santa-maria style rub on the other. I smoked the meat at 275 degrees until I had an internal temp of 125. I used hickory and oak chunks for the smoke. Once the meat reached 125 degrees internally I wrapped with foil and let rest for about an hour and...

Early in day: In large kettle, boil beans with 2 quarts water and salt, 2 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand 1 hour; add salt pork, garlic, bag of seasonings; simmer, covered, 40 minutes, skimming if necessary. Meanwhile, in large skillet, in hot oil, saute pork and lamb, a few chunks at time, until golden. Add to beans with wine, tomato sauce, carrots, onions, celery, cloves, sausage and...

About 50 minutes before serving: Preheat oven to 350°F. Pare and cut eggplant into 1/4-inch slices. Dip each slice into eggs, then crumbs. Saute in hot oil until golden on both sides. In 2-quart casserole, place layer of eggplant; sprinkle with some Parmesan, oregano; add some Mozzarella; cover well with some tomato sauce. Repeat, ending with sauce. Top with several slices of...

Discover this hidden gem of a National Park - Theodore Roosevelt - in North Dakota's Badlands with RV Cooking Show host Evanne Schmarder. After a full day exploring she'll show you how to make grilled "not-your-average-backyard" panini burgers and steak fries.

1. To cook the chicken, place in a medium saucepan and add the ginger, garlic, salt, bay leaf, peppercorns and peeled onion. Pour in the measured water and cook, covered, over a medium heat for 35-45 minutes. If the water has not been, fully absorbed, remove the lid and cook over a high heat until the water has completely evaporated. 2. While the chicken is cooking, prepare the garnish and rice....

I never liked thin spindly asparagus. They were thin, spindly and easy to overcook. When we needed to serve asparagus and all that was available where blades of grass my hand was played. I needed a way to cook them well. Then I thought about my issue, the thickness. Since we had prosciutto on hand we could take the asparagus and bundle them together into one large spear. They would cook more evenly. Really, they would give me more wiggle room not to mess them up on the grill. The prosciutto is an added benefit of fatty, salty meatiness. We cooked the bundles on the Egg, and then let them rest on a platter to carry over cooking. The prosciutto browned. The outer asparagus charred. The inner spears steamed. The variety of textures and flavors proved the bundles were a delicious way to prepare the spindly spears. Now I am looking at what else we can bundle up in the kitchen.   Years Past May 24, 2012 May 24, 2011 May 24, 2010 May 24, 2009 May 24, 2008 May 24, 2007 May 24, 2006 May 24, 2005

In Japan Mochi is a traditional new year food. It is made by pounding rice with a wooden hammer.

About 40 minutes before serving: In Dutch oven, in hot oil, saute onions with garlic until tender. Add tomatoes, green pepper, eggplant, zucchini, and bay leaf; saute, over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Meanwhile fry bacon crisp. Crumble bacon; add to vegetables with salt and pepper. Cover; simmer 15 minutes; uncover; simmer 10 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Serve at once.

Speaking of grilling, after making the carne asada a few weeks ago I have been obsessing about it and I just had to make it again. The carne asada is flank steak that is marinated in a tasty Mexican style mojo with orange juice, lime juice, garlic, jalapeno and cilantro and then grilled until a perfect medium rare, or well done if you prefer. I used the last batch of carne asada that I made in a carne asada salad but I had been dreaming of carne asada tacos ever since. I hardly need an excuse to grill some steak so the carne asada tacos quickly made it to my meal plan! I kept things nice and easy to let the grilled steak shine and used a homemade pico de gallo along with some dice avocado and crumbled cotija to complete the tacos. It is always wondeerful to see such simple ingredients come together to make something so fantastically good! What a great way to enjoy some steak and to get outside and to use the grill! Read the recipe »

Preheat oven to 300°F. Cook rice as label directs. Into 2-quart casserole, break eggs; beat slightly with fork. Stir in sugar, vanilla, raisins, lemon peel. Stir milk into rice; stir into egg mixture; sprinkle with nutmeg; dot with butter. Set casserole in baking pan; fill pan with hot water to 1 inch from top of casserole. Bake, uncovered, 1 hour 25 minutes, stirring once after half an...