Tips, Tricks and Recipes

Zesty Kicked-Up Pork Ribs

The Main Event, Tips, Tricks and Recipes | September 16, 2011

Grab your favorite rack of ribs (baby back, short, long, St. Louis … whatever cut your prefer … beef, pork, wild game) and fire up your smoker or …

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Pan-Seared Sea Scallops

Starter, The Main Event, Tips, Tricks and Recipes | July 16, 2011

I cooked up a batch of these for lunch today. Just look at these scallops! This is one of those things that I look at and think, “wow, …

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Slow-Cooker Pepper Pork Chops

The Main Event, Tips, Tricks and Recipes | May 10, 2011

Ingredients 2 cups vegetable broth 1/2 coup kosher salt 1/2 cup light brown sugar 2 Tbsp black peppercorns, slightly crushed 1 pound ice 4 (1 to 1-1/2″ thick) …

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Silence of the Leg O’Lamb

The Main Event, Tips, Tricks and Recipes | March 6, 2011

Ingredients 1 sirloin end leg of lamb, boned, and trussed 4 cloves garlic 8 fresh mint leaves 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons black …

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Pan Seared Rib Eye

The Main Event, Tips, Tricks and Recipes | October 16, 2010

There are very few things more enjoyable to eat than a good rib eye. In your best Harry Carry … Ho-ly Cow! This is the easiest application for …

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Kodiak Salmon

The Main Event, Tips, Tricks and Recipes | August 16, 2010

Ingredients 1 Salmon fillet (1/2 – 1/3 lbs) 3 Tbsp Terriaki 1 Lemon 1 tspn Kosher salt 1 tspn fresh ground pepper 3/4 tspn dill weed 1 Tbsp …

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Nanny’s Marinated Vegetable Salad

Side Kick, Tips, Tricks and Recipes | December 6, 2008

My Grandmother on my Mom’s side (“Nanny”) used to make this, and it became one of my favorite holiday side dishes. Just a few weeks before she passed, …

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Oven Roasted Cauliflower

Side Kick, Tips, Tricks and Recipes | November 16, 2008

Ingredients 1 large cauliflower, about 2 pounds, cut into 1 1/2-inch florets 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh …

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Dave’s Dip

Side Kick, Starter, Tips, Tricks and Recipes | November 16, 2006

Kind of a twist on salsa. Dave’s dip is best served on toasted (grilled) slices of semi-crunchy french bread … but round tortilla chips work just as well. …

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