So, if you have tried the Big Breakfast Casserole or Shannon’s Quiche Cups and want a changeup, here is a good alternative – the French Toast Casserole. It is a little sweeter and less savory but has plenty of eggs… Read More ›
Classic American Dishes
These are the classic recipes for each country. These are the ones you need to be able to make.
Ultimate Breakfast Casseroles – Part 2 Shannon’s Quiche Cups
Shannon is a longtime friend and excellent cook. She taught us how to make these incredible breakfast treats when we visited her in Colorado in 2017. These little cups are extremely versatile. If you are having a fancy breakfast,… Read More ›
Ultimate Breakfast Casseroles – Part 1 The Big Breakfast
This is the beginning of a four part series on great breakfast casseroles, which we will release over the next two weeks to make your Christmas or Hanukkah season perfect. Make sure you sign up to Follow Blog… Read More ›
KISS Ribs
An amazingly simple recipe for pork ribs.
Homemade Corned Beef Hash
If you want something special for breakfast, this is the dish. I have always loved corned beef hash, even the canned varieties. Recently, while staying at the Greenbriar Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, I had their famous homemade… Read More ›
Hangtown Fries
A friend of mine, who also happens to be a Federal Judge, invited me to breakfast last week and served Hangtown Fries. This exceptional dish is basically bacon, eggs and fried oysters, and it has a very interesting history.
The Green Smoothie Movement
There are lot of things that confuse me – reality TV, presidential elections, why I always stuff myself at Thanksgiving, to mention a few. But now there is something new – Green Smoothies, and my daughter tells me it is… Read More ›
Granola – An American Classic
Maybe the Europeans might claim title to the inventors of granola. They have something called Muesli in Switzerland. However, in my mind granola is a truly American classic. Invented in California in the 60’s by hippies and Seventh Day Adventists,… Read More ›
Fudge – An American Classic
With the Holiday Season quickly approaching, it is time to start thinking of all the sweet things we can make. Here is a great one – fudge using three different types of chocolate, two of which are dark. It’s wonderful… Read More ›
As American as Apple Pie
I hate clichés, but what is more American than apple pie? We have to have this in our list of classic recipes. There are a thousand little variations usually with names like Grandma’s apple pie or Aunt Rosie’s famous recipe…. Read More ›
Grilled Pizza
Well, the end of summer is upon us. Look around at all of the things you didn’t fix or get done. Then, grab a cold beer, take a big drink and forget about it. There are more important issues, like,… Read More ›
The Bourbon Burger – An American Classic
So, my son-in-law, Patrick, and I were having a cocktail and he was wondering why we didn’t have the hamburger as an American classic on the website. I said that I could never come up with anything interesting or unique… Read More ›
Mom’s Chicken Pot Pie
My mother passed away in 2013. She was 91 and lived a rich, full life. She was a great cook and is certainly one of the reasons I spend so much time in the kitchen. A few years ago, she… Read More ›
Veggies on a Pizza Stone
Last week we did a post about home made thin crust pizza and I assume all of you who were equipment deficient (oops, my friend Bob hates that term) have now purchased your pizza stone and paddle, which we will now put… Read More ›
Cinnamon Rolls – Recently Named an American Classic
I really think that cinnamon rolls are an American classic dish, but maybe I’ve been brainwashed by Cinnabon. The best test might be random interviews. If we stopped 20 people on the street, would all of them know about and… Read More ›
Bravado Cooking 