Ingredients:

6 medium potatoes (3 each Yukon Gold and Red)
¼ cup chipotle in adobo, chopped fine
¾ cup heavy cream
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
Salt and pepper to taste more…

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2 5oz sirloins
2 Tbsp juniper berries, ground fine (approximately 30 berries)
2 medium shallots, chopped
½ cup red wine
¾ cup chicken stock
3 Tbsp beurre manie
Salt and pepper more…

Stuffing pork in some fashion is possibly my most favorite way to eat pig. I think I even like it more than bacon, which is saying a lot because I’d put bacon in my lemonade if I could. An apple walnut stuffing smeared over a loin, then wrapped in puff pastry, is absolutely drool worthy. Then there’s the classic pairing of pork with apricots. My wife declared her love of the fruit yesterday and I decided to do my own version of a stuffing. more…

Ingredients

1 cup dried apricots
1 medium red onion
½ cup butter
1 small shallot, minced fine
1 cup chopped shitake mushrooms
3 cups stale bread crumbs
1 tsp chopped fresh tarragon
1 Tbsp paprika more…

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16 oz Broccoli florets
3/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar
1/4 cup walnuts
Salt and Pepper more…

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Tarragon-Black Pepper Sauce

¾ cup Hellmann’s Real mayonnaise
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 small shallot, finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh tarragon
1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons canola oil more…

Usually I find recipes to try out, or come up with my own based on my preferences. Tonight a recipe found me. I came home from the restaurant slightly hungry, but not too bad due to a nice sirloin I’d eaten a few hours before. So it was that I received an email with some recipes. Now it’s disclaimer time, this recipe is sponsored by Hellman’s. Oh no! You say. You sell out!! You say, with an extra exclamation point. But really people, jarred mayo is something we all have in the house. more…

Every family has their own recipes. I grew up eating certain staples like Spanish Rice and stuffed shells, and of course I believed these to be recipes only to be had at my house. I’ve since learned that most of the family recipes I grew up enjoying were likely taken from old Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks, or some similar font of recipe knowledge. That’s not to say the recipes I grew up with are not wholly my family’s. Indeed, I doubt most people make the dishes the way my parents did. more…

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Raspberry vinaigrette
1 cup fresh raspberries
½ cup olive oil
3 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
1 shallot, minced
1 teaspoon honey more…

Today’s the day people. Thanksgiving has officially started. But wait, how can that be? You’re probably checking your calendar right now wondering if there’s been some sort of rip in the space time continuum. No, but if you want to enjoy the holiday you must prepare now. So I’m going to provide you with menu ideas and when exactly you should begin working on them. That way when you wake up on Thanksgiving morning there aren’t a bunch of cranky cooks in a cramped kitchen trying to get dinner complete without bloodshed. more…