Few things are more enjoyable than taking a weekend day and enjoying a good beer or two while smoking meat, and watching our horses graze on the Kentucky bluegrass. That’s why you’ll find several smoking recipes on this blog. Over the years we’ve discovered a few secrets and flaws related […]
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Pizza Sauce
This pizza sauce recipe came from playing around with several versions of New York sauce recipes we discovered. After a while we found this one seemed to mimic the best we have had once we added the right amount of fennel seed. This will make enough sauce for two 12 […]
Pizza Dough
Granddaughter Josie just asked me for this recipe, and I realized it wasn’t yet on our food blog, so here it is. We always wondered why so many people miss the opportunity to infuse flavor into pizza dough. They often simply taste like simple crunchy white bread, while the really […]
Short Ribs
I always found it amusing how often people would eagerly order short ribs at restaurants, blissfully unaware of how simple and budget-friendly it is to recreate that same level of deliciousness in the comfort of their own kitchen. Our family has mastered a delectable short rib recipe, so irresistibly mouthwatering […]
Low Country Crab (Seafood) Boil
We lived all over the country and have purchased 13 different homes from coast to coast. However, we spent several years in Wisconsin living near Madison and Green Bay. Just North of Green Bay is a place called Door County. It’s a great place for a getaway and loaded with […]
“Best Chicago Dogs In Kentucky” Lonnies (Louisville KY)
As an old Chicago boy, I often miss some of the tastes of my first home. Since moving down south to Kentucky I searched for the classic Chicago style hot dog, and found it at Lonnies (121 St Matthews Ave, Louisville, KY). This is now our go to spot for […]
Banging Shrimp
Of course almost everyone loves bang bang shrimp but our Grand Son-In-Law Jeff seemed to love them most of all. As a result, we did the research and experimented until we were able to develop a recipe that rivaled those restaurant quality shrimp, so easily devoured as appetizers. We added […]
Simple Homemade Artisan Rustic Bread
One of the things that has changed over the last few decades is the desire and appreciation for different breads. We now go into the better markets and see bakeries loaded with almost every bread imaginable. One of our favorites became aritisan bread. We favor these breads because they have […]
Kentucky Breakfast Sausage
There’s nothing better than breakfast with good sausage. Some of the best you will taste are down here in Kentucky. We have found that there are many local breakfast sausage blends, and believe it or not, we have tasted some at gas stations and smaller diners that are simply delicious. […]
Sweet Italian Sausage
After publishing our Ziti and Lasagna recipes recently a few questions came in related to the Sweet Italian Sausage the recipes call for. Though you can often simply purchase good sweet italian sausage, some markets simply do not have a great blend. As a result, we developed our own blend […]