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July 22, 2024
July 14, 2024
The Italian beef sandwich—a true icon of Chicago's street food scene, born from Italian culinary roots but unmistakably American in its brashness. Picture this: shredded roast beef, piled high on a crusty Italian roll. It's a symphony of flavors—garlic, oregano, and pepper infusing every bite with a robust, meaty essence.
May 19, 2024
Having people over and need a quick, delicious snack or starter? You can’t go past this ultra simple and insanely delicious deviled egg recipe. From start to finish, you can get these eggs done in less than 30 minutes.
March 11, 2024
I love this Pineapple Salsa Recipe. It is simple, is super bright and fresh and really elevates whatever you choose to serve it with.
March 10, 2024
When it comes to Taco's, the options are limited only by your imagination. This list includes some of my favorite Taco recipes.
March 10, 2024
There isn't much better in life, than biting into a piece of pork belly that has super crisp and crunchy skin, sitting atop juicy, flavorful meat...Unless it is wrapped in a flour tortilla and smothered with fresh, delicious toppings.
March 10, 2024
For some reason, Birria never made it’s way to New Zealand, so it wasn’t something I enjoyed growing up. It wasn’t until I moved to the US, that Birria became something I looked forward to, and now it’s one of my regular choices when eating out at a spot that makes authentic Mexican food.
March 10, 2024
Carne Asada is one of my favorite things and so I worked on a recipe for a long time, until I had, what in my mind-is the ultimate Carne Asada recipe.
January 19, 2024
Masterbuilt is changing the game once again by adding digital temperature technology from their Masterbuilt Gravity Fed series, to charcoal grilling. Here is my review of the AutoIgnite 545.
January 11, 2024
Smoked chicken wings with Lexington Red sauce is the perfect balance of sweet, tangy and smokey. Smoke these at your next cook out or tailgate and your guests will be begging for more.
August 25, 2023
A good chef knife, often considered the workhorse of the kitchen, possesses several essential qualities that make it a reliable and versatile tool for professional chefs and home cooks alike. Here are the key qualities of a good chef knife.
June 20, 2023
A good chef knife, often considered the workhorse of the kitchen, possesses several essential qualities that make it a reliable and versatile tool for professional chefs and home cooks alike. Here are the key qualities of a good chef knife.
May 11, 2023
The reason that Tri-tip responds well to being cooked like brisket, is that the additional cooking time allows the meat fibers to break down slowly, resulting in a tender and juicy texture. It also allows the flavors to develop over time, resulting in a rich and flavorful dish.
May 11, 2023
Smoking the perfect brisket requires knowing what the ideal brisket looks, feels and tastes like. That’s why I created this article.
May 7, 2023
For this recipe, we will be cooking Tri-tip using the reverse sear method. This means we will follow a simple three-step process. We start by smoking the tri-tip until it hits the desired internal temperature, next, we allow it to rest for about 20 minutes and then third, we sear it quickly on all sides.
April 11, 2023
Smoking a brisket is one of the hardest proteins to perfect in barbecue, which is probably why there are countless recipes online, thousands of different tips and tricks on how to perfect them and so much misinformation on what a good brisket should be like once cooked. My brisket recipe is something that I have been working on for a lot of years. I have found that it brings together the perfect combination of flavors, makes a super tender finished product and forms a nice thick, firm bark
January 9, 2023
Invented in the early 1900s during a high stakes poker game, the Reuben has become an American staple and finds itself on menu's all over the country. Once you have taken a bite, it's not hard to understand why.
