Savory Recipes
This is one of those things that once you’ve had it you love it, but otherwise may have given it a pass, like you would a Kevin Costner movie. Yeah, don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed many Kevin Costner movies, but nowadays, if the subject matter of the movie is not appealing, I’ll pass because […]
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New Orleans Red Beans and Rice. Good ingredients + spices + time = deliciousness Before I begin, I will tell you that I got this recipe from All Recipes, but I did make some changes. Here is the link to the original recipe, which is a really great recipe. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/229602/authentic-new-orleans-red-beans-and-rice We visited New Orleans in
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Aug 12, 2021 Tacos, like the tacos I had in Cancun, Tom’s Way Let’s take a trip to deliciousness. We took a trip to Cancun. Well, my wife and family took a trip to Cancun. Since I already had a vacation, I did not think I would be approved. I was approved at the last
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Honorary Southerner Pulled Pork Aug 5, 2021 I know they have a thing in the south called “slap you momma good” which makes no sense to me because no one would ever slap their momma, right? Still, if you are in your 30s or 40s and have this pulled pork for the very first time,
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Jul 30, 2021 Never had so much fun than with this. “Seems like old times” was on and we watched it all the way through. Lea laughed her ass off. The cast is amazing. When the chicken pepperoni bit started, Lea asked, how do they make it. I never ever considered making something so ridiculous,
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Jul 28, 2021 Sweet Italian Sausage over Penne (like Park And Orchard) Park and Orchard originally opened on the corner of Park Avenue and Orchard Street in East Rutherford. I didn’t know about the place until it moved to 240 Hackensack Street. Sadly they closed in 2015. I became a regular fixture at the bar
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Mussels like at Paddy’s Bar Harbor ME Jul 28, 2021 Mussels like at Paddy’s Bar Harbor ME I recommend Bar Harbor, would love to go back. We had some fabulous meals on this trip. Paddy’s is a restaurant that is connected to the hotel where we stayed. We went back specifically for this dish several
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Jul 27, 2021 Adobo is the go-to dish for Filipino home cooking. When you go to a party, they will serve Lechon, but this is something you can’t have every day if you want to live past 40. Adobo is confusing because Goya makes a product called Adobo which is nothing like Filipino Adobo. Ok,
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Jul 27, 2021 I have not been to all of them, but have been lucky enough to visit Smith and Wollensky, Ruth’s Chris, The Old Homestead, Arthurs, Roots, Harry Carey, The Chop house (Chicago), and of course Peter Luger (OMG love Luger). For many of these places, the aging process is essential and is what
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Jul 27, 2021 What a fitting way to celebrate the year of the pig. When Lea and I first met, she was living alone in a place where there was no Filipino food. When she had a craving, should would visit her sister, 100+ miles away, or go to one of those bodega type Filipino
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