NY Style Pizza

As a child my dad would ask me where do you want to go eat for your birthday. I would say LaBrascas’s pizza and I want a large supreme with no anchovies. My dad would roll his eyes and say don’t you want some lobster or shrimp. I was like no. As an adult I…

Sauteed Kale & Leftovers

I’m finding some nice local greens in the grocery right now, kale, mustard greens, collard and chard. It’s February and the other veggies are grown somewhere else. Remember the frozen food section can be your friend for the seasonal veggies you cant find. Tonight I decided on this local grown kale and like to cook…

Smoked Brisket

I remember as a child having dinner at my grandmothers and asking what is this beef. My grandmother said “Brisket”, I later asked her what is brisket. She said it’s beef cooked low and slow in the oven. To clarify, you want a regular beef brisket not corned beef (with the spice pack). Corned beef…

Spinach Burgers

Today I really wanted a hamburger and picked up 1-1/4 lb. of ground beef at the grocery. I was feeling guilty about using the 73 percent lean but it was on sale and makes good burgers. Anyway I could always make a salad out the organic baby spinach I had in the fridge to balance it…

Calzone

Pants leg style is how I roll: This is my favorite way to make a calzone, the dough and fillings are rolled (like a jelly roll) instead of folded. The dough is easy to make and I followed this Hearth Bread recipe but cut the ingredients in half. If your new to dough making a food…