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Creamy Mushroom Risotto
My first risotto! This basic version from the April 2011 Martha Stewart Everyday Food Magazine was fairly simple and super tasty! The only laborious part is constantly stirring for about 25 minutes…...
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Pizzas on the Grill!
Last weekend we hosted a Mother’s Day celebration and decided to grill pizzas! We made the dough and grilled pizzas twice before but this was the first time we made homemade tomato sauce and even...
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Pesto Orecchiette with Chicken Sausage
I flagged this quick and easy recipe in the May 2011 Real Simple and decided to give it a try! It was a BIG hit at our house and left me with several lunches…yum! Pesto Orecchiette with Chicken Sausage...
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Big Lou’s Pizza – Home of the 42 Inch Pie
Last Saturday I went to Big Lou’s Pizza for the first time…and it is fabulous! You might have seen the 42″ pizza they are famous for featured on Man V. Food a couple of years ago… Kyle had family in...
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Twelve Months of Dining July Edition: Tre Trattoria Downtown
Our original Twelve Months of Dining in 2011 list included Restaurant Insignia, which since changed to Tre Trattoria Downtown. We dined at Tre Trattoria Alamo Heights once last year – and it was heaven...
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Avocado Pesto Pasta
That’s right – avocado sauce on spaghetti. Sounds crazy? It is crazy amazing! My friend Abby sent me this recipe from Oh She Glows a couple of months ago and I kept forgetting to make it – I then saw...
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Easy Chicken or Eggplant Parmesan
Kyle’s favorite meal in the world is probably chicken parmesan. His mother is a fantastic cook, particularly when it comes to anything Italian. Luckily, she wrote out recipe cards of many of his...
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Bruschetta Two Ways: Traditional Tomato or Bold Berries
Hi Friends! I am back from a fabulous vacation and things at work are calming down a bit, so I finally have some time to try new recipes again. Yay! Bruschetta has always been a favorite appetizer of...
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Saturday Nights In: Chicken Scampi and Raspberry Sorbet
Chicken scampi is one of Kyle’s very favorite meals. This is his mom’s recipe, and it is so good every time! Chicken Scampi 1 lb boneless chicken breasts box linguini pasta 1 stick of butter or...
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Saturday Nights In: Crepes Two Ways
A few months ago, Kyle and I took a cooking class at Central Market all about crepes. As a Christmas gift, Kyle gave me a Cuisinart crepe pan – and the time had come to make some crepes! They were...
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Deep Dish Pizza on the Big Green Egg
I think it is safe to say that the Big Green Egg is Kyle’s 4th baby (in line after Lainey, Frank and Sam). Lucky for me, this hobby/lifestyle/cultish club that is the world of Egg Heads has produced...
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Wood Chip Storage
In the past I always stored my extra wood chips in my gas grill. It's a very convenient location, but I have also ended up throwing away bags of rotten chips that have succumb to the elements. After...
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St Louis Style Ribs
I have only cooked St Louis Style Ribs once and they didn't turn out all that well. This year I was out for vindication and added them to my Things I want to BBQ This Year list. (So far I am 2 for 8! I...
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Molto Bene Sirloin Steak
When I started my blog at the beginning of the year my goal was to get out at least two posts a month. As it turns out my last post was from two months ago!! What can I say, September was a very busy...
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Coffee Rubbed Brisket
I asked Jen what she wanted for her birthday and she said "Brisket!". I usually do a more traditional brisket for Christmas, so I thought this might be a good time to deviate from the classic brisket...
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Thanksgiving 2015
As time goes on, Thanksgiving is quickly becoming my favorite holiday. It just requires eating and relaxing! And if that wasn't enough, now it affords an opportunity to use my green egg! My turkey last...
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Christmas Brisket 2015
In Jen's birthday brisket post, I mentioned I wanted to get back to brisket basics and make a traditional Texas style brisket using salt and pepper. With that in mind, I went down to my local Costco to...
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Smoked Duck
Last year my wife and I finally made it to Cookhouse for a good New Orleans' meal. (It's amazing! If you haven't been there stop reading this blog and head there right away!) To start my wife ordered a...
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Bolner's Prime Ribeyes
For Christmas this year my in-laws gave me a gift certificate to Bolner's Meat Market, and I finally got around to using it and came back with these B-E-A-utiful bone in prime ribeyes: Unfortunately,...
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Easter Ham
Every year for Easter my family traditionally has a ham and this year was no exception. Jen started looking for a ham three weeks before Easter. It seemed like a reasonable time to start looking, but...
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