It’s crockpot season. Snow has arrived and Thanksgiving is just around the corner making it prime time to pull out the old slow cooker and get her ready for the long winter ahead. My crockpot hadn’t seen the light of day in quite some time. I’ve had a bag of barley from ...
Just in time for Super Bowl, I bring you an irresistible plate of chicken wings. This dish is a sneak peek recipe from my forthcoming book, The Alaska from Scratch Cookbook, which will be hitting the shelves on February 20.
I received a text message from my wife asking if I would be willing to help her cook breakfast for her staff for their early morning staff meeting. “Of course,” I quickly replied. “What do you have in mind?” She had polled her staff asking their favorite breakfast ...
The word on the street is that, when it comes to fall flavors, pumpkin spice is out and maple is in. The masses have grown weary of pumpkin spice everything, a phenomenon that’s grown since Starbucks introduced it’s first pumpkin spice lattes in 2003 and 2004. The pumpkin ...
My sister and I were walking through the produce aisle looking at all of the glorious fall ingredients. Our gazes landed on the gigantic stalks of fresh Brussels sprouts and I gasped. These beautiful Brussels sprouts found their way into my cart, this week’s menu and subsequ...
Weather: 23 degrees, clear and dark What I’m listening to: To Build a Home, The Cinematic Orchestra The big news around here is that our family is moving into a new home just down the road a ways from where we currently live. While I am excited about this new c...
Weather: 32, orange and pink sunrise What I’m listening to: the morning hush after the morning rush It’s cauliflower season. Leading up to writing this post, I took to my social media pages to hear what my fans think about cauliflower. The verdict is in: they LOVE ...
“Mom, can you make me ratatouille? Just like this?” she says, shoving a phone in my face with a cartoon picture of plated food. “Um. Yeah. I can do that.” “Really?!” She’s beaming now. A welcome smile and infectious enthusiasm during C...
I had a night off from the restaurant, so I asked my wife what she wanted to do for ‘date night.’ “I want to make pizza,” she replied ahead of a long pause. “Mushroom pizza. With goat cheese.” My brain started buzzing with a recipe taking sh...
Tater tot casserole is not a dish I grew up with. I didn’t even know it was a thing. I also didn’t know that in places like Minnesota, it’s called tater tot hot dish.
If you’re looking for a show-stopping appetizer to serve at an upcoming holiday gathering, look no further than this crab artichoke dip.
My wife grew up making peanut butter balls every holiday season. She remembers mixing together the butter, peanut butter, and powdered sugar until it forms a dough that can be rolled into bite-sized balls.
Fair warning: this eggnog recipe contains raw eggs. It also contains lots of booze, which acts as a sterilizer and a preservative for the eggs and cream.