Pear and Elderflower Martini Recipe
The pear and elderflower martini is an incredibly popular cocktail in my family circle. Let me tell you, variations of this cocktail have been obsessed over for years. YEARS. I don’t know what it is...
View ArticleCast Iron Lamb Loin Chops with Cognac Butter Sauce Recipe
Eat more lamb, the cows will thank you. Lamb loin chops with cognac butter sauce are the filet mignon of lamb. Really. The loin chop looks like miniature T-bone steak, containing a portion of the loin...
View ArticleBloody Mary Recipe
The Sunday Scaries will have to wait…it’s bloody mary time. Is there a better Sunday brunch cocktail than the bloody mary? Back when Patty and I were first dating and she was living in South Boston,...
View ArticleCaramel Apple Martini Recipe
Fall is right around the corner, and although I will miss summer, fall isn’t so bad. It’s officially football season, playoff baseball is right around the corner, and all the fall beers are on tap....
View ArticleDark Chocolate Brownies with Peanut Butter and Sea Salt Recipe
Ok, these brownies are AMAZING. My mother introduced me to dark chocolate brownies with peanut butter cups, I have no idea how she came up with them, but they’ve become a family favorite. Dark...
View ArticlePan-Seared Ribeye Steak with Blue Cheese Butter Recipe
Continuing on my journey of cooking through the popular steakhouse cuts of beef every steak lover should know. I’ve tackled the tenderloin, T-bone, and now onto the ribeye. The pan-seared bone-in...
View ArticleNo-Boil Baked Penne with Fresh Mozzarella and Basil Recipe
I set out to cook a simple pasta dish in a single cast iron skillet and after some research and experimentation, I’ve come to a single conclusion. No-boil pasta is the greatest kitchen hack ever...
View ArticleBlackened Salmon with Cilantro Lime Butter Recipe
Blackened salmon with cilantro lime butter may be the easiest, most delicious salmon recipe you will EVER make. Never blackened fish before? It’s as easy as seasoning a filet with blackening seasoning...
View ArticleCucumber Gin and Elderflower Martini Recipe
Introducing the cocktail that’s changing everyone’s opinion of gin. The cucumber gin and elderflower martini is summer in a glass. Personally, I never used to be a gin martini lover however this...
View ArticleBacon-Wrapped Filet Mignon with Truffle Butter Recipe
I’ve been waiting to make bacon-wrapped filet mignon for a long time. In life, if you have something mediocre, tasteless, or healthy, what do you do? You wrap it in bacon. But what about when you have...
View ArticleBaked Parmesan Truffle Fries Recipe
I’d like to start off the truffle fries recipe with a few quotes. “Wait, are these real fries or your potato fries!?” or how about, “These fries are better than fry fries!” Yes, believe it or not...
View ArticleCrispy Baked Honey Buffalo Wings Recipe
WING ME. Crispy baked honey buffalo wings are sweet, spicy, and ready for game day. Better yet, these wings will please both teams—slightly spicy, but sweet enough to serve as a mild buffalo wing....
View ArticleBlackberry Bourbon Smash Recipe
Patty and I were high-fiving last night (I know, we are losers). I don’t know why but I was drinking bourbon and I was really jacked up about this cocktail so it felt like the right thing to do. We...
View ArticleTrout with Capers, Orange, and Brown Butter Recipe
I’ve got your next seafood experiment RIGHT HERE. Except it’s not really an experiment on your part because I’m here to assure you it will turn out FANTASTIC. Trout with capers, orange, and brown...
View ArticleHoney Lemon Añejo Margarita Recipe
This past week Patty and I were up in Bretton Woods (northern New Hampshire) to visit some friends at their winter house near Mount Washington. Bretton Woods is about two hours north of where we...
View ArticleSteamed Clams in Creamy Ale Sauce Recipe
These are the best steamers/clams I’ve ever had. Seriously. Buttery, garlicky, spicy, clams. YES, YES, MORE YES. Steamed clams in creamy ale sauce is a variation of my mothers recipe for mussels....
View ArticleOne-Skillet Chicken Parmesan Recipe
Just look at this money shot. Patty is usually my stunt woman when it comes holding food mid air for action shots. She was too busy to assist with this one so how did I pull this off? One hand on the...
View ArticleBoulevardier VSOP Cocktail Recipe
Gather ’round, I’m about to hit you with some knowledge. Dating back to the early 1900’s, the Boulevardier is a classic cocktail consisting of whiskey, vermouth and Campari. Very similar to the...
View ArticleEggs Benedict with Avocado Recipe
Can we all agree that breakfast is the greatest meal of the day? I’m not talking about running out the door with a piece of toast on a Tuesday morning. I’m talking about lazy weekend brunch with...
View ArticleApplejack Fall Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
The Applejack Fall old fashioned is a seasonal spin on the classic old fashioned cocktail. The Applejack old fashioned was introduced to me by my brother-in-law, Fred. Fred is a true cocktail guy so...
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