I’ve been doing the best I can to keep our meals simple these days. These quick fix French bread pizzas have been a regular staple in our house. Especially since we’ve been keeping at home as much as possible. Once you have the bread, pizza sauce and cheese the rest is pretty much a blank … Continue reading “Quick Fix French Bread Pizza”
I really wasn’t expecting these slow cooker cheeseburgers to be all that great. Would I get that great cheeseburger taste? Would they leave me hankering for the real thing instead? I have to admit that I loved them! I thought they were great. Kind of like Sloppy Joes, but they taste just like cheeseburgers. Heck, … Continue reading “Slow Cooker Cheeseburgers”
This Delta slaw is by far my favorite go-to slaw. Although I sometimes eat it as a side, it most often finds it’s way onto pulled pork or Sloppy Joe sandwiches, or on hot dogs. Despite being a vinegar-based slaw it has a nice sweetness to it. It also contains celery seed (and a good … Continue reading “Delta Slaw”
I could not be happier that I made this smoked spaghetti sauce. I always keep spaghetti sauce on hand for those nights when I don’t have time to do anything fancy for dinner. Smoking the ingredients for the sauce really adds a totally different twist to a (somewhat) traditional Italian dish. I did not add … Continue reading “Smoked Spaghetti Sauce”
I’m finding that stuffed mushrooms are becoming more and more a regular part of my grill outs. They’re incredibly easy to make, and you can stuff them with just about anything, from in-season fresh vegetables to pork chorizo. You can cook these cedar-planked chorizo portobellos directly on the grill. The filling has a great spiciness … Continue reading “Cedar-Planked Chorizo Portobellos”
My goodness, these Italian grinders were good. They’re so easy to make. The key is the tasty homemade marinara sauce. And fresh mozzarella. And crunchy bread. Ok, it’s all good. The same approach works great substituting meatballs for the ground meats, but we really liked them the way they were. After browning the meats I … Continue reading “Italian Grinders”
Sloppy, dripping, spicy good. That’s really all you need to know. The best dogs, like a grilled San Antonio hot dog, make a big mess. Same goes for sandwiches and burgers, come to think of it. The messier the better. Wonder why we all love Sloppy Joes? Because they’re sloppy! Same thing applies here! I … Continue reading “Grilled San Antonio Hot Dog”
My wife proclaimed this taco melt as “one of the best things I’ve ever made”. That made me pretty darned happy, since I kinda thought of the idea on my own. I’m sure I’m not the first one to think of making a patty melt-like sandwich using taco meat, but I’m glad I did. It … Continue reading “Taco Melt”
This is the first time I’ve had two of the almost-same dishes on my go-to list. I’ve made my original sandwiches for years. They’re crazy good, gooey, and messy – all criteria for good eating at game-time. My deluxe Italian sausage sandwiches version are very similar to my original version, but they use my Italian … Continue reading “Deluxe Italian Sausage Sandwiches”
Yes, sometimes I just grab a big ole jar or two of spaghetti sauce at the grocery store instead of making a big batch of homemade. There’s nothing wrong with that. But I don’t just heat it up and toss it over cooked pasta. Nope, I gotta make my shortcut spaghetti. It’s a dish I … Continue reading “Shortcut Spaghetti”
