Recipe: Garlic, Herb and Prosciutto Covered Thanksgiving Turkey

This year’s theme was to make a dish that was inspired by our culture (which, in my case is Italian). I signed up to tackle my second bird and it turned out even better than last year’s beer-brined, bacon-blanketed turkey. Garlic, Herb and Prosciutto Thanksgiving Turkey A 20 lb. turkey takes about 20 minutes to prepare, 4…

Recipe: Spicy Chicken Sausage Stir-Fry with Angel Hair Pasta

Spicy Chicken Sausage Stir-Fry with Angel Hair Pasta serves two people, takes about 30 minutes 1/2 lb. Italian sausage (ground) 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, halved 1 1/2 cup broccoli, sliced 1 cup asparagus, cut into two inch pieces 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced 2 (separate) T. olive oil 1/3 cup white wine (I used a…

Recipe: Beer Brined Turkey Blanketed in Bacon

After doing lots of research, I decided to brine the turkey in Newcastle beer and cover the top with a blanket of bacon before throwing it into the heat. I also used lots of herbs, lemons, and vegetables in the brine. Here’s my fun twist on the delicious meal we eat around this time every…

Recipe: Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

  My relationship with tomatoes is getting a little out of control right now. For the longest time in my life, I despised them, and now we seem to get along a little too well. Creamy Tomato Basil Soup makes about four bowls of soup, takes about 45 minutes 4 cups of tomato juice 5…

Recipe: Spicy BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Yummy! Comfort food. Spicy BBQ Chicken Sandwiches makes a dozen sandwiches, takes eight hours or just one, your choice! 4 pounds of chicken 28 ounces of spicy bbq sauce 1 twelve ounce beer 4 cloves of garlic, crushed 1/2 cup of diced onion 1 tablespoon of paprika 1 tablespoon of crushed red pepper 1 teaspoon…

Recipe: Spicy Garlic Hummus

So a few months ago (I guess around the time we started writing this blog) I became extremely conscious of the food I was eating, therefore eating healthier. And by healthier, I mean I’m still not exactly eating healthy. I can’t simply cut chips and candy out of my diet forever, they are way too…

Recipe: Pumpkin Seeds

Once you carve your pumpkin, it’s practically a free snack! Not to mention these are actually healthy (well, maybe…. minus the sugar haha), and they’re vegan!! Sweet & Spicy Pumpkin Seeds takes 40 minutes pumpkin seeds from one pumpkin salt cinnamon powder chili powder red cayenne pepper sugar Simply Garlic Pumpkin Seeds takes 40 minutes…