Category Archives: Meat

All about Tri-Tip Steak and the Perfect Minimalist Rub

Tri-tip steak has just recently hit the tastebuds of the general population, although it was furtively consumed by the food illuminati for years. This particular cut of meat was usually considered scrap – used for ground meat, soups, and commercial … Continue reading

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Tex-Mex Meat Loaf

Meatloaf is one of those foods that people either love or hate. It can be wonderful – moist, tender, flavorful… or it can be dry, tasteless and boring. it depends more on the cook than the ingredients, really. Meatloaf is … Continue reading

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Herbed Baked Chicken with Cream Gravy

Comfort food. Whether you have been traipsing through the snow all afternoon or have had one “those” days at work it’s likely that there is some sort of food that you crave. There is something that smooths the most frayed … Continue reading

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Pecan Crusted Chicken with Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce

Fried chicken is a southern staple, and I am not talking about KFC or Churches, either. There was a time when Southern women vied for who could make the best, crispest fried chicken – and in some lucky communities the … Continue reading

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Pizza Cups – Really Fast…Really Good… Really Freeze Well

Everyone needs a couple of recipes in their collection that are versatile, kid-friendly, freeze well, and taste amazing. This is one of mine. My kids, for some ungodly reason (and I am claiming it has nothing to do with my … Continue reading

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