Longaniza Sausage
Longaniza Sausage Food & Fire One of the great joys in traveling is getting the chance to try out new foods. In Vieques, we rented a place with a kitchen so that we could hit the markets and do...
View ArticleSpring Slow-Roasted Steaks
Spring Slow-Roasted Steaks Food & Fire I don’t want to jinx anything, but our spring has been phenomenal so far. A steady string of 70+°F days has woken up our flowers and allowed me to get in lots...
View ArticleChicken & Chorizo Fajitas
Chicken & Chorizo Fajitas Food & Fire It was 74°F Saturday and today it’s spitting snow!?! Go figure. It’s been one crazy spring, but never let it be said that I am one to waste a chance to...
View ArticleWhile the Wife Was Away Wings
While the Wife Was Away Wings Food & Fire I really have done my best to avoid tempting us with much non-diet-friendly food. But my dear wife was out of town for the weekend, so I had to make up a...
View ArticleHula Whirl Chicken
Hula Whirl Chicken Food & Fire It seems that to make it big in the cooking world you’ve got to have some kind of catchy cooking style or some signature ingredients. Emeril is bamming his...
View ArticleGrilled Garlic Shrimp with Spinach & Melon Salad
Grilled Garlic Shrimp with Spinach & Melon Salad Food & Fire One of my favorite dishes to order along the Mexican Caribbean is Camarones Al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp) – big, sweet, freshly-caught...
View ArticleBasted T-bones & Giardiniera
Basted T-bones & Giardiniera Food & Fire With the heat we’ve had lately, any excuse not to fire up the stove is a good one. I found these two t-bones lurking in the bottom of our freezer and...
View ArticleGrilled Sweet Corn in the Husk
Grilled Sweet Corn in the Husk Food & Fire We are just now getting our first local sweet corn of the season. It’s not at peak yet, but it’s still wonderful and I plan on eating bushels of it before...
View ArticleTandoori Chicken with Cucumber Raita
Tandoori Chicken with Cucumber Raita Food & Fire I am slowly, but surely, adding some Indian dishes to our regular menu at home. Tandoori Chicken is one of my favorites, so I was pleasantly...
View ArticleSlashed Cornell Chicken Quarters
Slashed Cornell Chicken Quarters Food & Fire Sometimes my recipes come together as the result of a series of happy accidents. With this one, I had read about slashing chicken quarters to get the...
View ArticleSous Vide Steak
Sous Vide Steak Food & Fire After discovering that the nice, thick t-bone destined for dinner was still mostly frozen at 2 hours out, I decided to try cooking it sous vide. Sous vide (a.k.a. hot...
View ArticleRuhlman’s Twenty – Grill-Roasted Prime Rib
Ruhlman’s Twenty – Grill-Roasted Prime Rib Food & Fire I can’t tell you how much this book has changed the way I think about cooking. I’m used to cook books that are nothing but recipes. Ruhlman’s...
View ArticlePlowboys Chicken
Plowboys Chicken Food & Fire I had heard a lot of good reviews of Plowboys Yardbird Rub and finally picked some up this summer only to completely forget about it in the cupboard until last weekend....
View ArticleAdiós Steaks
Adiós Steaks Food & FireI am one lucky guy – my dear wife will be taking me someplace warm and lovely for my birthday. When she told me that she’d made the reservations, I asked her what I could...
View ArticleHoney Hog Barbecue Sauce v3.0
Honey Hog Barbecue Sauce v3.0 Food & Fire I’m getting ready to cook up a big pile-o-pork for a graduation party. I’d like to make all my own rubs and sauces for it, so I thought I’d start with a...
View ArticleThe Pursuit of the Perfect Steak
The Pursuit of the Perfect Steak Food & FireNo recipe – just a great, thick-cut ribeye. Now that’s a steak. Crispy crust, medium-rare interior, and nary a hint of grey/overcooked meat. Food &...
View ArticleGrilled Pork Chops with Orange-Fennel Mostarda
Grilled Pork Chops with Orange-Fennel Mostarda Food & Fire Mostarda? Yeah, I’d never heard of it either, but thanks to Food52 I got to give this chutney-ish Italian condiment a try. The Brine 4...
View ArticleChicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce Food & Fire I’d like to say that it’s a deliberately thought-out, painstaking-researched recipe, but it was really just the result of a happy accident –...
View ArticleGrilled Korean Chicken Wings
Grilled Korean Chicken Wings Food & Fire There are two sources of inspiration for these wings – the Sriracha Honey Cashew Chicken Stir Fry from Lea Ann at Highlands Ranch Foodie and the tub of...
View ArticlePlanked Scallops with Chorizo & Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Planked Scallops with Chorizo & Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Food & Fire Bacon has had its day in the sun – bacon explosions, Baconnaise, bacon soda, etc… I get it. I love bacon too, but I also...
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