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Jowl Bacon and Brie Sandwich
Pork jowl is quite possibly the most under-appreciated piece of piggy out there. Taken from the cheek of the pig, this fatty and flavorful cut is not well known by everyone. Popular in the South as a perfect addition to a pot of beans or black eyed peas, it also makes a delicious bacon. It's cured for a while and then smoked. You think you will have died and gone to bacon heaven.
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One Pot Shrimp and Artichoke Skillet
One of the most difficult things for the home cook is trying to come up with a meal that's both quick and healthy, especially during the work week when the amount of free time most of us have in the kitchen is very limited. This recipe is not only fast, healthy, and delicious but it all takes place in one pot! So, cleanup time is way easier. That'll give you more time to spend with your wife, husband, kids, or hundreds of cats.
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Oven Baked Potato Wedges
These are a perfect side dish for all things sandwich and steak (or just because you want some fries). I paired these with my Fried Chicken Sandwich and dipped them in some "fancy" ketchup (which is just a little Worcestershire and hot sauce added to ketchup). To make them a little bit healthier I chose to bake these instead of fry them. No matter what you pair them with, these make a tasty side!
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Jambon Beurre
This sandwich is so easy and delicious I could easily eat one for lunch or dinner everyday, if it wasn't swimming in carbs of course. The Jambon Beurre, as it's called in France, (I've also seen it called the Parisian on menus and the internet) is essentially just ham and butter on a baguette. I have also seen the sandwich before with cheese and cornichons so I went that route.
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Caribbean Inspired Beef Curry
Curries are one heck of an amazing thing in the culinary world. The name and a few ingredients (curry powder mostly) are the only thing that curries have in common. The geography could not be more different. India, Thailand, Haiti, and Jamaica are just a handful of countries that have their own curry. Although I do love curries from India and Thailand, today I'm going to focus on a more caribbean inspired curry.
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Baby Back Ribs
Ribs. The great backyard equalizer. Properly done, they are tough to beat no matter what delicious backyard bbq recipes are on your resume. On a BBQ scale of difficulty, I would rank these somewhere between pork shoulder (aka pulled pork) and brisket. While not quite as difficult as brisket, ribs still present their own challenges. Like shoulder and brisky, ribs are not too be rushed. This means, at least for me, these are definitely a weekend endeavor. You can expect anywhere from up to seven hours for spares or up to five or six hours for baby backs.
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Venison Roast
If you have a hang up with eating deer, all I can say is, you don't know what you're missing. If you don't hunt or don't know a hunter, these can be difficult to get. But if you ever have the chance, don't pass. It has a fantastic flavor.
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Chorizo Waffle Fries
A quick, albeit super unhealthy, weeknight meal; these waffle fries are just different enough from normal cheese fries to keep you on your culinary toes.
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Crawfish Étouffée
Taken from the French language, etouffee means to smother. That is exactly what you do when making this dish. You smother all those delicious leftover crawfish tails in a spicy gravy, turning some leftovers and some veggies into a fancy stew.
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Birria Torta
Birria is a traditional Mexican stew usually served at special occasions. But more recently it has taken the internet by storm, most notably, in taco form. In birria, the meat (traditionally goat but in this case I used the more easily found chuck roast) is slow cooked in a spicy adobo sauce. Then, it’s either shredded and served in taco form or eaten with all the glorious juices and accoutrements in stew form. But of course, we had to make a sammich. Although the term “torta” represents several different culinary items, (it’s an omelette in the Philippines by the way…just learned that cool fact) here we’ll be discussing the torta…
