We recently went to Baltimore and Washington and had the chance to visit a few local eateries. After watching some Food TV I knew Chaps Pit Beef in Baltimore was going to be a stop for us. It’s a small…
I love schnitzel. Thinly sliced pork, chicken or veal that’s pounded thin, coated in flour, egg and bread crumbs, fried golden and crispy. Served hot with a squeeze of lemon or room temperature on a sandwich, I can’t decide which is…
For the past few weeks I had a strong desire for fried chicken. The quick fix would be a trip to KFC but I wanted to make it myself. I had a few whole breasts in my freezer so they…
French toast is a controversial breakfast in my home because my wife isn’t a fan and until this month that meant my children weren’t interested either. I make breakfast Sunday mornings and appeal to the masses with pancakes or waffles,…
While I was smoking the pork shoulder I was also roasting a whole leg of pork in my oven. I was looking after a lunch and needed both meats ready at the same time, otherwise I would have used my…
First off let me say this isn’t pulled pork. I don’t like the mushy texture and sauce of pulled pork: I like slices of succulent smoked pork shoulder on a bun with a hit of mustard barbeque sauce. I had…
Over the last few years I’ve had the chance to sample dry aged beef at some excellent steak houses. Dry aging is done to beef only: primal cuts are kept for several weeks so they lose moisture and natural enzymes…
One look and you know what I’m talking about: two patties, smoked pork loin, aged cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, mayonnaise. A culmination of all my burger wants barely fitting between two toasted buns.
My wife and daughter have been carefully tending out first vegetable garden and we have a small harvest: zucchinis. I wasn’t sure what to do with them but spotted a post about zucchini fritters on Michael Ruhlman’s website. It was…
After rummaging around the freezer for something to eat for lunch I came across the turkey pastrami I made last summer when I bought all those whole turkeys on sale. Last time around I had warmed them in a pan…