Apple Brandy Pork Chops & Zesty Green Beans

Apple Brandy Pork Chops & Zesty Green Beans

Hello, my name is Joe, and I’m an addict.  I’m addicted to cookbooks.  No, really, I am.  There are boxes of them in the upstairs of our house.  Our home office has a bookcase full of them.  Whenever the Payaso and I go to a 

Chuck [Roast] Meet Opportunity

Chuck [Roast] Meet Opportunity

Henry David Thoreau once said, “It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants.  The question is: What are we busy about?” I love this quote.  I mean, I LOVE this quote.  Ask anyone you know and, at some point, they’ll tell you 

Rum Raisin Pancakes

Rum Raisin Pancakes

Where did the weekend go?  Why do weekend days go faster than work days?  This morning I whipped up a batch of rum raisin pancakes for the Payaso and me for breakfast.  We saw Bobby Flay make these pancakes on his show and I thought, 

Lemon Chicken & Curried Coconut Cauliflower

Lemon Chicken & Curried Coconut Cauliflower

Do you remember looking in the refrigerator as a child and thinking there was nothing, I mean absolutely nothing, to eat?  That’s exactly how I felt last night.  I knew the Payaso and I had chicken breasts that needed to get used.  There was a 

Corned Beef Three Different Ways

Corned Beef Three Different Ways

Hola, hi!  The day after St. Patrick’s Day means we have left over corned beef in the fridge.  Corned beef isn’t a cut of meat I cook with very often.  In fact, I think I only make it on St. Patrick’s Day out of tradition, 

Payaso’s Weeknight Guacamole

Payaso’s Weeknight Guacamole

The Payaso’s weeknight guacamole always hits the spot in our casa.  It’s easy to whip up, extremely versatile, and is a great sidekick to any number of dishes, Mexican or otherwise.   A great sidekick just like my Payaso.  This batch in particular was used 

Brioche French Toast with Pie Filling Topping

Brioche French Toast with Pie Filling Topping

It’s Saturday morning, and I’m making breakfast for the Payaso for a change.  We had some leftover canned pie filling from Pi Day, so what better way to use up the remnants than to make some french toast?  I guess I could have channeled my 

Teriyaki Salmon Lettuce Wraps

Teriyaki Salmon Lettuce Wraps

Uffda, these teriyaki salmon lettuce wraps are not only super simple, but they are sure to please.  They are the perfect fish dinner during lent or any time of the year.  In fact,the Payaso loved them so much he said he felt like a king, 

Happy Early π Day!

Happy Early π Day!

Apple…pecan…cherry…strawberry…key lime…peach…pumpkin…coconut crème…and, of course…Minny’s famous chocolate….PIE! With tomorrow being March 14th, you know π Day, I thought it’d be a great way to bake a little and send the Payaso to work with some delicious mini pies for his coworkers. Baking pies will always 

Sheet Pan Meal:  Sausage and Veggies

Sheet Pan Meal: Sausage and Veggies

Hola, hi!  Raise your hand if you’ve ever made a sheet pan meal before. Raise your hand if you became slightly addicted to sheet pan meals. Am I the only one with their hand still up?  I absolutely love making sheet pan meals.  There’s chopping,