Recipes

10 Juices and Smoothies to Boost Your Energy

by Jerry 0 comments May 20, 2013 Recipes
Smoothies!

Forget coffee and harsh carbonated energy drinks; Mother Nature has provided its own energy sources for you and is just waiting for you to take advantage of it. Fruit has great sources of energy and is excellent to drink in either smoothie or juice form.  Fruit is nature’s candy- the fructose, iron and fiber in [...]

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Baked Chicken Leg Quarters with Braised Onions, a one dish wonder

by Jerry 0 comments May 3, 2013 Recipes
Baked Chicken leg Quarters with Braised Onions

Remember that big ol’ bag of chicken leg quarters you picked up at the market? The one that’s taking up a ton of room in the fridge because you haven’t gotten around to packaging all the chicken up a and freezing it. Or worse yet, it’s lying in the fridge while you try to decide [...]

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Grilled Cheese with Sautéed Onions and Bell Pepper

by Jerry 0 comments May 1, 2013 Recipes
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The grilled cheese sandwich is without doubt one of the greatest comfort foods, but there’s no reason you can’t jazz it up a bit. Imagine that same sandwich on homemade bread and packed with the sharp bite of sautéed bell peppers and the sweetness of lightly browned onions. It’s a staggering difference that still pairs [...]

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Fish Tacos with Spicy Sour Cream

by Jerry 0 comments April 24, 2013 Recipes
Fish Tacos with Spicy Sour Cream

Fish Tacos. Sweet, succulent fish, crisp cabbage and slightly spicy sour cream all wrapped up in a flour tortilla. I’m not sure there’s a better combination of flavors anywhere. Top that off with the fact that it’s hand-held and you’ve got a real winner on your hands. This is a quick, simple and utterly delicious [...]

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The Ultimate Grilled Beer Bratwurst Recipe

by Jerry 17 comments April 17, 2013 Recipes

I’m partial to any recipe that starts with “open two bottles of beer.”  In my case this may not indicate that the beer is actually going to be used in the recipe, but it almost always indicates a fun meal.  In this case it’s my tried and true method for making the ultimate bratwurst. I [...]

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Pulled Pork, Greens and Bacon Sandwich – Put some South in your mouth

by Jerry 0 comments April 16, 2013 Recipes
Pulled pork sandwich with sauteed grens and crispy bacon

This might just be the ultimate sandwich. It’s got succulent pork, bitter greens, crisp bacon and the sweet and tangy combination of vinegar and hot sauce. If there’s a more perfect combination of flavors, I’m not sure what it is. This bad boy has all of that. It’s like putting all the best of the [...]

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Crockpot Ham and Beans – A Southern comfort food staple

by Jerry 2 comments April 11, 2013 Recipes
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Ham and beans is a Southern staple. It’s simple, soul-satisfying comfort food at its very best. You’ll find this dish being made in almost every Southern household whenever a ham bone is available. It’s the best way I know of to use up leftover ham from Easter, Thanksgiving or Christmas. (Or even as an excuse to [...]

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Lemon Lime Muffins

by Jerry 0 comments April 8, 2013 Recipes
Lemon Lime Muffins

After the rave reviews my family lauded on the 3 ingredient muffins we made a few weeks ago, I was itching to take that base recipe and try something new with it. Seriously, there are no end of options. This is a recipe that begs for modifications. You can make these sweet or savory just as [...]

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3 Ingredient Muffins – Perfect Muffins Every Single Time

by Jerry 4 comments March 25, 2013 Recipes
3 Ingredient Muffins

You can make perfectly moist, succulent muffins in just 20 minutes with 3 ingredients you already have in the pantry. Let me say that again: You can make perfectly moist, succulent muffins right now in just 20 minutes with 3 ingredients you already have in your pantry. I was shocked, too. Actually, I was incredulous. I didn’t [...]

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Brown Soda Bread with Molasses

by Jerry 0 comments March 17, 2013 Recipes
Brown Soda Bread With Molasses

Irish Brown Bread is, at its heart, just soda bread made with half whole wheat flour. This particular version ads oats and a bit of molasses, but would probably be made with treacle in the UK. (You try to find treacle in the U.S. I dare you!) The molasses ads just a hint of sweetness, while the oats give [...]

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