Nov 24, 2017 | outdoor kitchen, Reicpe Thursdays, Uncategorized
Stuffed clams are a New England classic and this version combines smoky Spanish Chorizo sausage with kale, which is very popular in Portuguese cuisine. We did this batch on the grill with the help of a cast iron skillet but you can open the clams and make the stuffing...
Jun 19, 2017 | outdoor kitchen, Reicpe Thursdays
Follow along with us as we grill up freshly caught striped bass and cauliflower steaks topped with a delicious tapenade that serves as a sauce for the fish, cauliflower and the salad we picked from the garden. The entire meal takes 20 minutes from start to finish...
Oct 13, 2016 | Home & Garden, outdoor kitchen, Reicpe Thursdays, Uncategorized
Planking is Perfect Grilling on cedar planks adds a delicate smoky and woodsy flavor to anything you cook and it’s the perfect way to keep salmon super moist, juicy and tender throughout. It’s a fun way to grill too; the smell of smoldering cedar creates...
Jun 22, 2015 | Home & Garden, Special Projects
A great informational visit with Drew Madzin at his business called FROM THR GARDEN in Freehold, NJ. We walk his property and talk about the different fruit trees he grows and visit his steel shop, wood shop, beekeeping facility, greenhouse, and retail store. Drew...
Feb 26, 2015 | Reicpe Thursdays, Uncategorized
This is one of our favorite winter recipes and an awesome soup that can be served as a starter, or as an entire meal topped with a bunch of extras like the toasted seeds from the squash itself, crispy bacon bits, croutons, goat cheese, dried cranberries, a little...
Feb 13, 2015 | Reicpe Thursdays, Uncategorized
Porterhouse steaks on the grill in the dead of winter? I just couldn’t resist, given how awesome these looked in the butcher case, and how huge the sale price was… $6.79 per pound for that day only, and while they lasted, which wasn’t long…and...
Feb 5, 2015 | Reicpe Thursdays, Uncategorized
Here’s a meaty-tasting, umami-packed mushroom dish that’s great as a side for steak, a topping for burgers, or as a filling for an omelet. White button mushrooms are perfect but mix it up with whatever’s fresh. Criminis (baby portobellos),...
Jan 29, 2015 | Reicpe Thursdays, Uncategorized
Here’s my grandfather’s famous meatball recipe that we made just about every weekend growing up as part of our Sunday pasta and meat sauce dinner. I loved hand-blending the ground meat mixture and pan frying a few patties first to be sure the seasoning...
Jan 15, 2015 | Reicpe Thursdays, Uncategorized
Coke Cola, cherry juice, coffee and chipotle….All part of this easy-to-make and totally awesome BBQ sauce recipe that works great with any kind of meat or poultry. We’ve used it as a secret weapon to win a few friendly “rib-offs” and...
Oct 23, 2014 | Reicpe Thursdays
I was a little skeptical when a friend introduced me to this baked feta cheese appetizer at a recent party. Unlike the gooey and runny baked brie concoctions I was used to, baked feta comes out of the oven kinda dry looking with barely a hint of melt. Don’t...