Jack in the Box makes some wonderful mini sirloin burgers, but they also serve up mini buffalo chicken sandwiches.  These are easy to make, and perfect for a party, a tailgate celebration, or even any night for dinner.  Be sure to use Frank’s Red Hot Sauce to make these sandwiches spicy, Frank’s Red Hot sauce [...]

We have been spending a lot of time updating our photos.   This weekend was spent cooking many of our recipes, and taking photographs.  We know that most of us like to look at a real picture of a recipe before we cook it, so we can get some idea of what our dish is to [...]

Tapas, are Spanish appetizers that are wonderful to have as a meal.  Lots of little dishes means you get to sample many different flavors.   We made these at a recent Tapas party.  We modified our recipe to be beef only and they were still quite tasty.  These meatballs have a wonderfully complex flavor, and you will definitely want [...]

Few things are better than a freshly baked warm chocolate chip cookie that comes fresh out of the oven.  This recipe was originally published by Jaques Torres in the New York Times.  The unique key to this recipe is that you refrigerate the cookie dough for a minimum of 24 hours before you bake the [...]

Looking for a different cookie, that has a unique taste, the cinnamon, and cream of tartar add a special flavor to these crackly surfaced cookies.  One of my earilest memories was making snickerdoodles when I was a girl scout.  Since then I have made these cookies for cookie exchanges, and when I wanted something sweet, [...]

When fresh tomatoes start to ripen on the vine, give this recipe a try to enjoy the flavor of fresh tomatoes. Nothing beats a fresh tomato, combine fresh tomatoes with Spanish olives, capers, brandy, olive oil, and lemon zest for an unforgettable taste. These make nice and light appetizers that taste so good.
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So we spent the majority of this week getting ready for a Tapas party for one of our friends. We had talked about going out, but grabbing Tapas out at one of our local places means spending a ton of money, and drinking down some seriously watered down Sangria, and at over twenty dollars a [...]

Small stuffed new potatoes are delicious, best of all they can be made ahead of time.  Stuffed with hard boiled eggs, fresh garlic, onions, and topped with caviar.  These small stuffed new potatoes are delicious and make a wonderful appetizer for when fresh new potatoes come into season.
1 dozen new potatoes, scrubbed
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons [...]

Garlic Aioli is so often featured in many restaurants, it is a favorite of ours because it is so wonderfully pungent and creamy.  We put together this garlic Aioli, and used it to dip fresh vegetables in, and as a dipping sauce for freshly grilled meat. Mayonnaise is easy to make, when you use a mixer, [...]

So I wanted to write an article about grinding my own hamburger meat, I wanted to tell everyone you can save money doing this, the meat quality is better, and it is easy to do.  My experience fell short in some areas on this.  Now, in our economy I am always looking for creative ways [...]

Want to make these at home?  We will show you our copy cat recipe for making these mini sirloin burgers at home.  These are simple to make, and would be great at a tailgate party, a sleep over, or make a stack of these for an evening staying in watching moves.   We used bake and [...]

Corned beef is typically boiled, but why not trying baking this delicious cut of meat. Encrusted in dijion mustard and brown sugar, this corned beef was slow baked in the oven. We found this to be a delicious and unique taste. This was good both hot and then sliced cold on a [...]

Living in the south often means serving up brisket for holiday meals. I love it because brisket always goes on sale during the summer holidays. What I really like to do is to buy an extra one or two and cook those a little after the holiday. While I would love to [...]

Compound butters are a way to easily enhance whatever you are cooking.  Compound butters are butters that are blended with fresh herbs, spices, fruits, and so much more.  You can use compound butters to have with warm biscuits fresh out of the oven, or to top a steak with with it comes off the flame.  [...]

We have a lot of free restaurant recipes that we love to share with you. We add new recipes all of the time. Here are this weeks top 10 recipes that you have been reading the most. Maybe you have missed one of these and want to check one of these out.
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