This is just a solid red ale, which I get a craving for now and again. In a ecosystem dominated by IPAs, there simply aren’t a lot of readily accessible options for an honest, straight ahead West Coast style red ale. There are a number of “red” beers out there but they can range from American style lagers to Irish style to West Coast style to (probably) countless others. Powerhouse makes an Irish style but it’s not available all the…
A prime rib roast is one of those things we have just infequently enough that I always need to refresh my memory on temperatures and timing. I trust Michael Smith when it comes to just about everything but the trouble is, we aren’t having the three or four bone prime rib that is often featured in his and other recipes. After resisting it (somewhat stubbornly) for years, I just use an oven safe digital thermometer now. I found this chart…
I like this one because you get the “comfort” without the crust. It’s a chicken pot pie in a “hamburger helper” format that takes less time to prepare. I have not modified the recipe I found online but note that it contains one of my personal recipe pet peeves – the “afterthought ingredient”. In this case, the last ingredient is chicken, which I guess was magically cooked off stage before the cooking show started. Anyway, unless you are buying pre-cooked…
You can make this beginning to end in a Dutch oven but I like to use my 12″ saute pan. If you are feeding a crowd, you can also make your “filling” the day before, refrigerate then reheat in the oven for about 30 mins and then add your pastry for the last 30 mins. Mushrooms are also optional. Directions:
You probably wouldn’t call a recipe by this name today but political correctness (at least in this case) can kiss my ass. It’s basically “breakfast lasagna” – layers of bread, cheese and ham in a lasagna pan that is soaked in a scrambled egg mixture and baked in the oven. The “wife” saving aspect of this is that it can be assembled the day or night before Christmas, refrigerated and then simply put in the oven Christmas morning an hour…