I saw this on Bobby Flay’s Brunch show. I made a few changes to reflect local ingredients and the taste of my guests. The jerk seasoning cuts through the rich pork belly. I had my good friends at Abundant Acres whip up a trial batch of their Poppi’s Jerk Seasoning. Now, this is not a…

Invention comes from crisis. The minor crisis in this case was I had no buns or bread for my burger. Scouring the refrigerator I saw a crescent roll can and harkened back to the crescent roll wrapped hot dog. So, combing that with some seasoning, some cheese, and ripping off my own Juicy Lucy recipe,…

I saw this on-line and thought it needed my spin. I used beef short ribs instead of the normal chuck roast. Now, in Texas brisket is only salt and pepper, maybe sometimes garlic and chili powder. I did my few tricks like adding Old Bay and garlic powder. I also cooked the short ribs in…

It’s getting warmer, and to me that that means berries. I used blueberries and aronia jelly from Erin’s Elderberries to sweeten instead of sugar. I used spiced rum to amp up the flavor and lemon to balance the flavors. The whipped cream is for “mouth feel,” all conveniently place in an eclair. I hope you…

I was asked to make something for the kids at the opening of the Haymarket Community Garden. So I asked a number of people what would make the humble tater tot better. The two most popular answers were cheese and bacon. No one said add rutabaga, go figure. I had taste tests and got the…