I love the food of South Florida with the Cuban and island influences and flavors. We start with the rub: cumin, coriander, allspice, oregano, garlic, and onion. Then we slow cook the ribs in the oven. Then the BBQ sauce of my creation. In Cuba or south Florida, I would be bring out the sour…

This is not the state dish of Idaho, but it should be. (The actual dish is deep fried steak.) This uses a potato base usually topped with teriyaki steak scraps, but I switched that out for a butter herb steak. I kept butter, sour cream, deep fried onions, but then I switched out cheddar for…

This started as a cookie from South Africa and became a brownie. Who knew sweet and savory? Heavy on the dark chocolate flavor and with a hint of coffee and finished with black pepper. This is a version of the flourless brownie, so it’s a little lighter than a normal brownie. I hope you like…

I know these are made with fish, so you folks who are strict about language are upset about me using the word meat. Cut me some slack. This is a lighter version, full of meatball flavor with notes teriyaki, caper, and dill. The meatball is moist and will be a nice change from traditional meatballs….

My aunt and uncle owned a restaurant in Greektown in Detroit so I learned to love gyros. I have made homemade gyros, but I lack the cooking technology to pull it off correctly. Does anyone have a rotisserie I can borrow? That is why I made the gyro burger. Here is what it does have:…