Gyro Egg Roll

Followers of this blog may remember that my Aunt Margie and Uncle George had a restaurant in Greektown Detroit. I found some gyro meat in bulk quantities at Costco, so I plan on doing a number of Greek inspired recipes. Kinda like when I binged on cookie butter and elderflower syrup. So, a gyro egg…

Tex Mex Rancher Steak

I was at A to Z Butcher Shop yesterday and, as always, looking for something different which you don’t see when you only shop at the mega marts. I came across a thin cut rancher steak, which comes from the chuck section of the cow. Now, the steak was cut thin so cooking will take…

Original Enchirito

When the first Taco Bell hit Royal Oak, I was a fan immediately. Now, I had had TB in San Diego when I visited in 1973, but my meat and potatoes family never had Texmex food or Mexican or anything that had a chili pepper in it. I’m pretty sure that our chili didn’t have chilis in…

Asian Style Ribs

This was a Super Bowl party pot luck dish. Now, you naysayers are going, “How can you eat a rack of ribs while watching football?” I simply had the rack cut into individual ribs for easy eating. First, I marinated the ribs in teriyaki, mirin, and a 5 spice combination so like 9 spices. Then half way through,…

Seafood Spinach Pappardelle

At the Warrenton Farmers Market, I got there early enough so I could get in on the fresh pasta. Pasta Ilgatto was there and brought seven kinds of pasta and five kinds of sauces all of which were mouth watering. I went with some spinach pappardelle which was excellent. I got some seafood mix to complement it…