For the meat eaters, here are some of my favorite all-time meat recipes including beef recipes, pork recipes & lamb recipes. I do have a few for veal, venison and buffalo, but not too many.
Meatloaf recipes are popular now and I have two – a basic meatloaf recipe that even your kids will enjoy and something a little more fancy called Meatball Nicois. There’s a basic roast beef recipe along with a basic roast pork and roast leg of lamb.
For those who are enjoying sous vide cooking, a technique I’m just starting to learn more about, there is a great recipe for sous vide pork tenderloin. And for those who enjoy cooking in a crock pot, be sure to check out my slow cooked pork chops recipe. There’s a lot here for everyone’s tastes and more recipes added all the time.
Quick & Easy Spring Rolls Are The Best Finally, the days are starting to get longer. And while many people don’t like the artificiality of Daylight Savings Time, I appreciate that Ben Franklin came up with it. Having more daylight in the afternoons and evenings is invigorating, and I tend not to feel rushed since […]
Why Drink Green Beer When Ireland’s Finest is Brown? Oh, St. Patrick’s Day! The day when everyone is Irish and green foods—and green beer—abound. I enjoy St. Patrick’s Day as much as the next guy, but I do not understand people’s insistence on making sure that everything they eat and drink on the day is […]
I told you about the African vegetable mash called Mukimo my friend Susan taught me how to prepare and now I want to share with you this African beef stew we served it with. It’s called Kitoeo and is another very easy dish to prepare. Susan comes from Kenya and told me all young girls […]
What To Do With Leftover Steak? Friday night we grilled up some steaks and had one extra that did not get eaten so I was thinking of some way to use it up and decided on steak stew. This is a true “what’s on hand” type of meal and great for using up “stuff” in […]
Four Recipes for Cooking With Hot Peppers By contributing writer Mark R. Vogel Some Like It Hot Do you like hot food? I mean really hot food? Are you a chile head? Then let’s talk hot peppers. Chile peppers, of which there are almost 200 varieties, have been cultivated since 6200 B.C. All chile peppers […]
This recipe is adapted from The Cook’s Encyclopedia of One-Pot & Clay-Pot Cooking. Just for the record, this is my favorite cookbook for one-pot cooking and there’s plenty of great recipes for just one-pot with or without a clay-pot. There are so many advantages to cooking in a clay pot including the number of pans […]
Did you know that buffalo meat is actually good for you? I sure didn’t know much about it until I spoke with Dan Marino of Jackson Hole Buffalo Meat Co. I had the opportunity to pick his brain about buffalo meat, how it compares to beef and ask about taste. I think you will find […]
Braising Can Take the Chill Out of Winter By: Mark R. Vogel I am not a winter person. But I must admit, there’s nothing like a hearty winter meal followed by a good brandy or a hot cup of tea in front of the fireplace. Historically man consumed rich and robust fare in winter to […]
Lina’s Cabbage Casserole I get a lot of requests for quick and easy recipes. Here’s one that I received from Lina for Cabbage Roll Casserole. Here’s what she wrote me in her email. “Since I’ve been married a number of years and raised three kids, I don’t guess novice would exactly be accurate, but I don’t […]
I am frequently asked for camping recipes so this recipe from Home Chef Francis for Texas Hash came at a great time. Francis found my Reluctant Gourmet web site in her local newspaper, The Syracuse Post Standard. She said in her email, I travel a bit and collect local cookbooks with some very unusual recipes. […]
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How to Make the Best Beef Wellington This Beef Wellington recipe has become a tradition in our house. We prepare it every couple of years for Christmas and made it again this year. If I’m lucky, we will have it next year and the year after that. My wife originally found a recipe in Fine […]
Christmas Standing Rib Roast Thanksgiving is a holiday in which turkey really shines. Many of you would rather not deal with another turkey just four weeks after Thanksgiving. Some of you might still have some frozen leftovers. The Christmas meal is a celebratory meal, and as such, celebration food is a natural at the Christmas […]
How to Bake A Ham For Christmas
Baked Christmas Ham Recipe Would you like to serve a wonderfully flavorful and juicy ham for the holidays? Here’s a can’t-go-wrong recipe that will have your guests asking for seconds, and for a plate of leftovers, as well. Be sure to read about the history of serving ham on Christmas and the various types of […]
