The Egg was on the job this weekend. Made a Hot Jack Cornbread with cheese!  I learned that if you mix your chopped jalapeños into the egg, Jack Daniels, and milk prior to adding the dry cornbread mix, you get a pretty good dose of heat throughout the cornbread. I was adding the chopped jalapeños […]

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Okay, I admit that these are pretty much the mini pizzas we all made as kids.  I call them Italian Nachos is because they are bite sized and use a garlic, parmesan toast instead of tortilla chips.  The crunchy little toasts are Nonni’s brand from Costco.

Take some seasoned toast thingies, add marinara, pepperoni or sausage, […]

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This is a slightly modified version of Michael Chiarello’s recipe. My wife is a huge bread pudding fan, and I love chocolate. The Jack Daniels makes it all that much better. Until now, I didn’t know “Jack” about bread pudding.
1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 […]

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Sliders, bombers, or mini man burgers, call them what you want, but a mini burger on a griddle is close to heaven on earth. Alton Brown featured what he called “Mini Man Burgers” on his Man Food episode. Fans of White Castle or Krystal’s is familiar with the thin, square burger. Krystal’s has been producing […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day for all you lovers out there. My wife and I learned early in our relationship that dining out on Valentine’s Day is near impossible. The problem seems worse than on New Year’s Eve. Unlike other holidays, Valentine’s Day is more intimate, more for couples than big gatherings and private parties. It has […]

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Like most sports fans, I try to make something special to enjoy during the big game. Maybe it’s the proximity in date to Mardi Gras, but Cajun has been a favorite most years. We’ve done a lot of jambalaya over the years, but never a gumbo. A great gumbo starts with a […]

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