American, Dutch Oven Recetas

Pork w/ Apple, Onion & Hard Cider Sauce

Leaves turning, cooler breezes blowing - time for a comforting pork roast with onions, apples and hard cider.…

Shrimp Bisque in a Bread Bowl

Creamy bisque soup in an edible bowl. Great meal for a cold day!

Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler

A rediculously simple recipe for cobbler.

Dad’s Tavern Chili

As an adolescent I was commissioned by my dad to make a huge pot of chili for his tavern weekly, and I earned fifty cents a batch doing so! (This…

Mexicali Bean & Barley Soup

A spicy bean soup using Trader Joe's 17 Bean & Barley Mix. The beans and vegetables hold their shapes and create a colorful, healthy, meal. It also…

Ed's Chicago Cocoa Chili ( aka Chocolate Chili )

I like cooking and I love chili and chocolate, so if there was any way I could combine the three, I was gonna…

Pork Pot Roast with Vegetables and Apples

Sometimes my experiments actually go right and this one turned out a “bell-ringer.” This pot roast simmers in a…

Chicken, Andouille and Shrimp Gumbo

So as I said in my last posting I am doing a Gumbo. I found out my dear friends from IA actually sort of follow…

Dan's Home Style Chuckwagon Chili

A good hearty chili recipe that warms you up but I eat it anytime I have a craving for chili. I like to serve…

Kale and New Potatoes

This is a healthy dish perfect for early spring and the first harvest of winter kale. It's easy on the pocket book, and even better with homemade…

Cincinnati Chili

You'll think you're at Skyline!

Italian Flag Roasted Chicken

This is another wonderful roasted chicken with a myriad of delectables stuffed under the skin and inside the bird itself. The name comes from the…

Light Cheddar Cheese and Broccoli Soup

Who says Cheddar Cheese and Broccoli soup has to be full of extra fat and calories? Simply swap out that…

Cheddar Cheese Soup

Oxtails and Mushroom Mirepoix in Red Wine Reduction

Savory beef 'oxtails' served in yet another way no less spectacular than the last. A full bodied Cabernet…