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Irish Stew in the Instant Pot with Guinness – Today we are celebrating St Patrick’s Day with some Instant Pot Irish Stew, with Guinness. Irish Stew in the Instant Pot This stew is one of those Famous Irish Recipes #stpatricksday #guinness A typical Beef stew usually takes about 2.5 hours […]
Grilled Surf and Turf are the best of both worlds. Perfectly cooked salmon for the surf, two beautiful Rib Eye steaks for the turf. We topped the Rib Eyes with mushrooms that cooked on the grill. Our guest for “Cooking with Milwaukee Community Leaders” was Joel Brennan, President of the […]
Zucchini Bread with Applesauce – We are making Zucchini Bread with Mullen’s Applesauce. Zucchini Bread with Applesauce I am doing something a little different, I’m going to do some baking. I have said many times, I am not a baker. A good baker follows directions in a recipe. Most baking […]
Hoppin John – A New Year’s Tradition. In the Southern United States, Hoppin John is something that is served around New Year’s Day. It is a simple dish of black-eyed peas, pork, and rice. The old wives’ tale is that it’s believed to bring luck and peace in the coming […]
Red beans and rice is a traditional Louisiana Creole dish and it was not originally Cajun. Stories go that this meal was made on Mondays with Kidney beans, vegetables, spices, and pork left over from Sunday dinner. It was cooked slowly in a pot and served over rice. Ham was traditionally a Sunday meal and Monday was washday. […]
Stetson Salad – Cowboy Ciao was a restaurant in Scottsdale that has closed. They were famous for their Stetson Salad. The Stetson Salad has a wonderful combination of textures and flavors. And the dressing is a buttermilk-pesto-mayo-lemon combination that’s perfect for this dish. And the variations in the salad ingredients are endless. You […]