Pierogies, who doesn’t love these Polish dumplings in one form or another. They are pretty much a grab bag of ingredients waiting to be stuffed. I remember Christmas Eve with my grandmother’s cheese and potato pierogies, they were good, not as good as my mothers, which are smothered in melted butter and cooked with onions. …
Philly Cheese Steak Recipe with Fried Onions
The Philadelphia region, has many prolific culinary delicacies; perhaps the most defining would be the Philly Cheese Steak. To me a cheese steak is second nature, we just whip them up when we are hungry, no big deal. That is not the same all over the country. Many moons ago, while stationed in Colorado I…
Mexi-Kenny Chicken Enchilada Recipe from Scratch
Mexi-Kenny Chicken Enchilada Recipe from Scratch Someone asked,”What the heck are Mexi-Kenny chicken enchiladas?” My answer was pretty simple, a chicken enchilada recipe from scratch made by Kenny! (ba-da-bum). Mexican cuisine is really one of my favorites because it is so adapt to change and experimentation. Really what is an enchilada? It’s a tortilla rolled…
Bacon Chicken Ranch Casserole with Sriracha & Asiago
Here is a little history on the Bacon Chicken Ranch Casserole with Sriracha & Asiago on top of Hasselback potatoes recipe. I have a long drive to work, so I have a lot of time to think about stuff, being addicted to bacon and Sriracha sauce either separate or even better together, I am always…
Norristown Zep in the style of Eve’s
One of my earliest memories of living in the Borough of Norristown as a small child was my dad bringing a bag full of lovely smelling sandwiches from up the street. The Zep is a local specialty. A rather simple creation of a slightly wider hoagie roll that is around 14 inches long. It contains…
Sriracha burgers w/ peppers & Asiago cheese
I wanted a burger that included a few of the things that I love… with meat. I went with a yuppie blend of 93% organic grass fed ground beef. What does that mean to me, besides $5.79 a pound (ouch!)? Well…..were the cows coddled and massaged, eating the finest grasses in upstate New York? Actually…
Sirloin with Gorgonzola on Garlic Butter Toast
Sirloin Gorgonzola on a garlic butter toast with sour cream jalapeño spread, topped with Sriracha. This recipe is a hybrid of three different recipes. In Philadelphian terms this is cheese steak meat with moldy cheese on a garlic bread that has a cheesy sour cream spread, topped with basil and Sriracha sauce.
Chicken Fajita Panini with Chipotle Mayo
There is no cute story to go along with this recipe. It is what it is, and that is a powerhouse of flavor slipped between two halves of a freshly baked Ciabatta bread from the market. It starts with a very simple marinate of many different spices with a good amount of lime juice. Chicken…
Chicken Cheese Steak Sandwich – Chicken Coop
Chicken Cheese Steak Sandwich Chicken Coop Sandwich A pub favorite from the Old Neighborhood, which has been adapted to a lower cost firehouse favorite, I give you the Chicken Coop sandwich. It a real simple sandwich and it can be made a bunch of ways depending on what you have lying around the refrigerator. The…
Can’t Be Afraid of the Gruyère, Best French Onion Soup Recipe.
Can’t Be Afraid of the Gruyère, Best French Onion Soup Recipe. How good is this soup? Let me tell you. It was 95 degrees outside and I made this for the bride and myself. It isn’t a terribly difficult recipe. It does take a while but it is well worth it. The ingredients are…
