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Sauerkraut Casserole

Of course I cook sauerkraut casserole, I’m Polish. Normally I make a more rugged version with fresh cabbage and homemade elk sausage, but for those less adventuresome, this version is more on the dainty gourmet side. Ingredients Process Note1: for German flare, cut potatoes into …

Vegetable Casserole

This is not a made from scratch recipe, and it’s not vegetarian. Rather it’s a quick and simple dish that hearkens back to a traditional Sunday social casserole, or as they say in Minnesota, a hot dish (ya don’t-ya know). The exact distinction between a …

Mushroom Bisque

On a recent visit to Johns Hopkins University where I presented my current research, I had the most amazing bowl of mushroom bisque soup in their cafeteria and knew when I got home, I had to replicate the recipe. Bisque is traditionally a rich creamy …

Italian Beef Sandwiches

If you’ve never been to Italy, but have been to Chicago, you should know how good an Italian roast beef sandwich from a street vendor can be. The best one I ever had was in front of Wriggly Field and it came with a grease-soaked …

Dry Italian Rub or Salad Mix

This recipe can be used to make either a salad dressing or the spice mix for Italian roast beef sandwiches. This can also be used a rub for roasted chicken or a beef roast. I provide both the fresh and dry herb recipe. Depending on …

Mediterranean Salmon Rub

The Mediterranean flare to the salmon you grill, comes from the herbs you use in your rub. I recommend using fresh herbs but if you can’t , remember the ratio 3 parts fresh herbs = 1 part dry herbs. Using that formula, you can convert …

Apple Cider Glaze

This recipe is intended for Pork, but can also be used on roasted chicken and perhaps even fish if you want to get out of your rut with all the time breading and frying your fish. Ingredients Process

Pork Rub (Paste)

This recipe is intended for preparing Pork for grilling, frying, or oven roasting/baking. It’s a paste versus a dry rub so you will want to brush it on. The rub is for ~1.5 lbs of pork chops or fillets but you’ll have to decide how …

Apple Cider Glazed Pork Chops

This recipe is intended for the grill, but you can also pan fry the pork chops or even oven bake them, it just won’t be as good . . . I’m just saying. Ingredients Process Note: When you place the Pork Chop on the grill …

Garlic Mushroom Kebobs

When it kebobs, it difficult to pin exactly where they originated as virtually all countries and cultures skewer meat and vegetables over a fire, however, the word itself originates in Arabia, and is quite popular in Mediterranean cultures. In general, making kebobs is a two …