6 Tbls. packed dark brown sugar 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1/4 cup molasses ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce 2 Tbls dark rum 2 Tbls yellow mustard 1 Tbls pure chili powder 2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 2 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. ground allspice 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 1/4 cup Chipotles in Adobo 2 cups [...]

#1 Lexington #1 Dipping Sauce 1 quart ketchup 1 quart vinegar – (amber 4% acidity) 10 ounces sugar 8 ounces salt 4 ounces black pepper 4 ounces crushed red pepper 1 pinch red cayenne pepper – ground Combine all ingredients into a 1.5 gallon stock pot along with 1 gallon of water and bring to [...]

1 cup maple syrup 1 cup ketchup 1 cup onions, finely chopped 1/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 4 cloves galic; pressed 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce Bring ingredients to a boil in a saucepan, reduce [...]

1 stick butter 1 large onion — chopped 6 cloves garlic — minced 1 cup white wine vinegar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 whole cloves 1 tablespoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 cup brown sugar 2/3 cup ketchup 1 cup water salt and pepper Melt butter in a saucepan; add the chopped onion, and [...]

It takes all kinds. 2 (6 Ounce) Cans Tomato Sauce 1 (6 Ounce) Can Tomato Paste 1 Cup Catsup 1/4 Cup Karo Syrup 4 Tablespoons Brown Sugar 2 Lemons (Squeezed) 6 Tablespoons Liquid Smoke 8 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1/2 Teaspoon Louisiana Hot Sauce 1 Cup Water 1 Teaspoon Garlic Salt 1 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Salt [...]

My girlfriend found a recipe somewhere for chicken breasts stuff with prosciutto and cream cheese in a tarragon sauce. I don’t know where she found it, but it sounded like a good idea. However, I decided to revamp it a little bit. I switched out the cream cheese for a garlic and herb cheese spread [...]

To all the readers I have loved before….welcome back. We're are back in business here after a long hiatus and a dastardly website hosting company deleted all of my content. Yet another reason why you should always do backups. I'm over that now and I was able to find some content from the old site, [...]

Since some of you have been asking me who I am and where the hell do I get off writing the things that I do, I have created an "About Me" page. It will give you a little insight about who I am and why this site has the motto "a unpretentious look at food".

I’m Just Here for the Food – Heat + Food = Cooking I’m just here for the food was the first book written by Food Network star Alton Brown. It received the 2003 James Beard Award for Best Kitchen Reference Book. To classify this book best would be to say, this is not a cookbook, [...]

Being a busy guy I’m always looking for a quick and delicious way to get some food in me. I like the instant Asian rice and noodle products offered by many manufactures, the most popular of which are Ramen noodles. Today, while at the drug store I came across the Thai Kitchens – Mushroom Rice [...]