Eats made Easy

Smoky Cranberry Chicken Wings

These wings are a new, festive twist on the old classic style. They pair perfectly with the Fall season! The sweet cranberry and hint of smoky goodness creates a savory combo on these wings. Impress your family and friends with this appetizer during football time, Thanksgiving and even Christmas. Ingredients: 2 lbs chicken wings 1…

LowCarbRecipes

Spicy Kanikama Salad

Today we are going to be making a Spicy Kanikama Salad. I first had this dish as an appetizer in a Shabu Shabu restaurant in New York and I absolutely loved it. It’s nice, light and packs a little bit of a kick. It goes great with other Japanese cuisine but you can have it…

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Tequila Lime Drumsticks on the Grill

Like many of you, we eat a lot of chicken especially during the week. Why? It’s inexpensive, tasty and considered a healthier alternative vs many other types of meat. But many people, especially the health conscious ones, tend to only focus on the chicken breast for their cooking and they ignore the dark meat. This…

LowCarbRecipes

Smoked Salmon Spinach Salad with homemade honey mustard vinaigrette

One of the difficult things about cooking during the week is that time and energy often come up a bit short when you get home to cook an elaborate meal. This challenge is magnified when you are trying to make the meal not only taste good but be healthy for you as well. Luckily, this…

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Grilling with Gramps

I have mentioned on a number of occasions that my Father in Law was one of the main reasons I got into cooking. We have even featured one of his recipes when we talked about how to make Beer Can Chicken. The difference with today’s recipe was that he actually did the cooking and all of…

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Baily’s 2011 Malbec Wine Review

Today we are going to do a wine review for a wine that you cannot buy at the market or the store. It is not under nine dollars like some the wines we have talked about in the past. My In-laws live in Temecula, CA which has a number of wineries, which means we…

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Nonna’s No Bake Easter Cookies

This episode is a mother in law special, because well, it’s her recipe. When it comes to decorating for a holiday event it’s hard to outdo my mother-in-law. Whenever she prepares for a holiday everything, including the food she makes, has to adhere religiously to the theme being prepared. This recipe is a perfect appetizer…

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Grilled Skirt Steak with the “Green Sauce”

Yesterday we made the Green Sauce to put on our dinner for Taco Tuesday and it ended up being a big success. The only problem that we were left with was that we made far too much of the sauce and using it for Tacos and dip were not enough to finish what we made….

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“Green Sauce” Salsa & Taco Sauce

Today was Taco Tuesday in my household. We normally keep it pretty simple. Ground beef, store bought taco seasoning, some lettuce some cheese and some sour cream. We usually top it with some citrus or a store bought salsa. It’s quick, it’s easy and who doesn’t like Tacos? But today I wanted to take Taco…

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Stuffed Chorizo Portobellos with a Tequila Lime Sauce

One of my favorite parts having people over and entertaining is getting to cook an elaborate and tasty meal. It also usually means that I’m making appetizers to go with the main dish. I love making appetizers, I think appetizers allow to be more creative than other dishes. You can experiment with flavors that might…