The Kitchen Sink

Be Your Own Butcher, How to Cut and Package a Rib Eye Steak Primal

Stack of Hand Cut Rib Eye Steaks

In my opinion, a Rib Eye is the best steak. Sure, there are more than a couple dozen of cuts of beef available from the nine to thirteen primary cuts (primal) in the United States and Canada with a new cut of beef being marketed every few years; i.e. Flat Iron Steak. However, when I …

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Easy Slow Cooked Chicken a la King

Chicken a la King served over Biscuits

A couple weeks ago while watching the Food Channel, there was a repeat of Guy Fieri’s show Diners, Drive Ins and Dives where they were highlighting the dish Chicken a la King. It looked so good that I knew I needed to try this dish. I cannot say that I have ever eaten Chicken a …

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The Best Crock Pot Roast & Vegetables with Homemade Gravy

Pot Roast with Vegetables, Egg Noodles and Homemade Gravy

There are times when using the crock pot (slow cooker) is the best possible way to cook a meal because of simplicity, time and because of the cut of meat, low and slow is the perfect way to break down a traditionally tough but flavorful piece of meat. I am still learning how to cook …

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Making semolina pasta at home

Fresh homemade semolina pasta served with olive oil, black pepper and grated Parmesan

At the risk of sounding like a ‘foodie’, homemade egg pasta is my food heaven. Though you can easily buy fresh pasta nowadays in most supermarkets, the satisfaction you get from working the pasta dough, rolling it, cooking it and finally eating it with a simple dressing is far greater than buying fresh pasta and …

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Easy Italian Marinara Sauce: Today, Tomorrow, Next Week or Whenever

Perfectly Portioned Bags of Marinara Sauce

Recently while looking rooting around the freezer for additional ingredients to add to leftover frozen Red Clam Sauce, I realized that I was making life difficult for myself by not preparing a large batch of Italian Marinara Sauce and then freezing the sauce into portioned amounts for use at a later date. Just as important …

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