Tag: home cooking

Great American Steak Company – Beef Filet Review

If you’ve been to one of America’s premier steakhouse chains like Ruth’s Chris, Mortons, Smith & Wollensky, or an upmarket independent operator in your local market, like me, it’s likely you have paid $30 – $50 for a premium beef filet, usually around 6 ounces. Add a couple sides and drinks and you’re easily at… Continue reading Great American Steak Company – Beef Filet Review

Coney Island Recipe – Hot Dog Sauce

I love coney island style hot dogs, which are not to be confused with chili dogs.  Coney islands follow a basic formula of a natural casing wiener, adorned with meat sauce, chopped raw onions, and yellow mustard.  There are variations of them around the midwest, usually at shops started by Greek families two or three… Continue reading Coney Island Recipe – Hot Dog Sauce

Smashed Burger Recipe and Method

If you’re a fan of smashed burgers, with a nice char crust, whether your favorites come from Smashburger, Shake Shack, Fatburger, or other joints, here’s a fairly faithful reproduction.  Now you can make ’em at home! Divide one pound of quality 85/15 into five balls, each will be slightly over 3 ounces. Preheat a cast… Continue reading Smashed Burger Recipe and Method

Recipe – Sweet and Tangy Fingerling Potatoes

Mrs. Burgerdogboy is strictly a meat and potatoes man, and I’m often “accused’ of not being creative enough in prep of that kind of cuisine. For a long time, my “go to” side was a roasted potato dish, seasoned with rosemary infused olive oil, and dashed with sprigs of fresh rosemary. We had a rosemary… Continue reading Recipe – Sweet and Tangy Fingerling Potatoes

Shrimp Gumbo Recipe

Seafood & Sausage Gumbo Recipe Ingredients 4 ounces vegetable oil 4 ounces all-purpose flour 1 1/2 pounds raw, whole, head-on medium-sized (16-20 count) shrimp 2 quarts water and 2 quarts more 1 cup diced onion 1/2 cup diced celery 1/2 cup diced green peppers 2 tablespoons minced garlic 1/2 cup peeled, seeded and chopped tomato… Continue reading Shrimp Gumbo Recipe

Devanco Gyro Kit Review

The gyro (however you choose to pronounce it, ”yero’, ‘jy-ro’, ‘geer-o’) is a sandwich of Greek origin consisting of vertically spit roasted meat, cucumber sauce, onion and tomato on a split or folded pita.  The name comes from the Greek word which means “turn” – a description of the meat roasting on the revolving vertical… Continue reading Devanco Gyro Kit Review

Home Cookin’ – Greenridge Farm’s Black Jack Sausage (New Product)

I spotted these a couple weeks ago, but didn’t pick any up until yesterday. They are a premium sausage, clocking in at about a buck each, and their dark color and a natural casing were the draw for me.  These are apparently so new that they aren’t described on the manufacturer’s website, a suburban Chicago… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Greenridge Farm’s Black Jack Sausage (New Product)

Screamin Sicilian Frozen Pizza (new product)

The Screamin’ Sicilian is so new, even the website  ain’t working yet. It’s so new, that even a Google or Bing search of the terms brings you nowhere figuring out what the deal on this pie is. (2014 Update:  site and search now operable).  There’s a clue on the box, though, this new effort springs… Continue reading Screamin Sicilian Frozen Pizza (new product)