Turkey ‘Banh Mi’ Lettuce Wraps

 

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Let’s just go ahead and agree on something, okay?  It’s time to make this recipe.  It was time, like yesterday.  Whip em up…wrap em up..and shovel.  Then shovel again.  As many times as you’d like.  Your life will be changed. Continue reading

Goat Cheese, Spinach + Sun Dried Tomato Pork Rolls

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Those thin little pork loin cutlets you see in your market?  They were made for these.  These rolls look fancy.  They taste fancy.  And they are equally as special for entertaining as they are for a simple weeknight assemble-ahead meal.  Heres how they go: Continue reading

The At-Home Juicy Lucy Burger

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Hello, Friday…so nice to see you!

MN friends.  The Juicy Lucy.  Discuss…

Non-MN friends.  The Juicy Lucy.  Thoughts?  Have you been blessed enough to experience such amazingness?  If you aren’t familiar I’ll give you the lowdown.  It’s a burger thats filled with cheese on the inside.  And a burger thats been owned and treasured by the Twin Cities for as long as I can recall.  You’ve got legendary places like this that have absolutely hit the nail on the head with showing folks how a classic Juicy Lucy is done.  And then there’s spots like this that take the concept of the Juicy Lucy and run with it.  The stuffed cheese is accompanied by things like bacon, caramelized onions, pepperoni, sauces of all sorts, peppers…the list could go on. Continue reading

One Pot Chicken + Asparagus Lemon Cream Pasta

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I’m just going to lay it all out there, guys.  We’ve talked about that word ‘creamy’.  There.  I said it.  I put it out there.  I can not stand the way that word sounds.  But it needs to be used.  Theres a time and a place…and this, right here, would be it.   Continue reading