Main Dishes

Almost everyone has at least heard about Beer Can Chicken. This recipe gives you a fall-off-the-bone tender whole chicken that’s crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. But what if you don’t like beer?

Sometimes the best type of beer is not beer at all. Change the ale to a cider, and voilà, you now have Hard Cider Chicken!

Roasting a turkey for Thanksgiving is done in almost every household in the United States. But many of these turkeys end up overcooked and dry.

So how do you get a juicy turkey that is done well throughout? Follow this easy brined roast turkey recipe, and you may have your best Thanksgiving turkey yet.

Yes, making fried chicken is a big undertaking. And you can always run out and pick up a bucket from the local chicken place. But if you want a better bite of hot, crispy chicken, nothing beats making it at home. There’s just me and the hubs in my household, and yes, for me, it’s worth the trouble. Let me show you why.

Most people think the only way to cook corned beef is to boil it on the stove with cabbage until everything falls apart, but I have a secret. There is a better way (IMHO) to cook corned beef if you have an oven.

Roasted corned beef is just as easy as boiled, and the bonus is you end up with a wonderfully crispy crust on top of the brisket. 

When we travel on the coast, we usually end up eating some sort of seafood every night.  The fish, shrimp, and crab are always so fresh; when you are right next to the sea, it just seems like the perfect meal.   My two favorite dishes are crab cakes and a big pot of steamed mussels and clams in white wine.