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Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
Printable version I have never been a fan of squash. For the longest time I thought the only good use for squash was hollowing out pumpkins to make scary jack-o’-lanterns at Halloween or chucking rotten ones at passing hay rides in the fall. A couple of years ago, I tried spaghetti squash for the first…
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Stuffed Pepper Soup
Printable version Growing up, my Mom and Grand Mothers referred to green peppers as mangos, I always thought this was odd but I just learned to accept it as a family quirk. Turns out there is some history to it. An article by Linguist David Bergdahl helped shed a little light on the mystery of…
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Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Printable version Mashed potatoes are a dish that is universally loved by all. Probably because they can be eaten by almost everyone. No teeth are required and therefore no chewing. Anyone from babies to the elderly have the ability to wolf them down. They are relatively easy to make and come in instant form, which…
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Cucumber Gazpacho
Printable version This gazpacho was the final step in the evolution of a simple and creamy cucumber salad. Originally it was just that – a cucumber salad. Next, I used it as the creamy cool vegetable element of a tostada. Then I got crazy, took it a step further and made a palette cleansing soup…
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Creamy Horseradish Sauce
Printable version This is a redo of a recipe I made a couple of years ago. It was the sauce for a roast beef sandwich. Here, I use it on prime rib. When I get the opportunity I like to re-shoot recipes that I have created before June of 2012. It was then I started…
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Prime Rib
Printable version Prime rib is my favorite centerpiece for special meals. With an average income like myself, it’s an expensive cut of meat, so it’s reserved for Christmas, weddings or important occasions. I consider it the best of the beef world. First of all, it’s a giant steak, so when cooked right it is tender…
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Strawberry-Banana Cream Trifle
Printable version Those who read this blog regularly know that I don’t create many desserts for Behind the Bites. First of all, I don’t have much experience with the world of sweets and second, I’ll take a bag of beef jerky over a sugary snack ten times out of ten. In other words, I don’t…
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Smoky Creamy Corn Chowder
A couple weeks ago I attended a dinner party at a friends house. The meal was made from meat, vegetables and fruit that the hosts had raised and grown right there on their own land. It was served family style around a huge table that comfortably fit the 15 who attended. The food was absolutely…
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Spicy Chicken Creamy Cucumber Tostada
Printable version The cucumber salad used to dress this tostada makes it an all star. The salad is absolutely delicious on its own, here it acts as a balance to the spicy chipotle chicken. I used McCormick chipotle chili powder and when compared to their normal chili powder, the chipotle is off the scale as…
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Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad
Printable version The cucumber originated in India and was domesticated by the 7th century B.C., it spread from there to China and the Ancient Mediterranean regions, According to Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. The Romans ate cucumber and spread it throughout the empire reaching as far north as what is now modern day…
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