Behind the Bites

Feast Your Eyes


  • Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs

    Printable version This is the third recipe in a series of everyday meals that I am creating that features store bought items mixed with fresh ingredients and pantry staples. Here, the store bought item is frozen meatballs. I enhance the pasta sauce (which I always keep in the pantry) with…

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  • Asian Chicken Over Rice

    Printable version There is an old saying that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” I believe that saying was coined by women who were projecting their own feelings, because there are few things a man can do that are more powerful than to surprise his love…

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  • Cheesy Chicken Nachos

    Sunday is the Super Bowl. A day when all of America will gather for the big game and watch grown men battle on the gridiron as well as the best night of commercials advertisers have to offer. For a guy like me it is a time to showcase my favorite…

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  • Spinach Artichoke Dip Pizza

    Printable version This pizza was surprisingly great tasting. I was a little skeptical when I tasted the spinach artichoke cheese dip alone. It was ok – like most freezer items it’s flavors were much more muted than making it from scratch. What surprised me most was how well it complimented…

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  • Crispy Shrimp Soft Tacos

    Printable version This recipe is frankly the easiest and best tasting tacos I have ever eaten. When I make these detailed recipes, I like to make everything from scratch, but that is not how I cook most of my meals. When I’m in a rush to get food in my…

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  • Southwest Black Bean Soup

    Printable version Black beans are used in soups, stews and a variety of dishes and are most common in South America, Mexico and the Caribbean. The black bean was once used for a very macabre purpose in an incident when Texas was an independent republic in the 1830s and 1840s.…

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  • Homemade Horsey Sauce

    Printable version When I think of Arby’s, I think of one thing – the horsey sauce. They are most famous for the roast beef, but I wouldn’t think of eating there without a gallon of their delicious horsey sauce to spread on my sandwich and dunk my curly fries in.…

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  • The Breaded Cheeseburger

    Printable version I remember going out to eat with Mom and Dad when I was a kid and seeing a new item at a local diner that I had to try: The breaded cheeseburger. It was a beef patty and slice of cheese encased in a shell of crispy breading…

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