Saturday 02/17: Kung Pao Chicken **
Bonus: Beef Patty and Eggs Breakfast *****
Potentia Melius
Spinach and Bacon Quiche
Saturday 01/20: Spinach and Bacon Quiche ****
Potentia Melius: Add Broccoli and Savories – cook over less time than original recipe.
Christmas Dinner — Chateaubriand
Christmas Day 12/25: Pan Seared Chateaubriand served with Braised Brussels Sprouts and Loaded, Mashed Fauxtatoes. *****
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Sunday 09/10: Smoked Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Dill Pickles, BBQ Sauce and Cole Slaw *****
Chicken Buffalo Wing Meatballs
Friday 08/04: Chicken Buffalo Wing Meatballs served over Zoodles with Hot Sauce. Potentia Melius — Could improve with not-so-hot Hot Sauce. The Meatballs were really good but the sauce on the Zoodles was a bit hot (Frank’s Red Hot Sauce). ****
Cheeseburger Pie
Friday 04/21 — Cheeseburger Pie B
This didn’t turn out as well as we had hoped. It was a little too dry and very crumbly. It was possibly overcooked due to preparation and roasting in a cast iron pan. The flavors were good though.
The new Food Blog category for such lessons learned is “Potentia Melius,” Latin for “it could be better.”
Grilled Country-Style Pork Ribs
Sunday 03/12/2023 — Grilled Country-Style Pork Ribs with Baked Beans and Fauxtato Salad. C-
BBQ Chicken
Friday 03/10/2023 — Grilled BBQ Chicken with Mock’n’Cheese and Braised Brussels Sprouts A
Menu for Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day: T-Bone Steak with Cole Slaw and Baked Beans
Sunday 5/29: Lobster, Andouille, Corn, Potato and Shrimp Boiled Dinner
Saturday 5/28 National Hamburger Day: Bacon Havarti Cheeseburgers with Baked Sweet Potato Chips. Burger add-ons: Bacon, Avocado, Dill Pickle (Stackers), Red Onion, Sliced Tomato and Mustard.
Never use cheap-ass buns for a burger like this – they fall apart!