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Beans and Rice

Fried Rice

I found this great Fried Rice recipe in one of my Cooks Illustrated magazines. I was having a Luau themed party for my family, and thought this would be perfect. It was fantastic! For the party I made this Fried Rice, a whole tenderloin on the grille, a Famous Dave’s Twice-Smoked Orgasmic Ham, my home made short cut version of baked beans and cole slaw. The rice, baked beans and…

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Potato Salad

I feel like I’ve been making potato salad forever! After all, its the one of those basic foods  you think of for summertime entertaining, no matter where you live.…

Beef Fried Rice

Who doesn’t love Beef Fried Rice at your local Chinese food joint? I know I do. So I decided to go on a quest to finding out how to…

Coconut Rice

I’ve never been a lover of white rice. But after I tried the Hawaiian Chicken Teriyaki Bowl recipe, I decided I am a lover of Coconut Rice. It’s made…

Arancini

There are a couple of things I’ve always wanted to make. Schiacciata (ski-yah-cha-ta) or Italian Meat Pie and Arancini or Rice Balls. I have decided this week I’m going…