That's Just Me Cooking

Notes on preparation The amount of sodium in your chili powder varies. Taste a bit before adding any salt. I like Penzey's Medi...

This is my favorite version. I prefer baking the bacon and using some of the reserved fat to sauté the onion.  I am leaning towards brownin...

Not sure why I haven't added this before. Make it all the time for weekday dinner. Fast and easy. I like using Better than Bouillon for ...

Perfect for New Year's Day good luck and prosperity for the coming year. You can omit the bacon, substitute vegetable stock, and add som...

Loved how this turned out. Perfect for smaller gathering or for those who prefer white meat. I got my boneless turkey breast from Whole Food...

Finally made one of these and wowza! I looked at a bunch of recipes before synthesizing this one.  Really good. Give it a try. Adjust the am...

This has become one of my favorite soups. It is REALLY worth it. You can complete tasks while other parts are cooking. Currently I'm usi...

This is my take on a very popular dish. I'm working on a smoked version, but use liquid smoke in this one.  Ingredients 1 (4 pound) pork...

You can make this kinda vegetarian friendly by swapping the chicken broth for vegetable broth and skipping the bacon. Add some liquid smoke,...

While cookin' up a mess o' chili I can't think of anything better to enjoy than some Stevie Ray Vaughn . Any song will do. This ...

These are the best I've made so far. This is what I want from my spare ribs: Moist, not falling apart, well seasoned. I used Costco ri...

I love this soup. It is great as is or it can serve as a launching point by adding veggies of your choice (I'm looking at you parsnips!)...

This is one of my favorite seafood dishes. It is absolutely delicious and fairly easy to prepare. The pepper "sauce" is more like ...

I thought the ratio of cornbread to chili too high. Thicker than I'd like. If I make it again I'll use a deeper and smaller (less su...

I made this recently and it was fantastic. Probably the easiest Chef-John-dish I've prepared thus far. Super easy. It yielded a wonderfu...