by pete | Jul 14, 2017 | italian, side
Ingredients bread parm cheese garlic salt basil butter Instructions Get a good loaf of french bread. Slice it lengthwise and spread the sides. You can use a half loaf if just the two of you. Soften butter and spread generously on both sides. Sprinkle the butter... 
by pete | Mar 12, 2015 | american, apps and snacks, pizza
A simple one I learned in Home Economics in uh, 6th grade or something – but it never gets old. Ingredients 1 canister of (Pillsbury) Crescent Dough Pepperoni Cheese of your choice (jack/muenster do well) Pizza seasoning Vegetable of choice (optional)... by pete | Mar 3, 2015 | pizza, ramblings
I love the fact that you can buy fresh pizza dough in the grocery store these days, but really don’t have much patience (or planning ability?) to wait for it to come to room temperature so it can be rolled out. Reading a tip about “proofing dough in a... 
by pete | Jan 9, 2015 | american, main courses
Mom’s Meatloaf – nothing gets measured here. Here’s Alexis’s rendition. Ingredients meatloaf mix – pack of veal, pork, beef pepperidge farm bread crumbs – in the white and blue bag – I think maybe 1 cup? 1 egg 1 small CAN of... 
by pete | Jan 9, 2015 | apps and snacks, grill/bbq, main courses
Breaded Grilled “almost fried” Chicken Wings – courtesy of http://www.dizzypigbbq.com/recipesWings.html , home of the best BBQ spices you can get your hands on. These crunchy breaded wings are awesome. I had my doubts about breading wings to be... 
by pete | Jan 7, 2015 | soups and stews
Mom’s stew. Ingredients 2lbs beef 1 and 1/2 cloves chopped garlic 1 large chopped onion 1 cup beef/chicken stock 1 cup tomato sauce pepper cumin/spices 1/4 cup chopped parsley bay leaf 6 medium pared quartered potatoes (canned are good) 6 chopped carrots 1 stalk...