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  AS AN AMAZON ASSOCIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES If you are looking for the best Grilling Sauces & Marinades you have landed at the right place. I have been developing and testing my sauces and marinades since the mid 90's. All are packed with flavor, and have been tested on various proteins as well as lab tested for shelf life. Grilling season is upon us and who doesn't love a backyard barbecue with family and friends, a picnic at your church social, or a barbecue at your social organization? Any of these Grilling Sauces & Marinades will add so much flavor to whatever you decide to grill. They all work on a variety of proteins - beef, chicken, pork or lamb and use many ingredients you already have in your pantry. If you click on the photographs below, it will open the recipe post in a new window.  GREAT NORTHERN BARBECUE SAUCE Great Northern Barbecue Sauce is one of the first sauces I created. It has great depth of flavor and is a ketchup based sauce. The vin...

  AS AN AMAZON AFFILIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES. Spicy Beef Teriyaki: a healthy, filling meal the whole family can enjoy! What's not to love about an Asian inspired stir-fry? It's a healthy way to eat, definitely feeds a number of people and if there are any left-overs it warms up nicely the next day. I tend to make them more when fresh vegetables are available at the local farm markets or from our garden, however any time of the year is a good time for stir-fry. I keep a few Asian condiments in my pantry which come in handy when making a good sauce. Those are soy sauce, mirin and rice wine vinegar. Also I always have garlic on hand and keep ginger in the freezer. Another ingredient on hand are dried chilies - they last forever! For more adventurous cooking there are other ingredients that are common to Asian cuisine: Sesame oil, fish sauce, oyster sauce and hoisin sauce to name a few. Last, but not least is a wok and kitchen tool they call a spider . A spider is a lo...

12 Back to School Suppers ~ quick and easy meals ready in 30-45 minutes are sure to please your family! One of my biggest stresses when the kids were young and still in school and I was working a full time job was getting a "decent" meal on the table every night and not something so elaborate that it wasn't going to be ready until 7 p.m. I believed back then and still do, that sitting around a dining table sharing food is one of the best way for families to connect and communicate. Read more »

The Perfect Spoon Roast ~ this method works each and every time to give you the perfect roast! While I am a huge fan of prime rib roasts which I made many of them in my small restaurant as a special Friday Night Dinner to go, I love the flavor of the lesser cut known as the Spoon Roast. The spoon roast is actually the marketing term for the beef which is from the sirloin section of the cattle and is thus because of the way in which it was cut. Be sure and read on to find out how to make The Perfect Spoon Roast . Read more »