This past Saturday Panda Express invited me out to their Milwaukee-area location near my house to celebrate the Lunar New Year and try their new Firecracker Shrimp.
The dish features large shrimp, hand-chopped red and yellow bell peppers, onions, string beans, and whole dried chilis that are wok-tossed in a savory black bean sauce.
This was my first time trying the Firecracker Shrimp and I was definitely impressed with it. A lot of times at … CONTINUE READING »
Back in November I was on the FoodCrush Podcast talking about how this here blog got started, how reality cooking shows are fake, how BuzzFeed Tasty likes to steal ideas from food bloggers and a whole slew of other fun stuff. If you want to listen to the episode you can check it out here.
As Lori and Matt — the co-hosts of FoodCrush — were talking to me Matt suggested that I try … CONTINUE READING »
Last year I worked with the Wisconsin Pork Producers Association to create a couple pork-based recipes and I’m psyched to report that I’ll be working with them once again this year!
For my first recipe I breaded slices of pork tenderloin, deep fried them and topped them with bacon country gravy to create Pork Tenderloin Sliders. For recipe number two I once again sliced up a pork tenderloin — but sliced it lengthwise — … CONTINUE READING »
If you’re a fan of Reuben sandwiches then you absolutely have to try this this slow cooker Reuben Dip.
It takes all the best parts of the iconic sandwich — corned beef, cheese, sauerkraut and Thousand Island Dressing — and combines them into a super easy to make dip that’s perfect for entertaining.
I originally made this Reuben Dip for a St. Patrick’s Day party years ago, but after seeing how much everyone in attendance … CONTINUE READING »
I’m a sucker for a good fast food secret menu item.
Sure, everyone knows that you can walk into In-N-Out and order your burger of fries “Animal Style,” or that you if you’re in the mood for a burrito wrapped inside a quesadilla you can go to Chipotle and order a Quesarito — which made it extra funny when Taco Bell added the Quesarito to their official menu and acted as if it was their … CONTINUE READING »