January 2020 archive

Bacon Cheeseburger Flatbreads

Bacon Cheeseburger FlatbreadThe grocery store near my house makes and sells their own flatbreads and all of them look pretty damn good except for one of them — their Bacon Cheeseburger Flatbread.

I’m not sure what it is about those flatbreads specifically, but all they consist of is ground beef and bacon — obviously — and then wide strips of American cheese. There’s literally nothing else at all on them….

They look like something I’d make when … CONTINUE READING »

Review: Firecracker Shrimp From Panda Express

Panda Express Firecracker ShrimpThis 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 »

Deep Fried SpaghettiOs

Deep Fried SpaghettiOsBack 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 »

Cornbread Waffle Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Cornbread Waffle Pulled Pork SandwichesLast 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 »

Reuben Dip

Slow Cooker Reuben DipIf 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I originally made this Reuben Dip for a St. Patrick’s Day party years ago, but after seeing how much everyone in attendance … CONTINUE READING »