We are all busy. It’s a fact. Most of us do not have time to make our meals from scratch. In an ideal world, we would all shop only from the outside aisles of the supermarket and buy only the ingredients that we need to craft our meals from the basic building blocks on up.… Continue Reading
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How To Make Chicken Francese
I have yet to find anything that does not taste better when drenched in a good red gravy. But, even an Italian guy like me has to vary his taste every once in a while. Chicken Francese, despite the French name, is an entirely Italian dish. Most of the research out there points to this… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
2011 Should Mean Good Eats!
Look at this little ditty that showed up at my door yesterday. Food & Wine Magazine has traditionally offered this cookbook at the beginning of the year to subscribers of the magazine. It then goes on sale later in the year. This year, we received an offer to purchase this book for a very low… Continue Reading
Ramblings | 2010 Year In Review
It has been a great year for us here at Big Dan’s Ramblings. I started publishing posts in May of this year and have seen a fairly steady increase of hits every week. The posts ranged everywhere from recipes to product reviews to a stretch where we were updating almost daily on Red Sox news.… Continue Reading
How To Make Homemade Sauce and Ricotta Meatballs
My wife and I have been growing a garden since we bought our house a few years ago. At first, we were growing all kinds of peppers, beans, and even corn! And, we’ve had good luck with it. Over the last few years, we’ve cut down our plantings to a few different crops that we… Continue Reading
8th Annual Big Apple BBQ Block Party
For more information, visit http://www.bigapplebbq.org. The Eighth Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party takes place in Madison Square Park June 12-13, 2010, from 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM. The weekend-long event takes place every June and brings together the country’s top pitmasters who cook up their award-winning food for over a hundred thousand barbecue enthusiasts. Set against the… Continue Reading
Kansas City Style Barbeque Sauce Recipe
In preparation for my next attempt at smoking, I made some homemade BBQ Sauce. The good folks over at Smoker-Cooking.com were nice enough to post this recipe and I followed it to the letter. If the early reviews – quick tastes by my wife and brother – are any indication, this recipe is a winner!… Continue Reading
Dry Rub Pork Spare Ribs – Prep Time
My second adventure in smoking will be two slabs of pork spare ribs. Once I again, I am deferring to the knowledge of the good folks over at Smoker Cooking.com for recipes and smoking suggestions. It’s been so far, so good with these folks and they haven’t steered me wrong yet. Unlike brisket, I have… Continue Reading