by Pete Loren | Dec 12, 2023 | All Recipes, Beef & Veal
Salisbury Steaks once graced the menus at local diners, family restaurant and country clubs. You’ll still occasionally find it on menus as an homage to days of comfort food past. Often paired with mashed potatoes, this country classic dish is basically a thick... 
by Pete Loren | Dec 11, 2023 | All Recipes, Starches
Potatoes O’Brien is one of the favorite recipes in the “potato repertoire” and is one of the first potato recipes many breakfast cooks ever learn to make. One of the important “keys” to this recipe is to use the right potato, which is a... 
by Pete Loren | Dec 10, 2023 | All Recipes, Beef & Veal, Soups & Sauces
Chili, as most of us know it, began in the Southwest, United States and became most popular in Texas. There is much debate, especially in Texas, on whether or not this dish (which they call a bowl of red), should contain beans. In the northern states, bean are usually... 
by Pete Loren | Jul 11, 2023 | All Recipes, Chicken & Poultry
One of the staples of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, Quesadillas are a “flattened” expression of a soft tortilla taco which is then baked or griddled. This recipe is the standard interpretation of the chicken version and uses the pulled meat from a... 
by Pete Loren | Apr 24, 2023 | All Recipes, Beef & Veal
The origins of the Sloppy Joe sandwich are a bit fuzzy. They have been traced back to one of 3 places of origin all completely unique. You can choose between a bar in Havana, Cuba, another bar in Key West (Sloppy Joe’s Bar), or, oddly enough to Sioux City, Iowa. Where...