Our chicken sausages are not like most chicken sausages first and foremost because we use high quality AB/HM-free, nonGMO, air chilled boneless skinless chicken thighs from Miller’s Amish [...]
Around here, we love a good burger. I think in the midwest we may be spoiled because we have access to some of the best beef in the world. Our farmers have been refining their beef through [...]
The first time I had Boerewors was actually in Johannesburg. I was there in 2009 with a band I managed at the time and we were getting ready to kick off small 2 week tour all over South Africa! [...]
Have you ever tried our Sicilian Sausage? This is a recipe we created based of several authentic family recipes for a standard sort of Sicilian sausage. If you like charcuterie, you may have had [...]
Most mass produced chicken sausages have a hot dog texture. I don’t hate that, but it’s not my favorite. Chicken is a really delicious versatile protein and it doesn’t need to [...]
Our Blueberry Maple Sausage is a fresh delicious sausage made with Antibiotic and Hormone-free Indiana Pork, scratch-made blueberry compote, Indiana maple syrup, sea salt and spices. This [...]
Chicken Curry Sausage To cook sausage on the stove top, place a fry pan on the stove and turn on medium heat. Add a tablespoon of cooking oil and place sausage(s) in pan. Allow to simmer in the [...]
Need a great pesto recipe, try this 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed 1/2 cup freshly grated Romano or Parmesan-Reggiano cheese (about 2 ounces) 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/3 cup pine nuts [...]
To celebrate the release of Charcuterie For Dummies, We are having a really fun enter-to-win contest. Here is a little info about the book: Even if you’ve never cooked a slab of bacon in your [...]
The last part of 2019 and all of January were a mad dash to finish writing my third “For Dummies” book for Wiley Publishing. This book was a lot of fun to write and quite frankly it [...]
If you’re planning a trip to Chile, specifically for wine country, you are going to find there is not very much helpful or current information. I scoured Google. I don’t mean page 1 [...]
Brussel sprouts are definitely in fashion these days, which seems crazy. When I was a kid I loathed the almighty brussel sprout but now I can’t seem to live without the cruciferous gems. [...]
Organic vs. Local Perhaps no language is emptier than the words we use to label our food. I don’t mean delicious, salty or a little bit overcooked. I’m talking about buzzwords like all-natural, [...]
In the last 18 months I have found that I really enjoy white wine. Good white wine. I also fell in love with Sancerre in about that time. Sancerre is a region of wine country in the Loire valley [...]
Family recipe’s are often the best because they’ve been tested, tweaked and perfected over generations. Kellie’s family recipe for bacon cornbread is no exception. There are no [...]
I really need to write about a wine that is not sparkling but lets face it, I am on a sparkling kick and I have been for MONTHS I tell you. MONTHS! I was at a sweet french wine tasting not too [...]
Yesterday I had the opportunity to invade Cheff JJs downtown location to work with his team to develop a bacon and make plans for the first, of hopefully several, Old Major & Cheff JJs [...]
I love a good bratwurst anytime of the year. My love for brats actually started early on when my folks would bring home Johnsonville brats from the store. I always used to think they were really [...]