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Weeknight burgers, with cheese, on cast iron
America, Burgers

Easy Weeknight Burgers

I’ve spent a while coming up with what I think is an easy weeknight burger. Nothing special or fancy. No need to “grind your own”, mix in ground bacon, use expensive grass fed or wagyu ground beef, etc. Just a simple burger that comes out juicy and flavorful. You can […]

Eric's Smash Sauce for Burgers
America, Sauces

Great Burger Dressing: Smash Sauce

Earlier this summer, I was looking for something to take a burger up a notch. Not just the old ketchup, mustard, mayo thing …. or the KC style BBQ sauce for a Western Burger. I started with this copy cat Shake Sauce, an imitation of the sauce used at the […]

BBQ SLC Spare Ribs
America, Pacific NW, Smoked

Pork Ribs In The Pacific NW

We are mostly known for salmon, halibut, teriyaki and the American Wagyu coming out of Snake River Farms. But, there’s some great BBQ happening here, too. Just that it is almost all in the backyard, not in BBQ joints with lines around the corner. And some of the BBQ happening […]

Eric's Rib Rub
America, Rubs

Eric’s Rib Rub

Probably 10 years ago, I started using Meathead’s Memphis Dust, fondly known to many as MMD. Over the years, I made a few changes to it, enough so that I think I can call this version “Eric’s Rib Rub”. Still layers of sweet and savory in it, but a few […]

Spaetzle and Csirke Paprikas
Germany, Side Dishes

A Taste Of Germany: Spaetzle

Overview Spaetzle, also called Nokedli in Hungary, are egg/flour noodles originating in the German region of Schwaben. They are a classic German side dish that go along with many different German and Hungarian dishes. However, they are also a classic main dish in Schwaben when prepared as KaseSpaetzle, which means, […]

America, Salads

Chilled Lentil Salad

This is a great way to prepare lentils and makes a salad that is healthy, flavorful, crunchy, and goes with almost any grilled entree. I’ve served it with steak, tri-tip, chicken, salmon, halibut, cod, pork chops and more. This is an awesome summer side. The colors, crunch, and bright flavors […]