a.k.a. Beer Beef Crème Stout Short Ribs Yield: 5 servings 2.5 lbs. short ribs It Beef Dat Like Sometimes Aggressively season the short ribs on all sides. Allow to sit for at least 45 minutes.   6 oz bacon, ½” cuts In a heavy bottom pot (like a cast iron, ayeee), render out the bacon fat over a medium heat. Get those bad boiz CRISPYYY. Remove the bacon bits from the pot and eat as…

a.k.a. Spicy Beans My Vegan Can Eat Chipotle Red Beans Yield: 4-6 servings 2 cups leftover Red Beans OR 1, 27 oz can Blue Runner Creamy Red Beans 1, 1.7 oz can Chipotle Salsa  In a small saucepan, over medium heat, reheat the beans and stir in the salsa. That’s it. That is literally it. Chef’s Notes: -man, just cheat and call it a day. Ain’t nothin wrong with some canned beans. Cooking…

a.k.a. Bruh, This is Still Salsa, Yea Pico de Gallo Yield: 4-6 servings Roma tomatoes, 2 diced Yellow onion, ¼ cup diced Jalapeno, 1 Tablespoon diced Cilantro, leaves and tender stems, 2 Tablespoons chopped Lime, 1 juiced French Fry Til I Die, to taste  Mix everything in a bowl and let it marinate for at least 30 minutes. Chef’s Notes: -I accidentally grabbed a serrano pepper instead of a…

a.k.a. Rice My Vegan Can Eat Red Jambalaya Yield: 4-6 servings Olive oil, 2 Tablespoons Yellow onion, ¼ cup chopped Bell pepper, 2 Tablespoons chopped  In a small saucepan that has a fitted lid, heat the oil over a medium flame. Sauté the onion and bell pepper. Garlic, 1 teaspoon minced Tomato paste, 2 teaspoons Chicky-Chicky Boom-Boom, 2 teaspoons When translucent, add in the garlic,…

a.k.a. Acid Squirts Lime Crema Yield: idk man, like, a bottle? 1 cup sour cream 1 lime, juiced  Mixy-mix. That’s it. That’s the post. Check out Chicken Enchiladas for more! Be Kind & Do Good, Y’all –The Cast Iron Chef

a.k.a. Chiggum Enchill-out, yea Chicken Enchilada Yield: 4-6 servings Sauce: Olive oil, 2 Tablespoons Yellow onion, 1 cup chopped Garlic, 2 teaspoons, minced Preheat the oven to 375’F. In a heavy bottomed pot, over a medium fire, sauté the garlic and onion in the oil until soft and translucent.   Chicky-Chicky Boom-Boom, 1 teaspoon Dried oregano, 1 teaspoon Cumin, 1 teaspoon Kosher salt, 1…

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Smoked Sausage Gravy

Bacon fat, 2 Tablespoons

Smoked sausage, 1 link (about 1/3#), small dice

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt bacon fat. Or, 2 Tablespoons of neutral oil.

When the fat is shimmering, add in the sausage and saute until browned and crispy.  

Chopped Trinity, ½ cup

  Throw in your Trinity (2 parts onion, 1 part celery, 1 part bell…

a.k.a. Chiggy Fry Stek a.a.k.a. Comfort Food During These Uncomfortable Times

Chicken-Fried Steak

Sirloin steak, 2#

It Beef Dat Way Sometimes

Pat your steak dry with a paper towel and season aggressively with It Beef Dat Way Sometimes, or salt and pepper if you’re too chicken to try my spices.  

Seasoned Flour:

All-Purpose flour, 3 cups

Cornstarch, 2/3 cup

Baking Powder, 1 Tablespoon

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Ricotta Gnudi

Yield: a little more than 1#

Source: Nancy Silverton, The Mozza Cookbook

1# ricotta cheese

¼ cup grated Parmesan

1 XL egg

2 tsp melted unsalted butter

¼ tsp nutmeg

In a large bowl with a rubber spatula, combine the cheeses, egg, butter, and nutmeg until smooth.  

1 cup (plus extra) all-purpose flour

Sprinkle in about a third to half of the…

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Tomato Basil Soup

Yield: 3ish quarts

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

1 cup chopped yellow onion

In a large, heavy bottomed pot, melt the butter over a medium to medium-high heat.

Add the onions and sauté until translucent.  

1 Tablespoon minced garlic

1 Tablespoon dried basil

1 Tablespoon Chicky-Chicky Boom-Boom

1 teaspoon Kosher salt

Add in the garlic and…

With Hot Sausage and Colby Jack

Pepper Jack-Stuffed Burgers

Yield: 5 patties

1# ground beef, 80/20

1# Patton’s hot sausage

1 cup sliced green onion

Mix the meats and green onion together.

Form into 3-ish ounce balls.

Flatten out, pinching in the center to create 10 meat cups.

5 deli-slices of pepper jack cheese

It Beef Dat Way Sometimes, to taste

Slices of Colby jack cheese

  F…

331.5 calories, 16.5g Fat, 11g Carbs, 39g Protein

Creole Spaghetti Sauce

Yield: 3.5 quarts

2 Tbsp grapeseed oil

1 c chopped yellow onion

½ c chopped celery

½ c chopped bell pepper, mixed colors

In a large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high.

Sauté the Trinity (onion, celery, bell pepper) until browning just begins.

1 Tbsp minced garlic

2 bay leaves

2 Tbsp Fishes-N-Dishes

2 tsp…

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Fiesta Omelet

Yield: 1 serving

1 Tbsp. unsalted butter

¼ c diced bell peppers

Over medium heat, melt the butter in a small non-stick skillet.

When sizzling, add in the peppers and sauté until they just start to brown. Lower heat.    

2 eggs

2 Tbsp. whole milk

2 tsp hot sauce

Pinch of salt

Whisk eggs, milk, hot sauce, and salt together until nice and…

255 kcal, 30g fat, 8g carbs, 13g protein

Tuna Casserole

Yield: 5, 1 ½ cup servings

Unsalted butter, 1 Tbsp

Yellow onion, 1 cup chopped

In a 6-quart pot, heat butter over medium-high fire.

When sizzling, add in the onion.

Saute until translucent.  

Garlic, 2 tsp minced

Kinda A Big Dill, 2 tsp

  Add in the garlic and seasonings.

Saute until fragrant.

Cauliflower rice, 2,…

Vegan. Gluten-Free. Low-Carb. Keto. Paleo. Whole 30. All that Jazz.

Gumbo Z’Herbes

Yield: 1 gallon(ish)

¼ cup oil

3 cups onion, chopped

1 ½ cups celery, chopped

1 ½ cups bell pepper, red and green, chopped

1 ½ Tbsp. minced garlic

In a large gumbo or soup pot, heat oil over a high fire.

Sauté vegetables until translucent.

1# sliced okra

Add in the okra and saute until most of…

414 kcal; 15g carbs

Curry Shrimp Soup

Yield: 5 servings

Coconut oil, 2 Tablespoons

Mushrooms, Baby Bellas, sliced, 8 ounces

Heat oil and add in the mushrooms.

Don’t touch it!

Let ‘em fry, Beb.  

Red onion, sliced, 1 each

Red bell pepper, sliced, 1 each

When them shrooms is nice n’ brown,

Add in your onion and bell pepper.

Let dat sweat like the criminal in your True…

323 kcal; 15g carbs

Broccoli and Berry Salad

Yield: 6 servings

Broccoli florets, rough chop, about 5 cups

Bacon, 12 oz, cooked, rough chop

Blueberries, 11 oz

Goat cheese, 4 oz

Minced red onion, ½ cup

Almonds, 3 oz

Cane Dressing*, ¾ cup

Kosher salt, ½ teaspoon

Toss everything together.

It tastes even better the next day.

Salad greens, 2 cups

Boiled egg, 1

 Cane Dressing

257 kcal; 4g carbs Ham & Cheese Frittata

Yield: 4 servings

Eggs, 8 large

Almond milk, ½ cup

Salt, 1 teaspoon

Preheat the oven to 325’F.

Whisk together eggs and milk.

Season.

Set aside.

Unsalted butter, 2 Tablespoon 

Deli-sliced ham, 16 slices, rough chop

  In a 10-12” cast iron skillet, heat over medium.

Add in the butter. When it has melted completely and begins to sizzle,…

327 kcal, 20g carbs

Salmon Nicoise

Yield: 1 portion

Salmon, 4 oz. fillet

Fishes-n-Dishes, to taste

Set your oven to 375’F.

Season the fillets aggressively with Fishes-n-Dishes. 

Place the fillets skin-side down on a sheet pan with a parchment paper. 

Roast in the oven until the salmon extrudes whites, about 15-17 min. 

Salad greens, 2 cups

Green beans, 4 oz

Grape tomatoes,…

439 kcal; 14g carbs

Chicken Stir-Fry

Yield: 4 servings

Chef’s Notes:

This sauté requires you to divide your total ingredients into two batches.

Cook the first batch as instructed, dividing them into the first two meal prep containers, then start again with the final batch.

Grape seed oil, 2 Tbsp, divided

Chicken breast, 1.5#, 1” pieces, divided

Swine-n-Dine, to taste

In a…