Meat Life Style

Would it be bragging to say that I am fairly famous among my circle of friends for this amazing chicken? Would it be over the top to say that at least two vegetarians (ladies, you know who you are!) have ignored the tofu I had diligently fixed them when they saw this chicken presented to the rest of the guests? Vows were broken; chicken was devoured. I could go on, but I won’t. This marinated, butterflied chicken is so addictive that a friend affectionately referred to it as “ Heroin Chicken ,” and the name stuck. Everyone needs a signature go-to dish, one that you can prepare for family and friends and know you’re going to have a home run, and Heroin Chicken  is that dish. This is the dish I bring to the new mother for her much-deserved dinner, or to a weekend collaborative dinner party…and it’s always a hit. It’s the little black dress of my cooking repertoire. I originally saw this in a Nigella Lawson book–love her!–and although the recipe has evolved...

Are you guys as obsessed with grilled cheese sandwiches as I am? I am a true grilled cheese lover. And adding a egg just blows all other grilled cheeses out of the water. Technically this recipe isn’t a grilled cheese at all, just a single slice of bread with cheese fused to it’s outsides, but it’s cheese and it’s grilled so I’m not going to argue technicalities. If we did want to get into the technicalities of naming of recipes, I think the egg-in-toast part of this recipe confuses me as well. What do you call egg-in-toast? I’ve heard them referred to as toad-in-a-hole, egg-in-a-basket and egg-in-a-nest. Whatever you call them, they are delicious. Unlike lots of dreamy memories I’ve heard from my childhood friends, I didn’t grow up eating egg-in-toast. I can just imagine how my parents would react if I asked them to make it for me. “You cut a hole in the bread!? Why would you cut a hole in the bread? Who eats the bread cut out? Me? I have to eat your leftovers?!” ...

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Cooking the perfect steak can be extremely difficult. It seems like it always comes out either too rare or too well done; it almost never comes out just right. After watching this video, I will change the way I cook steak forever. This is a seriously amazing and easy way to cook steak to perfection! You have to see this. The secret to cooking the perfect steak is the reverse sear, or cooking the steak in reverse. According to FudeHouse, “Most steaks are cooked by first searing each side and then finishing (baking) in the oven. That method is a useful one and produces a steak that has the characteristic “bullseye” of doneness. But by simply baking first and searing last, the quality of the steak changes altogether. It’ll be juicier. More tender. And more beautiful.” This technique is used in restaurant kitchens all over the world, but is a secret you may not know to “get that perfect edge-to-edge medium-rare that resembles steaks that have been cooked sous-vide,”...