Easy Sourdough Bread

This is a simple, easy, low fuss recipe for making consistently great sourdough bread.

Pasta With Garlic and Oil (Aglio E Olio)

A delicious pasta recipe that can be used as a side dish or an entre.

Old Forge White Pizza

Delicious pizza made in the style of Old Forge White Pizza.

Crispy Italian Bread

Home made Italian Bread!

Chicken, Broccoli and Sun Dried Tomatoes with Bow-Ties

This was something we had often growing up.  It was always a family favorite.

Bacon Roll-ups

Quick and tasty appetizer that can be made in advance – frozen – removed from freezer and baked.

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

We always have bananas in the house, and inevitably, we will have a few that are over-ripe at the end of the week.  I was looking for something to make with them and was considering making banana bread or muffins.  I found a good recipe for banana muffins but it used...

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Brown Butter, Cinnamon, Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brown Butter, Cinnamon, Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies

I purchased a large quantity of cinnamon chips for the Cinnamon Chip Scone recipe that I was making regularly.  I am no longer making the scones as often, so I was looking for a good way to use the cinnamon chips, perhaps in a cookie of some sort.  I found a recipe...

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New York Style Pizza Dough

New York Style Pizza Dough

Once we mastered making Neopolitan-style pizza, we made it weekly. However, being from New Jersey, our family missed the texture and taste of New York style pizza, so I set out to find a good recipe for it. It was about this time that Charlie Anderson was going...

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Easy Sourdough Bread

Easy Sourdough Bread

After successfully making Italian Bread, I wanted to try to make other types of bread.  One of my priorities was learning how to make sourdough bread. I tried several different recipes for sourdough bread with mixed results.  Some recipes yielded great results but...

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Smoked Chicken Thighs

Smoked Chicken Thighs

Over the past few years, we have really come to enjoy smoking meats at home. We started by using our outdoor wood-burning oven (Pizza Oven), and eventually got a dedicated smoker. When people think of a smoker things like brisket, ribs, and pulled pork immediately...

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