Here is one of my favorite recipes, complete with video using products from my KITCHEN LINE. My silicone rolling pins, used in this video, are on a fantastic deal at LIVING SOCIAL right now! Australian Meat Pies FILLING 3 pounds beef chuck, diced 1/2-inch cubes 1/2 cup flour 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped...
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Posted by Alex McCord on Jul 31, 2014 | 22 comments
I will fully admit that I love it when I post a food shot on my Instagram feed and everyone wants the recipe. Consider my foodie ego properly stroked at the response to last night’s dinner, pictured to the left. Also, I always forget about hanger steak as an option when buying meat for home cooking. It’s weird;...
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Posted by Alex McCord on Jul 24, 2014 | 0 comments
I wish I had a bowl of this right now! While looking through all the iPhone and Instagram pics of various meals I’ve served at home recently, this one is making my mouth water right now so I thought I would share. It’s a ragu, basically a very chunky pasta sauce and you can use just about any red meat and of course...
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Posted by Alex McCord on Jul 10, 2014 | 2 comments
I’m late with this, I know, but here is the Saag Aloo recipe for the photo I posted on Instagram recently. My boys rarely eat spinach, but they did eat this and I think it’s down to the spices. 1 large white or Spanish onion, chopped 2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed 1/2 to 3/4 pound fresh spinach, washed, stemmed...
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Posted by Alex McCord on Jun 22, 2014 | 0 comments
Do you like to make Indian food at home? I certainly do; whether it’s Chicken Tikka Masala, a good Lamb Madras curry or Naan bread, the McCord van Kempens love their spice. Many recipes for home cooks rely on a spice blend called Garam Masala, which is simply a mixture of spices most home cooks already have in...
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Posted by Alex McCord on Jun 22, 2014 | 0 comments
This recipe makes my mouth water. No joke. Now, I’m a brussels sprouts fan and always have been. I think either you love them or hate them…there doesn’t seem to be any middle ground. File this one under kid-friendly — well — one of our sons LOVES it and the other is a sprouts-hater, so even if...
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Posted by Alex McCord on Apr 7, 2014 | 1 comments
When it’s really cold out, I love to experiment with all sorts of recipes to add to my repertoire and test my kids’ ever-changing tastes. This year, I hit on a vegetable combination that my kids did not run away from, screaming, with their hair on fire, crying food abuse, all that stuff. They actually ate this....
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Posted by Alex McCord on Apr 6, 2014 | 2 comments
We had this for dinner last night — I started by grabbing four different recipes from Julia Child, and edited/adjusted/simplified them. My quantities are to feed a family of four – assuming 2 pounds of pork, either boneless or after deboning. OK, so pork chops are dry. Because of that, you must, must MUST marinate...
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Posted by Alex McCord on Mar 20, 2014 | 0 comments
We really don’t have a whole lot of junk food in our house, something that makes me happy. Now, that does NOT mean we are health nuts, nor does it mean our sons live on kale and greek yogurt and quinoa. Far from it. My food philosophies basically boil down to these principles: 1) Eat what you crave, just not tons of it....
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Posted by Alex McCord on Mar 1, 2014 | 3 comments
Looking back through my food blog, I was surprised to find I hadn’t already posted this recipe since A) I make it so often, and B) it uses LOTS of items from my kitchen line!! Heheheh. Which items, you say? My whisk, spatula, potholders and silicone muffin pan, all available on Amazon, D’Agostinos, Bealls and...
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Posted by Alex McCord on Feb 23, 2014 | 0 comments