Maryland crab cakes with a pound and a half of lump crab, oil-soaked bread, and whipped egg whites for lightness. Pan-fried in butter until golden on both sides.
Crispy baked chicken livers dipped in butter and bread crumbs, served with a tangy ketchup-mustard dipping sauce. A retro party appetizer ready in 25 minutes.
Homemade Dijon mustard from scratch: dry mustard whisked into a wine-onion-garlic infusion, sweetened with honey and kicked with hot pepper sauce. The sharp, complex condiment that beats anything in a jar.
Slightly potted cocktail franks simmer in a bourbon-spiked sweet-and-tangy sauce of chili sauce, brown sugar and Dijon. A retro chafing-dish party appetizer that disappears off the toothpicks fast.
Grilled Ribeye Steak with Guinness Marinade recipe
Broiled pork tenderloin sliced and tossed in homemade BBQ sauce, piled on kaiser rolls with a tangy vinegar coleslaw. The ultimate game day sandwich, ready in about 35 minutes.
Old-fashioned baked beans with navy beans, smoky bacon, molasses, and brown sugar in a tomato sauce base. The classic New England Sunday-supper bean pot baked low and slow until thick and rich.
Lone Star ribs slow-smoked low and slow with a salt-pepper-paprika rub, then basted with a homemade ketchup-and-Worcestershire BBQ sauce. Texas-style ribs that fall clean off the bone.
Slow-cooker sweet and sour cocktail franks simmered in chili sauce, currant jelly, mustard, and pineapple chunks. Retro mid-century party appetizer that holds warm in the crock for serving.
Broiled cherrystone clams smothered in a fiery compound butter loaded with garlic, shallots, Dijon, and fresh herbs. Ready in under 20 minutes for a showstopping seafood appetizer.
A delicious macaroni and cheese casserole that's perfect to serve when you have family or friends over.
Santa Maria-style grilled tri-tip marinated 24 hours in red wine, olive oil, Worcestershire, soy sauce, and garlic. Central California barbecue at its finest.
Pan-broiled steak with whiskey sauce sears peppercorn-crusted steak on rock salt in a hot cast-iron pan, then spoons over a whiskey-butter sauce. Steakhouse dinner made at home.
Zesty barbecued ribs: pork ribs simmered tender first, then grilled or broiled with a homemade ketchup-lemon-brown sugar barbecue sauce. The classic American backyard technique.
London broil with a punchy garlic-mustard-Worcestershire marinade, broiled hot and sliced thin against the grain. The classic American budget-cut steak dinner done right.
Seafood quiche squares are a party favorite: a flaky crescent-roll crust topped with shrimp, crab and two cheeses, baked in a custard and cut into bite-size squares. Easy, crowd-feeding finger food, served warm.
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