Ryan Joy (atxryan)

Otherwise known as a strata. This recipe only slightly modified to one found in Cook’s Illustrated. serves 6 to 8, heartily 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 10 slices white sandwich bread 12 oz cheddar cheese, shredded 8 large eggs 3 cups whole milk 1 small onion, grated 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper [...]

For sauce 1 cup crème fraîche 1 tablespoon chopped canned chipotle chiles in adobo 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper For shrimp crab cakes 1/4 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads 1/4 cup water 1 tablespoon olive oil plus additional for brushing 1/2 cup diced (1/8-inch) onion 1/4 cup diced (1/8-inch) carrot 1/4 cup diced (1/8-inch) [...]

Ingredients 2 oz tequila (reposado) 1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice 1/2 oz Cointreau 2 tbls sugar Ice Sea salt (light & fluffy) (optional) Directions Measure out tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau. Add to shaker. Mix in sugar and stir to dissolve. Add ice and shake well. Strain over salt-rimmed glass filled with fresh ice. [...]

Ingredients: 2/3 cup orange zest 2 cups water 2 cups white sugar 2/3 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 3 cups cranberries 2 tablespoons brandy Directions: In a small pan over medium heat, combine the orange zest and water. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Drain, reserving zest [...]

I absolutely love this time of year when everything comes out with a pumpkin-flavored variation. Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin gellato, pumkin pie blizzards from Dairy Queen, even pumpkin-stuffed tortellini. Obviously, I love pumpkin. However, it’s not actually the pumpkin flavor that most of us enjoy, but the delicate blend of spices that come together to bring [...]

After raving about my fish tacos for months, I finally had a chance to share them to much acclaim with a few of my coworkers this Saturday at a movie day. This is such an easy dish that people absolutely love. I have to share it… Ingredients Salsa 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and diced 1 [...]

Sometimes you want a quick meal that doesn’t come out of the freezer or isn’t placed between two slices of bread. Such was the case last night when I wanted to cook myself something to eat, but was already very hungry and didn’t want it to take a half-hour. Rummaging through my cupboard, I came [...]

I LOVE oysters, as does Jade. Luckily a number of our friends do as well because Jade and I bought over 100 of them on Saturday. I know, I know… you’re probably thinking, “Jesus, that’s a lot of oysters!” Well, they were on sale! What was an oyster lover supposed to do? Throw a party, [...]

It’d been a long while since I cooked something entirely new that I’d never before attempted, so last night as I left the office and the first pangs of hunger begun to be felt I got that familiar hankering to venture out and do something new. Walking toward the bus stop I pulled up CHOW.com, [...]

Friday Night’s Meal: Pesto Broccoli & Chicken Pasta Salad Take… 1/2 pound rigatoni pasta 5 ounces fresh broccoli florets 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons olive oil 2 teaspoons minced garlic 2 tablespoons pesto 2/3 cup chopped Roma tomatoes 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 11 ounces boneless chicken breast halves, cubed ground black pepper to taste [...]