Kiddie Cocktails
I have said it before. I like a well prepared cocktail. I like the whole ritual from mixing to sipping. I like how a good cocktail can mark a moment as special. Creating a lifetime memory. I especially like that pause that comes just before you pick up the stem, close your eyes and lift more »
Perfectly Grilled Steaks
Summer is lurking around the corner, with a twinkle in its eye. Time to dust off those BBQ grills and get ready for some fun. I don’t think there is anything that screams summer, more than to light up the grill and toss some steaks onto it.
Drunken Halibut
This week is all about foods or recipes that make us happy. There are many meaty dishes that make me smile from ear to ear. Rich, slow-roasted stews. Hearty soups filled with chunks of roasted chicken or tiny, savory meatballs. Simply grilled steaks. Sticky ribs that are slowly smoked over an open fire. One dish more »
Pickled Shrimp For My Mother’s Day
I’m a lucky man here at The Back Burner because my post falls on the weekend. Mother’s Day Weekend. I am also lucky to have so many of my mother’s recipes compiled into a cookbook my brother put together after she passed away in 1993, long before her time. I cherish the cookbook. Of course more »





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