Author: tony rican
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Home Made Giardiniera
Being born and raised in Chicago a huge part of my teen years was going out and getting an Italian Beef Sandwich. I remember when we moved out to the ‘burbs I would spend a LOT of my High School Nights at Mr. Beef and Pizza out in Des Plaines. A huge part of the…
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Black Bean Sweet Potato Tacos
Sometimes you just need something quick and simple for dinner (or lunch), trust me I know this feeling. Right now my son is in wrestling and my Daughter is in drama and dance. This means some nights I am bouncing between activities to make sure everyone is getting where they are going on time. So…
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Chicken Pot Pie Soup
It is January, that means it’s freaking cold outside. What’s better on a cold day than some great comfort food? I don’t think so! So how about a nice Comfort Food hot soup for this oh so cold day? That brings us to today’s recipe a Chicken Pot Pie Soup. My son and I both…
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Guinness Sliders
This weekend is New Years, and I have the PERFECT little treat for you to serve lol. I mean I figure you will have beer on hand right? So why not make one of the beers you have there Guinness and if you are going to have some Guinness why not use it to make…
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Epic Breakfast Lasagna
Having a thirteen year old son means I experiment with a lot of different foods. Making massive meals with large portions to fill up a growing boy. I mean the kid already as an inch and a half on me and is freaking 3 shoes sizes bigger lol. So when you are housing a virtual…
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Christmas Gingerbread Loaf
This year I decided not to overload on “Christmas” recipe, but I still can’t completely neglect making them you know lol. I remember last Christmas I made some awesome ginger bread cookies, so why not go take that theme and continue with it this Christmas right? With that here you go Christmas Gingerbread Loaf!! This…
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Classic Italian Stromboli
Do you need a really fast and easy dinner? Yea of course you do but you want it to be something different too right? Well come on of course… Wait what you need something that kids and adults both will totally dig into and completely kill? Ok guys challenge accepted lol. 😆😆 This Classic Italian…
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Sausage Deep Dish Pizza
I have been waiting a while to put this one out there. I am not joking when I say I am completely in love this this recipe! Now growing up in Chicago we have our own kind of pizza here. That freaking AWESOME Deep Dish Pizza!! I make several types of Deep Dish but the…
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Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Bell Peppers
Well it’s dinner time! That means we have to find something great to eat that everyone in the family will love. Now for me one of my favorite dinners has ALWAYS been Stuffed Bell Peppers. So why not take that stuffed bell pepper and give it an even better filling! You know make them fun,…
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Italian Meatball Sub Dip
I sat down this week to look over my recipes and what I wanted to cook for the family and what I wanted to cook for the show. This is something I do at the beginning of each week, I usually test things out on the family see how they like it tweak it and…