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  • Cooking with a Veteran at the VFW National Home

    Cooking with a Veteran at the VFW National Home

    Cooking class and meals for the National Home On May 6th for the @vfwfan Veterans of Foreign Wars program #vfwdayofservice veteran chef and founder of @cookingwithaveteran traveled to the @vfwnationalhome to cook for and teach cooking tips to families at the National Home. Joined by Dept CMDR Jim Irving, members of MI MOC, sponsor Humana,…

  • TN Chess Pie Program

    TN Chess Pie Program

    A program to support the VFW National Home The Department of Tennessee VFW and the Grand of Tennessee Military Order of the Cootie is joining together to form the TN Chess Pie Program. The program is set to help the VFW National Home through cooking lessons and providing meals for the Home. What does it…

  • Smithey Cast Iron a Review

    Smithey Cast Iron a Review

    45 days of my Smithey No 12 Combo 45 days, 75 meals, 1 pan. A review of my Smithey Ironware Company No 12 combo. Thanks to my friends at the TN Meat Co helping me with Cooking with a Veteran There is always that first couple meals you are trying to figure things out. While…

  • Green Onion Sausage Scrambled Eggs

    Green Onion Sausage Scrambled Eggs

    Meant to be an omelette So I started this meant as an omelette but as I said is an earlier post that does not always work well in a deep pan. Ingredients 4 eggs 1/4 cup milk Sliced green onion sausage from @tnmeatco Salt, pepper, paprika, and adobo to taste Slice you green onion peppers…

  • Okinawa Taco Rice

    Okinawa Taco Rice

    Japanese Twist on a Taco This is a dish that I never really got to try in my travels, while I have heard of it through most of my Marine friends, it was a dish I missed out on while traveling to Japan. I made it on my show as a tribute to my Marine…

  • Frog legs in a white wine mushroom sauce

    Frog legs in a white wine mushroom sauce

    A French/Louisiana kind of meal Growing up, the idea of eating frog legs seemed gross. But back then the only place in NY to get frog legs at a restaurant was one of those fancy places that cost an arm and a leg, or cajun place might have them from time to time. Still it…

  • Pasta Bolognese

    Pasta Bolognese

    A classic Italian dish Growing up I never really knew what bolognese was. We simply had pasta with meat sauce. It was not until I traveled to Rome that I really experienced a good pasta bolognese. This dish is my Grunt twist to that version. Ingredients: In a pan (I am using my Smithey Cast…