I started DawnsRecipes.com one year ago today. That’s not to say I didn’t have a recipe blog before then. I just didn’t have one with an easy-to-remember URL. It didn’t always have such nice pictures with the recipes, and there was no commentary at all. It was basically just my recipe [...]

     
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This is one of my fall-back grill recipes. It takes just a few minutes to throw the marinade together. Then you just throw it in the fridge to marinate until you’re ready to grill it. The longer it marinates, the more tender the meat, so try to make it a day ahead of time. Also, [...]

Osso Buco is braised veal shank. The Italian word “ossubuco” translates to “holed bone”. This preparation results in extremely tender meat. It literally falls off the bone. (I had to do a bit of reassembling for the photograph!)
Until tonight, my only experience with osso buco was a bite I had of someone else’s dinner recently. [...]

I originally found this recipe in Gourmet Entertains (2000), but I’ve made a few changes since I first tried it. It is absolutely the most flavorful prime rib I’ve ever tasted, and the paste cooks up into a wonderful crust. Your house will smell amazing when you make this. Another plus is that it’s very [...]

There’s nothing like coming home from a long day at work to find dinner already made. It’s especially nice, on a frosty winter’s day, if that dinner is a deliciously hot stew. These are the reasons I love my crockpot. Get everything ready in the morning before leaving for work, set the crockpot, and [...]