Recipe Box, The Chef’s Best!
Happy Father’s Day!
I know people think I do a lot of cooking,
but truth be known I have a resident chef…
We have a multi-generational household and he and I tag team
the cooking and shopping for meals
Sooo…
In honor of my chef son, who is one of the world’s greatest Dads,
I am re-sharing some of his very best culinary creations
and magazine worthy presentations!
Let’s start with
Appetizers!
HHjr is famous for his Asian Firecrackers
Fried wontons stuffed with sausage, cream cheese, green chiles
and served with sweet and sour sauce in a pineapple bowl
Italian Party Bread is made with cut up biscuit dough,
Marinara sauce, and Italian meats and cheeses and baked in a bundt pan
It’s impossible to resist grabbing a bite!
Leftover pulled pork tops cheesy potato skins with BBQ sauce
for amazing Pulled Pork Potato Skins
Instead of batter fried onion rings
try wrapping them in bacon and grilling {or baking} them
Maple Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings
Sides
This Summer Tomato Salad Stack is his knock-off
of a salad from Hot n’ Hot, a famous local restaurant
It is guaranteed to set eyes popping!
potatoes layered with cheeses and cream and baked to golden perfection
Ryan’s Garden Tomato Pie holds some surprises,
under all those cherry tomatoes lies a combination
of summer squash, spinach cheese and prosciutto
Main Dishes
A TrompoKing is a vertical skewer
He loaded the skewer with pork shoulder slices in between
a pineapple top and bottom
and cooked the meat on his Big Green Egg grill,
low and slow,
for the amazing Tacos Al Pastor
Bourbon BBQ Chicken with Grilled Pineapple
A perfect summer meal
BBQ Salmon is cooked with a buttery brown sugar Asian glaze
My favorite recipe of his just might be Scallops with Creamy Bacon Pasta
My son is famous for his pizzas too
He loves to cook them in his Outdoor Kitchen pizza oven
that he built himself!
He makes the Best Pizza Dough Ever
He has quite a following,
and his youngest son often helps him in the kitchen and on the grill
Charlie Brown and CC think their uncle is really funny
Try these tasty combos
Corn & Asparagus, Fresh Peach with Sausage & Balsamic
HHjr doesn’t make desserts,
but he loves ice cream
and gave me an ice cream maker, hint, hint
I made him a batch of Raspberry Dream Ice Cream
A refreshing summer dessert!
Happy Father’s Day to all the incredible Dads out there!
I hope you have a delicious day!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things
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Your son cooks so well! That Tacos Al Pastor looks truly amazing. Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there!
Thank you Angie, he spoils me 🙂
Your son certainly is a chip off the old block – so creative. I particularly like the tomato pie.
Oh thank you Bernadette, he has a lot of fun in the kitchen!
Oh Jenna! Every one of these looks such a treat! Those wontons sound just wonderful, along with the tomato pie, salmon and maple bacon onions! The big question — is HE cooking on Dad’s day or does he get a day off? I wish it a happy one for him.
Ha, he ordered take out!
HHjr is definitely a fabulous chef. Every one of these dishes look fabulous. I love Hot & Hot Fish Club’s tomato salad, your son’s looks equally delicious. Happy Father’s day to HHjr!
Enjoy your day, Jenna!
What wonderful dishes! I don’t know where I’d start!
Thanks Dorothy!
I just love this, and your unique situation. What great talents and synergy you guys have! Happy Father’s Day to HHJr!
Thank you Rita, what a nice thing to say!
Now I am drooling! WOW! Beautiful dishes and I am quite sure they all were delicious. I love it that you have a Chef! YAY! Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Thank you Cindy, yes, it’s wonderful to have a chef!
Jenna, this post has made me so hungry! All these dishes look scrumptious. Happy Fathers Day to your son! I hope you have a blessed week ahead!
Thank you so much Shannon, I hope your husband had a nice Father’s Day!
How wonderful! What a fantastic tribute to your son! These all look delicious and I want to try each one!
Happy Father’s Day to your HHjr.
Thanks so much Nancy! Have a great week!
Mouthwatering . . . and cheers to your very talented son!
Thank you, he loves to cook and experiment in the kitchen 🙂
You and your son make a great team! He certainly has so many creative recipes, and I’d love to try each one. Your raspberry ice cream is something I need to check out, too.
Have a great week, Jenna!
Thanks so much Kitty, he spoils me 🙂
What a nice way to honor your son Jenna! I suspect that there is never a dull moment in your house. I think I’m with you on the scallops and creamy bacon pasta but those pork shoulder slices with pineapple on the Trompoking are a pretty close second! I hope he had a wonderful Father’s Day!!
Thanks so much Kim, yes, things can be busy around here, but that’s the way I like it! That TrompoKing is pretty crazy isn’t it 😂 He had a great Father’s Day weekend, fishing with friends at the beach 🎣
You and your son make a great culinary team, and his specialties look out of this world!
thanks Linda, we have a lot of fun in the kitchen!
Delicious Jenna! Hope the chef had a Happy Father’s Day. ♥
Thanks Mary, he had a great Father’s Day, and took the day off cooking and ordered take out!
What a great team you and your son are. The recipes all look amazing. I definitely am bookmarking these babies. Happy summer.
Thanks Linda, he is such a good and creative cook!
Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday, 594. Hope you are having a great week and come back to see us soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you Miz Helen!