There is nothing better on a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon than a nice, hot bowl of chili. And if you add a great football game and some good friends you have quite a nice little afternoon. This past weekend, DUDEFOOD was asked by a friend to whip up a batch of chili and watch the LSU vs. Alabama game with some friends.

Usually DUDEFOOD’s go-to chili dish is Chili Verde with tender shredded pork and a mix of roasted peppers, but this time I decided to go a little outside of the box and come up with an all new creation. This batch of chili was a combination of a Texas chili with beans and something with a south of the border flair.

To accomplish the flair we used one of our favorite ingredients, chorizo! This chili was packed with flavor from the chorizo, chipotle, and ancho chile spices. To add that essential meatiness that all chilis must have, we added a hefty amount of tender, diced pork that was cooked low and slow along with black and pinto beans, onions, garlic, diced tomatoes, and beef broth. The finished product was just spicy enough to warm you up on a cold, fall afternoon. Not to mention it was delicious! Each tasty bowl was topped off with shredded cheese, sour cream, and diced green onions.

The chili was almost as big of a hit as the game and there are already requests for another batch for Super Bowl Sunday. If you are interested in the recipe send us an email.  Or better yet contact DUDEFOOD and we can cater your football party so you can sit back, relax and watch the big game with your friends without having to worry about the cooking, serving, or cleaning up after your friends.

SLOW COOKED PORK AND CHORIZO CHILI

Or, for old-time sake, the delicious, tangy Chili Verde

CHILI VERDE

Here at the DUDEFOOD house we have been trying to eat a little healthier which means a lot more salads but when the weekend rolls around for some reason I just want to be bad when it comes to dinner after being good all week. After a quick trip to the neighborhood grocery store we got ingredients to whip up something tasty, and a little naughty.

What was for dinner? How does a perfectly grilled New York Strip,sauteed spinach with crumbled gorgonzola cheese, and garlicky roasted veggies sound? If you answered delicious you were correct! There is nothing like a great piece of  steak that is cooked just like you like it. In my case its medium rare and boy, this steak didn’t disappoint at all.

GRILLED NEW YORK STRIP, SAUTEED SPINACH WITH CRUMBLED GORGONZOLA CHEESE, AND ROASTED VEGGIES

Next time you grill up a steak spruce it up a bit with some cheese. This Gorgonzola was great in the sauteed spinach, you could also use blue cheese. And if you like mashed potatoes throw some cheese in there also, maybe cheddar or jack and I have also used blue cheese to make some great taters.

DUDEFOOD is always available if you have any culinary questions or to do a recipe redo. And of course you can contact DUDEFOOD today to start planning an event for you where you can sit back relax and let DUDEFOOD take care of the cooking, serving, and cleaning so you and your guests have a great time.

GRILLED NEW YORK STRIP, SAUTEED SPINACH WITH CRUMBLED GORGONZOLA CHEESE, AND ROASTED VEGGIES

Hopefully you had a chance to see DUDEFOOD Friday morning on the Fox 40 morning show, we were kicking off football season by making an easy carnitas recipe and using that carnitas for some tasty treats likes tacos, sliders, and a carnitas pizza with fresh made salsa and chipotle cream.

It was great to be on live T.V again and the best part of it was all the left over carnitas we brought home. The big question was what to do with it? I decided on Sunday morning that before the football games started I would make carnitas hash. I rummaged through the refrigerator and found red bell pepper, onion, garlic, jalapeno, and some red potatoes. I diced all those ingredients up and cooked them in a cast iron skillet until the potatoes were crispy and then added the carnitas. At the very end I added chopped cilantro and made sure everything was cooked and mixed thoroughly.

I knew the hash was going to be great but I knew it needed a nice runny egg on top so I poached one and placed it on top of this pile of goodness. If that wasn’t enough there was also some chipotle cream and delicous, creamy, queso fresco.

This was the best way to start a day of football watching and having fun with your friends. If you would like DUDEFOOD to cook a meal like this for your football watching friends on a Saturday or Sunday it’s as easy as contacting us today and we’ll get started planning your party.

CARNITAS HASH

CARNITAS HASH

We don’t know about you but DUDEFOOD has been very busy lately, not just with a couple of events but also with cooking up some delicious meals at home. One of those such meals was created on a recent Friday night when we were trying to decide where we wanted to go for some happy hour grub and cocktails. We couldn’t come up with anywhere to go but I did whip up this plate of goodness…

HOMEMADE NACHOS GRANDE WITH CARNE ASADA FRESHMADE GUACAMOLE AND SALSA

The nachos were fantastic and I guarantee we couldn’t find a better plate at a restaurant anywhere near us. The guacamole and salsa were fresh made and added the perfect zip to this plate of cheesy goodness.

There was a recent birthday celebration in the DUDEFOOD household so that required making the birthday girl’s favorite dish, clams and mussels pomme frittes. You may be asking yourself what are pomme frittes? Pomme frittes are nothing more than a fancy French term for french fries. These calms and mussels were swimming in a garlicy broth made with shallots, white wine, butter and linguesa sausage. Clams and mussels are a favorite in our household but we have never attempted to make them ourselves. And you know what? It wasn’t too hard to recreate our favorite dish at all. Oh yeah, did I mention I also threw some large shell on shrimp into the mix as well?

CLAMS AND MUSSELS POMME FRITTES

CLAMS AND MUSSELS POMME FRITTES

If you have a favorite restaurant dish, don’t be scared or intimidated to try to recreate it at home. Just be creative and have fun and if you need a hand just drop DUDEFOOD an email and we can surely help.

Football season is just around the corner so if your are throwing a football party look no farther than DUDEFOOD to cater for you and your friends. Why cook, clean, and serve your friends when DUDEFOOD can take care of all of that for you. We can create a menu for any budget so feel free to contact DUDEFOOD for a complete menu and we can get started planning a great party for you.

Stay tuned for more possible T.V appearances from DUDEFOOD……