Savory Stuffed Pumpkin - With Thanksgiving upon us, I wanted to offer a non-traditional and impressive side dish for the table. For me, the sides are were the fun begins on this Holiday (or Christmas for that matter). This stuffed pumpkin can be very versitial as you can place any combination of items in it. Don't want rice, addd quinoa, coucous, or cubed bread in it's place. Remove the protein (sausage) and dairy to make it a vegetarian dish. You can even consider making it a sweet version as well... And please don't pigeonhole this into just being a side dish. This cored out gourd feed 6 big Firefighters for dinner with a side salad and toasted bread on the side. I also demonstrate how to make roasted pumpkin seeds to top the pumpkin with. In this episode we discuss Jack O' Lanterns, recovering from mistakes and my love of all things pumpkin. For more, including the recipe, please viist www.thefirehousechef.com.

Savory Stuffed Pumpkin

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Stone Fruit Crisp with Brown Sugar Cream - With summer fading and fall seemingly upon us come Labor Day weekend, that means one thing, and one thing only, FOOTBALL! All that being said, I wanted to provide a firehouse recipe that only requires 15 minutes prep time and an hour in the oven, all the more time to watch your beloved team in action. Thank me later. In this episode we discuss browning butter, coarse sand, and the importance of being 10% smarter. For more, including the recipe, visit www.thefirehousechef.com.

Stone Fruit Crisp with Brown Sugar Cream

Key Lime Pie - With a holiday near and dear to my heart, I felt it prudent to slip out of semi-retirement to bring to y'all a perfectly suited dessert for the under-the-sun gatherings of this 4th of July weekend, KEY LIME PIE! This citrus classic is perfectly suited for transport to the next firehouse, deck party, pool side or cul-de-sac and thankfully, can be made a day ahead. In this episode, we discuss ziploc bags, pie shells, and making the world move. For more, including the recipe, please visit www.thefirehousechef.com

Key Lime Pie

Beef & Chorizo Empanadas - With Cinco de Mayo upon us, it is finally an occasion to express my love for the culture and cuisine of Mexico. I felt it prudent to bring a not so often consumed empanada its due time. It's the perfect pocket of well seasoned filling and I top it with an Ancho Cheese Bechamel. In this episode we discuss heat levels, chorizo innards and that perfectly pronounced Spanish is boring. For more, including the recipe, please visit www.thefirehousechef.com.

Beef & Chorizo Empanadas

Warm Mustard Potato Salad - With Spring officially here, it was high time I share a porch free recipe with y'all. One caveat, there's no mayo. But that's the good news, as EVOO, whole grain mustard and fresh greens doesn't allow you to miss it. In this episode we discuss steaming, green bean alternatives and audio is terrible in a sub. For more, including the recipe, please visit www.thefirehousechef.com.

Warm Mustard Potato Salad

Raspberry Mint Lava Cakes - What happens when I realize that I haven't had a recipe were chocolate is the featured star? I take the classic molten lava cake and stuff it with raspberries and mint and stack it next to some good old fashion vanilla ice cream like only a firefighter would. In this episode we discuss chocolate's dark side, chocolate's health benefits and certain facial expressions cause pain. For more, including the recipe, please visit www.thefirehousechef.com.

Savory Stuffed Pumpkin

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