Big Joe's Weekend Recipes

I like meals that are quick, easy, and require little clean-up. This is one of those dishes. Everything is included right there on the skewer and is cooked together.

Since we all love and live in a shore state, I got inundated with all kinds of clam recipes when I wrote my cookbook.

You know the great thing about entertaining is that most of the time friends will bring something to your house that is a little different or a dish that you haven’t had in a while.

I really enjoy scallops. They have a nice soft flavor and they take minutes to prepare. Here’s an easy recipe that you can put together in about six minutes.

Extra zucchini from the garden? This is a great and delicious zucchini bread recipe that is a staple for me in the summer months.

Who doesn’t like barbequed pulled pork? I have learned that the most important factor in cooking great barbeque is time. Nice and easy, slow down, let the great rubs and sauces permeate the meat.

I’m really not a dessert guy, I know it’s hard to believe. You can get up off the ground now and stop laughing, I’m serious.

For about five years in a row I would head up to Martha's Vineyard after a summer holiday weekend and rent a house with a group of my wonderful friends. We’d have a great time and one of my favorite treats up at the Vineyard was the lobster rolls.

The flavor of this dish is outstanding. Pete Stone worked at the legendary saloon and restaurant Cheers, in Long Branch...

This recipe is a perfect example of utilizing something that you may have too much of and Eileen Steitz-Watts from East Brunswick came up with this creative dish.