Imagine this, people are coming over now and you need to make an appetizer that will calm their cravings a few extra minutes while you whip up the main course (from our delicious recipe index: http://thesamlivecast.com/recipes of course). So obviously it can’t be like 20 ingredients and 50 steps right? How about this, grab a block of Feta from the grocery store and line up some common pantry ingredients. Bake until soft and you got yourself a dip that will have people ravenous for your next dish.

There’s not a whole lot that can go wrong with the rich taste of bacon perfumed by a bubbling New Castle ale. Throw in some fresh mussels and you’ve got yourself a party. Sam gives you a few tips on how to check for bad ones and how to clean them too. And trust me, once you smell this dish, you’ll be wondering why they don’t make mussels, bacon, & beer air fresheners for your house.

You got leftovers? You’re in luck. Today Sam shouts out a bunch of recipe ideas for his favorite leftover items. We just happened to have a bit of hamburger meat and transformed it into glorious Sloppy Joe sandwiches. Delicious.

I wish you could be here to smell the fragrant sautéed garlic and mushrooms or waft of sweetness from the splash of vermouth. I wish you could hear the sound of crispy pugliese bread and taste all the elements come tied together with a bit of floral rosemary. Call me wax poetic but you might be thinking of new ways to describe your enlivened tastebuds after making this delicious appetizer. What other show does this live? We even had a tech glitch in the beginning, so enjoy the ranting by Sam early on. No worries, we finished strong.

Make this: Mushroom Crostini

Sam and Kelly are back from Hawaii and that means the Livecast is back from Spring Break. To celebrate we’re making Loco Moco (I think I have more fun saying Loco Moco than I do eating it). What is it? Just a seriously delicious piece of Hawaiian genius that combines gravy, meat, a runny egg and puts it over a bed of hot steamy rice. Cheers Livecasters, glad to be back.

Sam’s Loco Moco recipe