Recipes, Reviews, Rants and Raves
These tasty little treats are super easy to make and they are perfect for an after holiday dinner dessert and go great with coffee for breakfast. Instead of paying way too much for the store brand, you can make your own batch of 40 or so up for about 7$ which is almost unheard of anymore.
Ingredients:Read More »Oreo Truffles
Here’s a super easy recipe for all you Garlic lovers out there. Marinated Garlic goes great on the side of Steaks / Chicken / Pork or vegetables. You can also add Hot Peppers to the jars as well. Jalapenos and some Chili powder for a southwest flavor, a few drops of Sesame Oil and a couple Thai Chiles for an Asian style or Scotch Bonnet peppers and a tsp of Allspice for a Jamaican Jerk style Garlic.
Ingredients:Read More »Marinated Garlic Salad
I found this instructable on making your own cured bacon. It was taken from a recipe out of Charcuterie. This would make for a really neat weekend project, plus it will give you the option to add your own seasonings and flavors…. maybe a Sweet Habanero Breakfast Bacon.
Ingredients:Read More »Homemade Cured Bacon
Another awesome DIY from the book, Charcuterie. This time it’s how to make your own Pancetta, which is an Italian Bacon. It’s pretty much the same steps as making your own cured bacon, just with the extra step of hanging it to dry.
Ingredients:Read More »Home Cured Pancetta
These eggs are pretty tasty. The saltiness of the soy sauce and the sweetness from the sugar give an even flavor that make these eggs addicting. hardboiling the eggs is the hardest part of this recipe so, if you’re like me and have a dozen hardboiled eggs on hand at all time, then these make a great snack with only a few minutes of prep.
Ingredients:Read More »Chinese Fried Eggs
I am absolutely addicted to the pickled ginger that you find at all the sushi houses. Fresh Pickled Ginger with Wasabi and Soy sauce is so flavorful to me that it goes great on all types of dishes. The price however, is off putting. The small jar of ginger at the store runs about 7 bucks for the small 8 oz jar. If you go thru a ton of this, it definitely is more price effective to make your own, which is surprisingly easy to make.
Japanese Rosy Pickled Ginger (Gari)Read More »Japanese Rose Pickled Ginger
Here is a great spread for those big party subs that you get at the grocery store. The basil helps to mute some of the heat from the habaneros, just enough to let you know that they’re still there. This is by far, one of the best toppings for Italian hoagies. Some of this aioli and a little bit of Balsamic or Red Wine vinegar and it will make the best sandwich you ever had. After mixing this all up, it will stay good for about a week in the fridge if its in a covered container.
Ingredients:Read More »Spicy Italian Aioli
Lumpias are spring rolls of Chinese origin that have become a staple food in Indonesia and the Phillipines. Filled with Pork and vegetables, they are usually fried until golden brown and crisp. Their cheap cost and ease of prep makes these a great meal to make a batch of and fry up a few at a time all week.
Ingredients:Read More »Lumpias
This southwest style sauce is a tasty cream sauce that goes great on tacos, in burritos, on top of chicken or as a dip for tortilla chips.
Ingredients:Read More »Southwest Sour Cream Dip
This makes for a good sauce to top chicken or pork with. Goes especially well with burritos and tacos. It is extremely hot tho, so try a little at first until you feel the heat once. The vinegar really helps to maximize the oils out of the peppers that carry all the tongue burning capsaicin.
Ingredients:Read More »Southwest Habanero Vinagrette
