Okay, I’m back and it’s #meatlessmonday time! Yeah, I know it’s been a few weeks and I feel real bad about it, but I shall make it up to vegetarians everywhere I promise. But enough of that for now, on to Fried Egg Tostadas! I wanted to do something a bit fancier for tonight’s post. […]
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Turkey Leftover Post 3: It’s Dumpling Time
Okay, last one I swear. It’s just having to eat the same thing four days in a row really gets my creativity going. So in this post for Thanksgiving turkey leftovers, we’re going to make Homemade Dumplings with Leftover Turkey So, I’ve got a rule when it comes to creating turkey day leftovers dishes: escape the […]
Turkey Stock
Quick tip if you still have turkey bones lying around. Whatever you do, don’t throw away those bones. Locked inside your turkey carcass is the key to the most amazing turkey stock you’ve ever had in your life. With that stock you can make delicious gravies, soups, stuffings, vegetables…anything you want. It’s so easy. So, […]
Top Chef & Salt Crusted Fish
Yes, that’s right it’s Wednesday and that means it’s another Top Chef night. (Can I get a hallelujah?) My knockout pool pick tonight is Kevin. After that I only have those Voltaggios brothers. However, after this week at least one guy is going to get knocked out of the pool completely and if Robin goes […]
2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative Recipe 12: Baked Rice in a Pumpkin
When Shawna Coronado sent me that image you see to your right and told me to make something with it for the 2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative, I got really excited. See, I love pumpkin and I love to make savory meals out of it. And I knew, knew I could make a delicious dish […]
2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative Recipe 11 #meatlessmonday Homemade Creamy Tomato Red Pepper Sauce
Homemade Creamy Tomato Red Pepper Sauce Happy 2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative and happy #meatlessmonday! Hopefully you are enjoying many a meatless dish tonight, but if you’re out of delicious meatless ideas have I got one for you?! This one is super simple and delicious. I was actually inspired to make it when eating at […]
Candied Jalapenos
This recipe takes me waaay back (to you know, like 2005) when I was desperately trying to get on Next Food Network Star Season 2. I wanted to be unique, I wanted to be different, and I wanted to do something that would make me stand out. So I made: Candied Jalapenos Yep, that’s right. […]
Frying Wontons
I learned a great tip from the Kansas City Culinary Institute‘s Executive Chef Matt Chatfield tonight. Apparently, the dough used to make wonton wrappers will continue to brown after it has been removed from the oil. So only fry your wontons until they are firm and so the filling won’t come out. Then remove them […]
Sunchokes and The American Restaurant
Tonight I interviewed Chef Debbie Gold from The American restuarant in Kansas City, MO. I had a fabulous meal include a lamb dish that unseated Fogo de Chao’s lamb as the best lamb dish I had ever had. But that’s another blog post. Today, we’re talking about Sunchokes While talking Chef Gold and touring her […]
Beef Mole
Don’t look now, but this post is coming at you from Big Acres Gourmet Products! I first learned of Big Acres Gourment when I overheard a conversation on Twitter (is that overtweard?) @melanieyunk talking about her amazing mole sauce that she demoed on the radio. I. Love. Mole. So of course I asked for a […]