This recipe is simple, delicious, and healthy. It comes from Palestine, so it’s absolutely authentic. Hummus means chick peas, so it’s really called Hummus bi tahina (chick peas with tahina). Tahina is sesame paste, much like peanut butter is peanut paste. It can be purchased at almost any regular grocery store in the ethnic food [...]
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Where i’m from, Peabody’s is king for meat and potatoes. These potatoes are inspired by a dark, wood-panneled, stained glass steak house. You will need a food mill to make these potatoes, and that cannot be substituted by a ricer or a masher. Buying a food mill opens doors. There are unlimited uses for a [...]
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Do NOT miss this opportunity to frost whichever fruit you have lying around. I recommend strawberries & bananas. You can also use it on cupcakes and cake. It is really for cupcakes, but don’t limit yourself. Chocolate Silk Frosting Frosts 12 cupcakes 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup powdered sugar (confectioners sugar) Pinch salt 9 [...]
I know the title seems strange…but I made this for breakfast at 6am because I had nothing else in the fridge; hence the nonsense. It is spectaculaRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Toss this together and throw it in the oven while you’re spring cleaning or weeding the lawn for a reward. Did I mention veg are healthy? Roast Veg [...]
Easy, inexpensive, and delicious. Port butt (pork leg, really) is best cooked slowly, and not rushed. That is what carnitas is all about. This recipe is simple and has few ingredients, but the end result will dazzle you. I know 4 pounds of pork butt seems like alot, (and it is) but the pork gives [...]
I perfected this to add to Thai curry. Fried tofu is super versatile. You can marinate it and serve it as an appetizer, or more obviously substitute it for any meat in soups or stews, adding at the last minute so it isn’t over cooked. It’s only two ingredients, but you must have a candy [...]
These ribs are great. I didn’t know how easy ribs were to make until I tried it. 4 lbs. of ribs will feed 4-6 people, depending on how much meat they like to eat. The chipotle glaze is wonderfully easy and tasty too! These can be made year round, since they are made on an [...]
That is Jamaica, pronounced Ha-My-KA, not Ja-MAY-KA. The dried Jamaica, as seen on the plate, doesn’t exactly resemble the Hibiscus flower it once was. The dried flowers are sold in big open bins in Hispanic/Latino grocery stores. It’s flowers make a beautiful deep red tea that combines beautifully with red wine. It is absolutely delicious. [...]
Avocados are abundant in Mexico, so guacamole is not a treat there, like it is here. You can find it at every restaurant, and the most common and easiest one follows. They make a quick and few ingredient guacamole, and they serve the chips right in the dip. Be sure to only use the amount [...]
The fresh garbanzo beans, as seen above, are for sale at any Hispanic or Latino grocery store. They are bright green, and have a fresh pea-looking bean inside. You suck the shell to get the seasoning, pull the bean out with your tounge, and then discard the shell…the same way we eat sunflower seeds. These [...]
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