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Sorry for my absence, I got a job working at an academy for at risk youth, teaching young adults the realities of working in a commercial kitchen, while at the same time helping make about 1000 dishes a day. I'm a bit zonked, at the moment, but I felt like sharing about this. I realized that I had a very simple marinara sauce recipe, but I hadn't ( Read more... )

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I'm question happy today :D.

What's your favorite veggie? Either raw or to cook with? I downright LOVE brussels sprouts. I always have, but I'm a pretty umami kind of person. I love savory, and there's so much to work with in the flavors of a brussels sprout. 

This is for a friend who is teaching some kids in Honduras and has to make food from different countries as part of a project. Textbook British food ( Read more... )

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I just went on snack mode for a second, so help me out here. What's your favorite dip? Got a good recipe for some dip? What kinda chips do you like with it?

I'm a sucker for a good bean dip. I could eat a gallon of the stuff.

No pic on this one. My pics wouldn't turn out, and nothing I can find online comes close to replicating this one. I'm trying to push the edges of cuisine a bit, and the idea struck me. How come you never see true italian salsas? I mean, there is bruscetta al pomodoro, which comes close, but a real salsa with some fire to it? You never see them ( Read more... )

This is the easiest recipe you'll ever make. I'm including tips on how to roast your own red pepper, just in case you're curious and ever want to try it. You can use the jarred kind, too, just as easily. I use the real stuff for cost, but it's really not that much of a difference. lol I just like being difficult and doing everything the hard way.


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