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Crunchy, sweet, sour and spicy combo, no mayo dressing makes this a favorite. Serves 5-6 as a side salad 2 Tomatoes 2 Cucumbers 1 romaine lettuce heart 1 Apple 10 baby carrots 5-6 fresh mint leaves Dressing: 2 tbsp honey Juice from 1 lime Juice from 1 lemon pinch smoked habanero or cayenne pepper 1/4 tsp … Read more
Can’t go wrong with a chicken that’s double drunk. Serves 2 5-6 Chicken tenderloins 10-12 pearl onions (fresh or frozen) 7-8 sun dried tomatoes 1/4 cup bourbon 1/2 cup port wine 1 cup frozen peas 1 tbsp olive oil 1 clove garlic, pressed or finely chopped. 1 tsp sesame seeds Spices: 1/4 tsp salt, a good … Read more
Meat Candy! A favorite. Serves 4 1 package of smoked bacon 3 boneless pork chops sauce: 1/2 cup boiling water 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/2 cup honey Pinch (or more) of hot pepper (smoked habanero, cayenne, chipotle etc.) Pinch of salt 1 tsp vinegar 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tbsp soy sauce … Read more
The sauce makes this dish. Makes it irresistible that is. Serves 2 12-16 Medium size shrimp (thawed if frozen) peeled and deveined, butterfly cut. Juice from 1 Lime 1 Avocado Sauce: 2 tbsp butter 1 tsp olive oil 2 pressed (or finely chopped) garlic cloves. Spices: pinch Black Pepper, pinch Salt, pinch Smoked Habanero or Cayenne, pinch White … Read more
Not much work, so good, and can be used as a main dish, in a salad, sandwich, anything really. Serves 4-5 Flank steak (1.5lb-2lb) Marinade: 1 bottle of Guinness 4 tbsp sugar in the raw 2 tbsp honey Spices: 1/4 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp salt, a (good) pinch of smoked … Read more
This is pretty quick to make and is a one dish dinner. Serves 4-5 1 box Orcchiette pasta (Shells will work too) cooked al dente (cook it while preparing the rest, so it’s hot when added). 20 or so medium raw shrimp (thawed if frozen) peeled and deveined, tails on or off as you like. … Read more
Another winning dinner combo. Will also win when done separately! Beef for roasting – from prime rib that will be amazingly good and expensive to any cut you get. Marinade in a ziplock bag overnight in the fridge or at least for a couple of hours: 1 bottle of beer. Any will do, dark lager is … Read more
Quick dinner for me and my daughter. Well, planned ahead a bit and marinated the meat. Steaks – I marinated two steaks, beef tenderloins, in: 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup vinegar 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 tablespoon molasses 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder Black pepper, habanero pepper, white pepper as much … Read more
Ah, sooooooo gooooooodddddddd…. These come out so excellent, you’ll be munching on them every time you walk by the jar…really….spicy and tasty….yummmmmmmm. Ingredients: Will be boiled: 1 cup vinegar (regular white vinegar ) 1 cup water 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon of whole black pepper corns 3-4 Bay Leaves 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon … Read more
Was asked one day “I have this meat, how should I cook it?”, so I had to come with a quick answer… Here it is: Ingredients: A nice piece of meat for roasting, rib eye (or prime rib) will be good, 1/2 Lb per person A stick of butter, room temperature soft Olive oil Coarsely … Read more