Recipes

Grilled Fresh Tuna Carnitas and Crunchy Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa

By Lena / January 5, 2010 / Comments Off on Grilled Fresh Tuna Carnitas and Crunchy Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa

This recipe was one I adapted from Rickbayless.com and holy cow is it simple and amazing to eat. The salsa was so good that I ended up eating the leftovers with a spoon. I couldn’t wait to find another use for the leftovers. It’s so fresh and green and full of wonderful flavor. Caramelized onions are…

Kevin’s Holiday Nuts

By Kevin Pettway / December 6, 2009 / Comments Off on Kevin’s Holiday Nuts

1 and 1/2 cups pecan halves 1 and 1/2 cups walnut halves 3 tablespoons melted butter 2  tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (I used white balsamic vinegar and Braggs here once and it was great) 2  teaspoons hot sauce (I heart Texas Pete) 2  teaspoons chili powder 1  teaspoon curry powder 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 4…

Best Pancakes and Syrup

By Kevin Pettway / November 23, 2009 / Comments Off on Best Pancakes and Syrup

This pancake and syrup combo is like eating a warm cinnamon bun. Very good and easy to make. Cinnamon Sugar Pancake Syrup 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup soy milk 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon honey 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Bring butter, sugar, buttermilk, vanilla extract, corn syrup,…

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

By Lena / November 2, 2009 / Comments Off on Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

Ingredients 1 (9 inch) pie shell 1 cup white sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1/2 cup butter 4 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup bourbon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup chopped pecans Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees F). In a small saucepan combine…

Sweet Potato Stew with Swiss Chard

By Lena / October 20, 2009 /

This recipe came from Toni Fioré at DeliciousTV.com. It’s one of my favorites! Ingredients: 2 T. olive oil 2 c. diced yellow onion 1 t. salt 1 large or 2 medium sweet potatoes 4 cloves garlic, chopped fine 1 red Thai or jalapeño pepper minced, with the seeds (adjust to suit your taste) 1 T.…

Basic Quiche

By Lena / October 3, 2009 / Comments Off on Basic Quiche

This is a basic quiche recipe. I love quiche. I had friends over one night and we were hungry and someone mentioned quiche. I had never made one before and looked up a few recipes online to get the basic idea and ratios down. I ended up having all the ingredients on hand and it…

Homemade Onion Dip

By Kevin Pettway / September 12, 2009 / Comments Off on Homemade Onion Dip

1 cup sour cream 1/4 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons buttermilk 1 medium onion, chopped and caramelized in butter 1/8 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder Mix all ingredients together by hand in a small bowl until smooth. Cover and chill for 30 minutes before serving.

Lumpia

By Lena / August 30, 2009 / Comments Off on Lumpia

We used to live in Guam and got to go to lots of fiestas. Every fiesta had lumpia. Amazing stuff. They take a little while to wrap, so it’s nice to have help and make a bit of an assembly line. Also, you can make them with a variety of vegetables and meats. This is…

Easy Chocolate Rum Cake

By Lena / August 27, 2009 / Comments Off on Easy Chocolate Rum Cake

Kevin’s Awesome® Whole Breakfast Muffins

By Kevin Pettway / August 12, 2009 / Comments Off on Kevin’s Awesome® Whole Breakfast Muffins

Ingredients 2 cups milk (Any kind, I use soy milk) 4 eggs (The chicken kind) salt and pepper to taste half a normal-sized, day old baguette, or a whole one of the skinny kind, cut up into half to three quarters inch cubes one cup of shredded cheddar cheese half a pound of ground sausage…