Recipes

Fish Food

By Lena / October 24, 2010 /

I got this recipe from Cichlid Dude at http://www.aquariumlife.net. This is a copy of his article below. Ingredients 1 lb (454g) Whole Shrimp – You want complete shrimp with the heads, shells, and legs. “Cheap” shrimp is better, as long as they are full grown. Don’t spend money on “large” shrimp, it won’t matter for…

White Chocolate Cheesecake

By Lena / October 24, 2010 / Comments Off on White Chocolate Cheesecake

This recipe will never leave you wanting for any cheesecake in a restaurant. It’s amazing. Ingredients Chocolate Cookie Crust 3 Tbls Unsalted Butter 10 Deep Dark Chocolate Fudge Cookies (or other dark chocolate cookies) White Chocolate Cheesecake Filling 18 oz White Chocolate, broken into 1 oz pieces 1/2 cup Heavy Cream 1 3/4 lbs Cream Cheese,…

Roach Powder

By Lena / September 20, 2010 / Comments Off on Roach Powder

1 part boric acid (found in pharmacy area of grocery store) 2 parts flour 1 part unsweetened cocoa Mix together all ingredients and sprinkle in areas that you’ve seen roaches. Don’t put in areas that children and pets might eat it. I typically make little shallow aluminum trays by wrapping a piece of foil around…

Silky Chocolate Tofu Pie

By Lena / June 5, 2010 / Comments Off on Silky Chocolate Tofu Pie

For those of you who haven’t had tofu desserts, this will sound weird. But, it’s really good and good for you compared to a traditional pie. Think of tofu like Japan’s dairy. For the crust: 1 pkg. graham crackers (12-14 crackers – this is usually one of the wax paper wrapped blocks of crackers) 2…

Tofu Key Lime Pie

By Lena / May 23, 2010 / Comments Off on Tofu Key Lime Pie

Orginal Coconut Cream Pie recipe by Toni Fiore at DeliciousTV.com. We just love her stuff! Sweet, light, vegan, and practically guilt-free, this pie is absolutely delicious. For the crust: 1 pkg. graham crackers (12-14 crackers – this is usually one of the wax paper wrapped blocks of crackers) 2 T. sugar 6 T. vegan margarine For…

Stick Blender Mayonnaise – Easy, fast, delicious

By Lena / May 10, 2010 / Comments Off on Stick Blender Mayonnaise – Easy, fast, delicious

2 egg yoks Juice of 1/2 a lemon (1 tablespoon) 1 teaspoon white vinegar 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon of agave syrup (or honey, or sugar) 1 teaspoon dijon mustard 1 1/2 cup of oil (1 cup canola oil and 1/2 cup olive oil is a good combination, but you can use any combination Put all…

“Sweet and Spicy”, Crispy Chicken Wings

By Kevin Pettway / May 9, 2010 / Comments Off on “Sweet and Spicy”, Crispy Chicken Wings

While Lena and I have been making an effort to eat better recently, if you’re hosting a party or a full day of watching LotR with friends, there’s very little that’s better or more appropriate than a giant pile of chicken wings and a case of beer. Frozen chicken wings 1/2 a stick of butter…

Tofu Coconut Cream Pie

By Lena / May 6, 2010 /

Orginal recipe by Toni Fiore at DeliciousTV.com. We just love her stuff! Sweet, light, vegan, and practically guilt-free, this pie is absolutely delicious. You can also use the basic idea to make a great key lime pie. For the crust: 1 pkg. graham crackers (12-14 crackers – this is usually one of the wax paper wrapped…

Easy Red Wine Reduction

By Kevin Pettway / April 17, 2010 / Comments Off on Easy Red Wine Reduction

This is an easy recipe for a really yummy red wine reduction sauce that will wow the people you cook for. Of course it’s delicious on steak, but it’s also great cooked into mushrooms, over tuna steaks, mixed into pasta sauces, and probably  a million other things I haven’t thought of yet. The flavor is…

Friggin’ Amazing Veggie Lasagne

By Kevin Pettway / April 17, 2010 / Comments Off on Friggin’ Amazing Veggie Lasagne

Do not be thrown off by the fact that this is a vegetarian dish. It is absolutely delicious, and would be welcome on anyone’s plate. I have never had anything like it, and it so completely stomps the piss out of store bought veggie lasagnes as to not even be in the same category. It…