Thai Food is HOT, HOT, HOT! Sweet Hot Garlic Sauce Thai chili peppers Garlic Sugar Vinegar Water Salt Combine water, vinegar, sugar & salt. Stir until dissolved. Add garlic & peppers and heat to a boil. Stir as it boils for 5 minutes and reduces to a slightly syrupy consistency. Use as a dipping sauce ...
Found in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association If you only ate foods advertised on television, your 2,000 calorie/day diet would consist of: 25 times the recommended amount of sugars 20 times the recommended servings of fat less than half the recommended amounts of fruits, vegetables and dairy the amount of grains was the ...
Not quite a dessert but almost as yummy – this dish is sweet and sour glazed onions Although its origins are often attributed to the Hunan province of China many places in China use a version of sweet and sour sauce as a dipping sauce or topping for fish and meat. In some regions of ...
As we’re preparing to launch Evil Auntie’s Season 3 opening episode which will feature “Cajun” Shrimp Jambalya, we thought it would be a good time to discuss Louisiana cuisines. Cajun refers to the Arcadian peoples of French origin deported from Eastern Canada to Louisiana by British forces between 1755 and 1763 during the Seven Years ...
The concept of breakfast in Western civilization is a comparative newcomer. In Medieval times, the Roman Catholic Church standardized the day with two meals – a heavy lunch and a light supper. Only children and the ill were served a small breakfast. It wasn’t until the 15th century that breakfast began to be socially acceptable. ...
Sauce Chef The Saucier is responsible for preparing all the sauces in the kitchen. Much of this work is done hours before the dining room opens. We visited a small neighborhood restaurant to look at this important work behind the scenes. Large kitchens require many cooks and are organized as a military command structure – ...
Matzoh When Moses led the Jews from Egypt there was no time to let bread dough rise, so the flour was cooked right after kneading. The result was Matzoh, a thin flat bread. This event is celebrated as Passover (Pesach) and is a symbol of freedom from slavery. Matzoh is an integral part of the ...
Wraps Wraps are derivatives of tacos and burritos. . Traditional sandwich ingredients are wrapped up in some form of flatbread rather than served between slices of bread. They also show up in Middle Eastern restaurants and are included as a category when talking about Iraqi cuisine Typical fillings include lettuce, tomato, cheese, chicken, beans, carrots, ...
Southern Cuisine I grew up in mid-century mid-America. Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River. My parents are from Mississippi and Arkansas. But I’ve lived in California the past three decades and think of food with a California “health conscious” attitude. Southern fried chicken is probably the most widely known Southern food. Spread nationwide by fast ...
