Last night I had a craving for potato leek soup – but – was out of leeks. So I made a few adjustments and somehow cooked the food of the gods with what was in the cupboard. This is not a white soup – it will be brown with shredded red potato skins. Process: Cut ...
What’s the best food for your teeth? Just ask Evil Mouse! Ingredients: butter flour mustard powder bay leaf paprika milk diced onion diced carrot broccoli florets shredded cheese an egg breadcrumbs Tools: Large saucepan Skillet Boiler Strainer Grater Spatula Knife Cutting surface Casserole dish Preparation: Cut vegetables into small pieces Measure ingredients Grate the cheese ...
Halloween’s over, so we won’t be talking too much about the process of creating a Jack-o-Lantern. Now it’s time to plan our annual Thanksgiving feast – and what is just as symbolic of Thanksgiving as a turkey? Pumpkin Pie, that’s what. Pumpkins are a variety of winter squash native to the Americas. They can be ...
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 ...
All jambalayas are blends of meats, vegetables, stock and rice. They are a close relative to paella found in Spanish culture. The most common jambalaya is the Creole which originated in New Orleans. A meat – usually chicken and sausage – is added to the pot followed by vegetables and tomatoes and finally stock, rice ...
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 ...
Moving from the Americas to Asia, the people of Thailand consume a massive amount of “hot stuff”. Thailand is one of the few places in the world where a large percentage of the population actually has gastrointestinal issues simply because they have such an appetite for hot chilies. On the other hand they tend to ...
Mexican hot sauce – hot enough to sting the tongue. Most Mexican hot sauces (sauce is salsa in Spanish) – they come in all heats – from bell pepper mild to habenero hot – are made uncooked from fresh ingredients and must be refrigerated to reduce bacterial growth. The photo shows some of the ingredients ...
Living in California we have access to fresh ingredients that are used in many Asian cuisines. This past weekend we visited one of our local Asian supermarkets and selected a few items not readily available in the typical neighborhood store. This is baby bok choy, which is tender and cooks in minutes. It’s a member ...
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 ...
