Saturday, January 22, 2011

pictures bitches

kerrin
wendy drinking special egg nog

pizzels

sushi made with avacado, scallions, cilantro, sushi rice, sesame seeds.

wendy

3 fried red snappers made with a coconut, miso, lime, ginger, cilantro sause

kerrin frying the fish in coconut oil. (i am secretly freaking out cause i have never in my life fried anything this fucking big)

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

saltine candy

wait till you try this
i hope your ready for this, cause this is the shit!!!!!

you will need:

oven at 350*
2 sticks of salted butter
1 cup of sugar
1 bag of semisweet choc chips
1 sleeve saltine crackers with salted tops

cookie/baking sheet with a lip around the edges---line with parchment paper, and spread the saltines perfectly over the sheet, set this aside.
meanwhile in a sauce pan melt butter and sugar together. mix mix mix until smooth. dump and spread this mixture over the saltines. put in oven until the butter/sugar turns light brown and starts to bubble.
take out of the oven and dump choc chips over the crackers with the butter/sugar, the chocolate with melt and you will need to spread chips to even it out. put in freezer or fridge to set.
holy shit.
this is amazing and if you want you can melt peanut butter and drizzle over top after you spread the choc chips.


wow your friends

caribbean stew

looks pretty fucking stewy
This recipe was given to me from a very dear friend. It is rich, tangy and so fucking good!!!!

you will need:

*1 1/2 pds of stew beef
*salt and pepper
*onions----we like to use tiny yellow stew onions. cut in quarters.
  if you only have big yellow onions use one whole one.
*minced or grated ginger---about 1/2'' piece (you can always use more)
*carrots 2-3 cut in big big pieces
*1 can of diced tomatoes in juice
*1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
*1/3 cup unsulfured molasses
a pot with cover to cook in over the stove top that can transfer to the oven


How to make it:
preheat oven to 250*
salt and pepper the beef. brown in a pan with onions. if there is a lot of fat then remove the beef with a slotted spoon and pour off the fat. then add the onions. saute until onions are soft.
add ginger, carrots, can of tomatoes, apple cider vinegar, and molasses. bring to a boil.
cover and put in oven.
let the stew sit in the oven for about 2-3 hours. but check to make sure. adjust seasonings.
serve over brown rice

wow your friends.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

thai peanut chicken and rice noodles

Contributed by Kristen Pantelakis

This looks super tasty!!!!!!
veggies you will need are at the bottom of the recipe and the chicken can be substituted for beef or tofu.

combine in a bowl:

2 tbsp peanut butter, crunchy is better
1 &1/2 in piece of ginger, grated
1/2 tbsp tahini mixed with 1/2 tbsp h2o
3-4 large garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 tbsp soy sauce (low sodium)
1 tbsp ponzu sauce
1-2 tsp rice vinegar
1/4 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp sriracha hot sauce
2-3 tbsp chicken or beef or vegetable broth
lime juice and a little zest

mix to combine and taste, add more ginger, sriracha, lime, etc to adjust flavor and set aside (these measurments are estimated)

cook rice noodles and set aside

season 2 large chicken breasts with s & p, cumin and garlic powder
cook chicken in a large oiled pan or wok (5min on each side or until done) and set aside, cut into strips 

in the same pan saute:
a few handfuls of sugar snap peas (i cook these for one minute in the water i boil the rice noodles in)
1 red bell pepper cut into thin strips
1 serrano chili, diced
3-4 green onions, chopped (reserve some green parts for topping)
when vegetables are cooked,
add rice noodles, a few splashes of soy sauce and rice vinegar mix it all together

serve topped with chicken, peanut sauce on the chicken, lots and lots and lots of cilantro and some green onions