Spiced Braised Chuck Roast

I don’t prefer meat cooked any other way, but slow cooked for hours on end. I like to be able to peel the meat apart easily with my fork, I love lushes flavors and bright colored spices to pour out from all ends of the meat.  That to me is a well marinated and the…

Chicken Shawarma With Tahini Sauce and Tomato Relish

There is this little hole in the wall restaurant by my house that makes the best Chicken Shawarma.  This got me thinking, how can I replicate this dish.  I found a recipe in Bon Appetit using Turkey so I substituted chicken and I did just that, I made this dish but not as good as…

Indian Eggplant

This is one of my favorite Indian dishes, I just love the way the spicy Indian flavors work into the Eggplant vegetable.   I crave my mother in laws version of this dish so often. 🙂 All you do is heat up a nonstick pan with 2 tbls of oil.  Add mustard Seeds about 2 tbls,…

Baked Barbecue Pork Ribs

These Ribs are spicy and tasty.  I grabbed this recipe from Bon Appetit so I don’t expect it to be healthy in any way. 4 pounds baby back pork ribs 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder 1 teaspoon onion powder   1 cup hoisin sauce 1/2 cup bottled chili sauce 1/4 cup Sherry 4 teaspoons chili-garlic…

My Mom’s Fruit Salad

Add all your favorite types of fruit together and sprinkle with Cayenne or chili powder and lemon juice than toss.  This is so tasty…

Wild Mushroom and Chicken Stir-Fry With Thai Fried Rice

I know the first picture bites, I didn’t get a clear shot. I only grabbed one shot too. 😦 I like making my own Asian dishes unless it’s Thai food than I prefer to eat out, so I made Chicken with mushrooms and zucchini alongside some Thai Fried Rice with pork.  Very tasty.  The chicken…

Spiced Pork Chops with Apple Chutney

My husband enjoyed this dish more than I did.  It was tasty, the apple chutney  tasted like Apple Pie which was a nice  touch to this spicy dish.  I used Indian Chili Powder which gave this a really spicy touch.  Recipe adapted from Cooking Light

Prosciutto, Fontina, and Fig Panini

Prosciutto Panini adapted from Cooking Light.  I didn’t have any arugula on hand so I substituted some baby spinach and it worked out nicely.  This is more on the sweeter side than what I’m use to.  The only adjustment I would probably make next time is to choose a honey mustard sauce for this sandwich…

Spiced Pork with Bourbon Reduction

Spiced Pork with Bourbon Reduction Recipe adapted from Cooking Light.  I used Indian Chili Powder because it has the most heat than most chili powders and this came out so spicy yet good, I recommend to use half a tsp if using Indian Chili Powder.  It goes really nicely with the sauce because the sauce…