Monthly Archives: December 2021

Best! Ever! Cocktail Sauce

It is almost New Year’s Eve; that time of year when everyone and their dogs are offering shrimp cocktail like we are all in just about any casino in Vegas. And, the thing is… you can easily buy a platter … Continue reading

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Zippy (or not) Balsamic Onion Jam

Another winner from our weekly food kit! This red onion jam with balsamic vinegar is nicely spiced (or not, that is up to you) with crushed red pepper flakes and worked a treat on this burger with cheese, baby arugula, … Continue reading

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Air Fried Potato Wedges

So, YEH, this is a riff on a recipe I posted back in August, but I’ve adjusted the seasonings, and added Aioli. Of course, I say “I” when the potatoes and the idea of the Aioli came from a food … Continue reading

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Turkey in Waffles

When I first came across the basis for this recipe (from the nice and helpful folk at Myrecipes.com), they called for using leftover fried chicken in these very, very fine savory waffles. Well… I was fresh out of leftover fried … Continue reading

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Manchurian, With Shrimp, Or…

So… yeh, this batch of Manchurian is made with air fried balls of Boom Boom Shrimp from Whole Foods; but you could add most anything to the Manchurian Sauce; the first time I had was at a house blessing and … Continue reading

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Sweet and Sour Sauce

When I first came across this recipe, over a decade ago, it was called Indian Sweet and Sour Sauce, and was a key ingredient needed to make Manchurian… an Indo-Chinese hybrid taste treat that is basically, my most favorite of … Continue reading

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Nice Soup – With a Ginger Miso Twist

So, yesterday, I posted about a wicked tasty soup, loaded with flavor and veggies and… Stuff. The thing was, it made a lot of soup, and so, a couple of days later, it was time to place it back on … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato and Beef Ramen Soup

So, this soup will take a little explaining… The list of ingredients is gonna look like it goes on forever, but really, it’s just previously cooked meat (I used leftover Korean inspired Beef Flanken Ribs), a fair number of veggies … Continue reading

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Air Fryer Chicken Breasts

Yesterday, I posted about how I took the mashed potatoes from a food kit up to Kickin’ It Mashed Potatoes. Today, let’s consider the panko crusted chicken cutlets, that the food kit suggested I fry with the canola oil they … Continue reading

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Kickin’ It! Mashed Potatoes

It was time to make dinner from one of our semi-weekly food kits – they send you a box with all of the ingredients and a recipe card with prep information. As I have been doing for a while, I … Continue reading

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