Archive for the ‘ Spicy ’ Category

HABANERO HOT SAUCE

Hot sauce, like mustard, is one of those condiments that you can never have too many varieties of in the refrigerator.  In fact, my friends and I have had several conversations discussing the best hot sauce application for various classic recipes. While one friend argues that eggs and home fries are naked without good old Tabasco, [ READ MORE ]

PORK STIR-FRY WITH CASHEWS, LIME AND MINT

Learning to stir-fry properly has taken me a very long time. In fact, I still have a ways to go. What is seemingly the easiest and quickest way to cook is in fact quite difficult to do well.  We’ve all done it at one point or another: soggy, partially cooked vegetables, under-browned meat with no [ READ MORE ]

PEPPER VINEGAR

I love vinegar. In fact, it is the one pantry staple I would have the hardest time living without. Much to my girlfriend’s chagrin, I do my best to sneak it into every dish I can get away with, even those that might not call for the addition. Tangy and lively, vinegar, like lemon, has [ READ MORE ]

WARM FLANK STEAK SALAD WITH MINT AND CILANTRO

I’d been eating Thai food for a while before a friend of mine insisted that we order Nua Yang Nam Tok, or Waterfall Beef Salad as a starter. While I’d had American beef salads before – usually romaine lettuces topped with freshly grilled strip steak – I had never come across one in which nearly [ READ MORE ]