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Shoarma Seasoning
Now and then I’ll buy a commercially prepared spice mix that I always regret buying after tasting it. These mixes seem to lack any kind of flavour—you can tell the spices are old and have lost a lot of their strength—are way too salty, and you can taste the MSG and pretty much nothing else. That’s why I make my own spice mixes. Using whole spices when I can, toasting…
Fresh Summer Pesto
This pesto is slightly different from a classic pesto. Slightly but just enough to give it a little curve. I’m using a different ratio, a light olive oil and the added lemon juice makes this pesto just a tad softer and fresher. Works perfect for summer pasta as well as sandwiches and pizzas. I needed the pesto for a recipe I plan on posting later this week, but then it…
Comeback Burger
It was time for me to come back! Had a wonderful and relaxing vacation, got to spend fun time with J-man, but am ready to rock again. What have I been doing? Well, for starters, I managed to copy the McDonald’s burgers. I sure did and get this, I even bought MSG for it; they use lots of it and I really wanted to duplicate their burgers. So far I…
French Fry Seasoning
Creating spice mixes is one of my favorite kitchen pastimes. It’s a great way not only to save money, but also to control the salt content and to make sure I don’t ingest tons of additives either. Plus—and this is a biggie—I get to make all kinds of crazy mixes. As a result of my idiosyncrasy, I’m now stuck with 2 cabinets filled to the brim with home-made burrito, five-spice,…
Roasted Potatoes & Creamy Tomatillo Dip
Here it is, folks: my 1st home-grown jalapeño recipe. Even though I know I shouldn’t have picked the sucker just yet, I did. Couldn’t wait. And it was perfect! I’m always trying to come up with new recipes for roasted potatoes, and well, these are fabulous. And not just because of the jalapeño. No, really. I made a slightly different ranch seasoning and used it not only for my roasted potatoes,…
Five-Spice Blend
I bought a blender. Yes, I really did. I know it was pathetic: a food blogger without something as trivial as a blender. But, with the blender came a spice mill. It’s really a serious spice mill, too, that’s for sure. Been testing flavored salts and crazy spice mixes ever since I plugged it in. And then I decided to make a fresh, home-made Chinese five spice mix and decided…
