Do you know that enchiladas were one of the recipes included in the first known Mexican cookbook dating back to 1831? May 5th is even National Enchilada Day. Enchilada literally means ”to season with chile”. One of my favorite Mexican dishes has to be enchiladas. There are so many way to make enchiladas. I don’t …
Did you know that Salmon start their lives in fresh water streams and rivers? They then swim many (even hundreds) of miles out to the ocean to spend anywhere from one to seven years at sea, then swim all the way back to their birth place to reproduce. It’s such an amazing fish. I grew …
I don’t know about you, but one of my absolute favorite appetizers or small meals is chicken wings. I don’t think that I’m alone on this because, on average, Americans each eat about 90 wings in a year. Americans consume over 1.3 billion wings on Super Bowl Sunday alone! Chicken wings are great on their …
In my experience, pasta dishes are comfort food. I love a thick, slow-cooked tomato-based meat sauce, like Bolognese, over any kind of noodle. In my opinion, you can’t get much more comforting than that. The traditional Bolognese sauce comes from the city of Bologna, Italy, but there are many different variations throughout Italy. My Bolognese …
The Sidecar is an amazing classic cocktail. It was created near the end of World War 1, in either Paris or London–nobody knows for sure. It’s named after the motorcycle attachment that was very popular in those times. The idea was to warm up after a ride in one of the motorcycle sidecars, likely a …
Americans consumed 5 million metric tons of rice in the 2020/2021 fiscal year. That just goes to tell you that rice is extremely popular! One of the reasons it is so popular is that there are so many ways you can prepare it. I’m a HUGE fan of rice and I use rice as a …
Shrimp tempura is a Japanese dish that is one of the most commonly served outside of Japan. It’s no wonder that it’s so widely enjoyed, as shrimp tempura is an amazing dish with a light and airy coating. Tempura batter is typically made with rice flour, water, and eggs, but I like using beer batter …
