Fish sauce, as the name suggests is a sauce made from fish. It is known for its funky smell. But beyond the offending odor, it gives savory dishes a bit of saltiness, tang, and sophisticated seafood flavors. Most countries in the Southeast Asia use fish sauce in probably all types of dishes. Well, except desserts.
New York is know for its delicious brick oven pizza and I have to say that it is some of the best in the country. Every once and a while though, I like to mix things up a bit and make pizza at home. Considering that I am not Italian, and I do not have the time nor interest in making everything from scratch, I take some well crafted short cuts for my freshly homemade pizza. Here are my tips for turning your kitchen into a pizzeria without all the effort!
When I told my husband I was making spaghetti squash, he looked at me with a bit of confusion. We all know spaghetti AND squash, but the concept of them together as one is quite unfamiliar to most. Spaghetti squash is an amazing vegetable, it has the appearance and taste of squash but when cooked, the flesh turns into strands that are similar to spaghetti. This transformation allows you to use this versatile vegetable in some very unconventional ways. Here is a simple preparation to unlock the magic of spaghetti squash and some of flavorful recipes to make this vegetable the main dish in your house.
I love me some steak! My friend Terry jokingly says that I live in the house of carnivores. Grilling a steak to perfection is not the easiest skill to master, but I am going to give you the tips to turn your home into your own personal steakhouse. For this post I chose a less known cut of meat, 100% Grass Fed Edge of Eye Steak, from Fresh Direct.
The thing about Brussels sprouts is that a lot of people say they don't like them, but if they had them prepared like this, they would probably change their mind. Of course we all know that bacon makes everything better (wonder if there is a t-shirt for that), so this recipe really can't be beat. If you don't eat pork, you can always add garlic instead to give these veggies some extra flavor.