Corned Beef Pot Pies
This post originally appeared on Rantings of an Amateur Chef in November 2013 for my first entry into his “Diced” competition. Just like “Chopped,” contestants received ingredients with which they were...
View ArticleSeared Ahi
Most of the cooking I do at home is pretty clean and simple. I focus on having fresh ingredients, preferably locally sourced and farm fresh, and then turning them into something tasty without a huge...
View ArticleMahi Mahi, Fusion Style
This weekend’s lantern floating event just shows how much of a culture of fusion we have here in Hawaii. It really is a melting pot, in the best sense of the word. The Hawaiian culture is still strong,...
View ArticleHoney Glazed Grilled Salmon
I’ve got the camping bug in a big way right now. I don’t know if it’s the onset of summer {because with all the graduations going on and with all the people running around after their suddenly full...
View ArticleBourbon Pulled-Pork Sandwiches
I think a little honesty is in order around here. While I love to cook, and I love to push my cooking limits in order to learn new skills and because I’m just a little bit crazy about trying new and...
View ArticleBig Easy Shrimp
Maybe to you, summer means bright summer lipstick and umbrella drinks and all things cute and covered in anchors. Maybe it means cool breezes and dipping your toes in the sound and wine spritzers. If...
View ArticleSteak with Faux Thai Peanut Sauce
There are a large number of legitimate recipes out there for Thai style peanut sauce. This is not one of them. This is a spicy, rich composition that exists largely because 1) I really, really, really...
View ArticleCraving Peking Duck from Five Thousand Miles Away
When I was in college, I had a wonderful German instructor. He was an exchange officer, a lieutenant colonel equivalent from the German Army, who had left commanding the tanks he loved to see what...
View ArticleShrimp Tacos with Mango Slaw
Holy crap, it’s October. With all the fall love that’s going on right now, I should be wanting to don my scarf and go out and shuffle my new riding boots through the leaves, pumpkin spice latte in...
View ArticleHoney Pecan Shrimp on Rice
Everyone has their Achilles’ heel, that one critical downfall that keeps them from being everything that they say they are at cocktail gatherings or at the bar. Mine is Panda Express. I’m pretty...
View ArticleBuffalo Chicken Macaroni and Blue Cheese
If you were to cook something to showcase the cuisine of your country, what would you make? I’ve been thinking about that question for a while, along with a lot of other folks on some of the culinary...
View ArticleLoaded Baked Potato Soup
It’s good to be home again – especially when it’s actually started to feel like fall here in Hawaii! We woke up yesterday morning to a nicely overcast day and it was only about 60 degrees, and when we...
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