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The Sardine Sandwich

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Under. Rated.

Guys, I’m addicted to sardines.

It’s kind of a weird thing to be addicted to since I’m pretty sure most people are just lukewarm about them.

But they are so good. Sardines are salty and rich and good on a ton of different foods.

They get a really bad rap though and a lot of people find them “gross.” Some of those same people have no issue eating a deep fried piece of strange fish product from a fast food place.

At least this fish looks like fish!

If you think you don’t like sardines, I implore you to give them a second shot. This sandwich is one of my new favorite lunches and I hope it doesn’t scare you away.

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Tuesday Treat: Grillin’ Days

 

In honor of fixing my grill that I set on fire a few weeks ago, I wanted to do a fun Tuesday treat related to the grill!

After all, it’s summer time and hopefully you’ll get a chance to light up your grill (or make friends with someone who can) at some point soon.

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Turkey Lettuce Wraps

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These were better than expected.

I’ve always been skeptical of the lettuce wrap. This is how it usually goes down when I try to eat something wrapped in nothing more than lettuce:

1) I pick up the lettuce wrapped thing.

2) The lettuce rips into a million tiny pieces spilling stuff all over the place.

3) I look like an idiot.

Somehow that didn’t happen with these guys. I tried not to over-fill them which is sometimes the problem and I also used the sturdiest lettuce out there (Romaine).

And yes… I realize that sturdy lettuce is an oxymoron. Just go with it.

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Cocky Bloody Mary

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Bloody delicious.

There are two questions I immediately ask myself when creating recipes:

1) Is there any way I can add booze to this?

2) Is there any way I can add Sriracha to this?

Any time I can stick both of these together, I’m a happy camper.

Also included in this post is quite possibly the best skewer of bloody mary garnishes you’ll ever see!

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The Internet Kitchen: Strawberry Gazpacho!

Last month I was contacted by Lipman Produce to do some recipe development for them for a new website they launched. For full disclosure, they did pay me to do the project, but I love the final recipe and the website has some interesting other recipes from other bloggers that contributed to the launch.

They wanted me to come up with a recipe using their tomatoes so they sent me approximately a metric ton of tomatoes and I got to work.

I came up with a really wonderful strawberry gazpacho. It’s slightly sweet due to the strawberries and is perfect on a hot summer day.

I try to be pretty selective about what companies I work with and I was happy to do this since they are basically just promoting cooking with fresh ingredients. Hard not to like that!

The Poll

The Links

60 Second Aioli - Homemade mayo is one of my favorite condiments but it is kind of a pain to make. This smart technique makes it almost too easy! (@ Amateur Gourmet)

Mimosa TrufflesThese look a bit advanced, but if you’re looking for something really homemade to wow for Mother’s Day, these would do the trick for sure! (@ Brown Eyed Baker)

Strange Cookies - I’ve seen a lot of cookies in my day and a lot of cookies with weird ingredients. I never, ever would have thought to put a hard-boiled egg in a cookie unless it was an April Fools prank! (@ Cupcake Project)

Coconut Shrimp With Orange Sauce - Shrimp are kind of hard for me to find around my neck of the woods, but recipes like this still make my mouth water! (@ No Recipes)

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Have a great Mother’s Day weekend everyone!

Mother’s Day Primavera

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A light and delicious pasta.

For those of you who voted for a fancy pasta in last week’s poll, I have to apologize.

You were probably expecting some fancy ravioli. A simple pasta primavera is maybe not what you had in mind.

But I was cooking for my mother and she likes simple dishes, so Nanny nanny boo boo!

My Mom is half Italian and loves a good pasta dish as much as the next Italian, but she also loves vegetables and spring time so a primavera seemed appropriate.

Oh. And I made my own angel hair pasta. So that’s pretty darn fancy in my book!

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Ibarra Chile Fudge

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I don’t know if you’ve been to a candy shop recently, but fudge is fudgin’ expensive!

It’s just sugar and chocolate but you would think that it was filled with gold bullion.

When it comes to making candy, I think fudge is a pretty beginner item. It does require a bit of patience and you’ll need a decent thermometer, but assuming you can watch a thermometer and stir occasionally, it’s pretty easy to make really good fudge at home for 10% of the cost most candy shops charge.

I had never actually made fudge before I tried out this recipe. I decided to use some of the Ibarra chocolate left over from my mole attempt and toss in some cayenne to give the fudge a little bit of heat.

One of my favorite flavor combos is spicy mixed with chocolate so I knew that if I could get the fudge process down then I would end up with some pretty tasty candy.

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