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Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Yield: 20 beet&corn tortillas Gluten Free Ingredients: ❑ 1/2 a beetroot ❑ 1/2 tsp salt ❑ 2 cups Maseca instan corn flour ❑ 1 1/4 cups warm (not hot) water Instructions: Clean the beetroot and peel it. Then, using a grater, grate upContinue reading “Beet and Corn Tortillas”

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Servings: 6 tacos Dot X Ott, one of the best restaurants known to man, sadly closed because of COVID-19. My mom’s sister, my Aunt Jessie, opened the adorable and amazing restaurant back in May of 2019. My family and I would go aContinue reading “Tempura Fish Tacos & Beet Corn Tortillas”

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes Makes: 4 servings The word étouffée (pronounced eh-too-fey) comes from the French word“to smother.”  The best way to describe this dish is a very thick stew, seasoned to perfection and chock full of delicious, plump crawfish (or shrimp) served overContinue reading “Crawfish Étouffée”

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Marinating Time: 20 minutes (see paragraphs below for additional information) Total Time: 45 minutes Servings: 5-6 This week we are focusing on the Philippines. The Philippine archipelago was discovered on March 16, 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan. Spanish dominion over the islands was first firmly established in 1565 byContinue reading “Filipino Chicken Adobo”

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 17-20 minutes Total Time: 32-35 minutes Yields: 24 cookies In 1900, Bushnell Illinois, the Nagel brothers (Henry and John) invented the first rolled oats called ‘Nagel Roller Mills’. Rolled oats are made by steaming groats, then rolling them, steaming them again, finally, toasting them resulting in the familiar thin flakes. Though processed, rolledContinue reading “Cowboy Cookies”

Chase’s Breakfast Sandwich Prep Time: 2 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Complete time: 7 minutes This weeks recipe is inspired by my littlest brother Chase. I asked him what should I do for this weeks blog and he started naming things, and then locked his answer on a breakfast sandwich that he makes himself everyContinue reading

Superior Beef Hamburgers and French Fries Prep Time: 10-15 minutes Cook Time: 10-15 minutes Total Time: 20-30 minutes Yield: 8 hamburgers patties Cuisine: American Hamburgers or cheeseburgers are an American classic. It wasn’t until 1928, 16 year old Lionel Sternberger was in his fathers Pasadena sandwich shop when he put a slice of cheese onContinue reading

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour and 30 min Total Time: 1 hour and 45 min Yeild: 11/2 quarts Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 15-30 minutes Total Time: 45 min-1 hour Yeilds: 4 dozen Prep Time: 58 minutes Cook Time: 2 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Yeilds: 1 lbs of fresh pastaContinue reading “Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce,Meatballs, and Spaghetti”

Buttery- Flakey Croissants Prep Time: 12 hours and 45 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 13 hours and 10 minutes Yeild: 16 croissants Cuisine: French Before we begin, yes, one of the most delicious things on the planet takes about 13 hours. But I promise, it is worth the wait. Another interesting story takesContinue reading

Quesadillas Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 5-10 minutes Total Time: 15-20 minutes Cuisine: Mexican Servings: 1 quesadilla cut into 4 pieces Welcome back! Quesadillas are a classic. Personally I think you can add whatever to the quesadillas just not a lot. You can add beans, rice, fajitas, different types of cheeses and meats, orContinue reading