Three Ingredient Biscuits

  Biscuit Recipe What You Need: 2 cups self-rising flour 1/4 cup COLD butter 3/4 cup milk or half n half -Preheat over to 425°F degrees -Add flour to bowl with cold butter cut into pieces -Incorporate the flour and butter until you get a good crumble about the size of large peas -Stir in … Continue reading Three Ingredient Biscuits

Chile Powder

Makes about 1 cup of powder, depending on the size of the chiles 8 dried Pasilla / Ancho chiles 1 dried Mulato 1 dried Anaheim 2 tablespoons cumin seeds, toasted 2 tablespoons garlic minced dry 2 teaspoons ground oregano (Mexican oregano, if you can get it) Preheat your oven to 300 °F. Remove stems and … Continue reading Chile Powder

White BBQ Sauce

  White BBQ Sauce 2 cups real mayonnaise 1 1/2 tablespoons sea salt 2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper 1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika 1 tablespoon grill/steak seasoning 1 teaspoon Coleman mustard 1 teaspoon dried parsley crushed 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar 1/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 4 tablespoons white vanilla sugar Mix well in … Continue reading White BBQ Sauce

Roasted Chickpeas

Roasted Chickpeas 4 cups cooked chickpeas, rinsed and drained 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons garlic salt Directions Toss drained chickpeas with oil and garlic salt. Spread on a lightly greased 12 x 17-inch jelly roll pan. Bake in a preheated 425° degree oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until crispy and dry, stirring … Continue reading Roasted Chickpeas

TSOUREKI – GREEK EASTER BREAD

Tsoureki is a traditional Greek Bread served at the Easter meal flavored with overtones of orange and anise. It’s shaped into a twisted wreath or a braid and has red colored hard boiled eggs tucked into pockets formed between the twists.

Although the traditional color for the eggs is red, pastel hues of blue, yellow, light pink and lime green can help welcome the Easter bunny just as well! Continue reading TSOUREKI – GREEK EASTER BREAD

Hot Cross Buns – an Easter tradition

In 1592, Queen Elizabeth I decreed that hot cross buns could no longer be sold on any day except for Good Friday, Christmas or for burials. They were simply too special to be eaten any other day. To get around this explains that people baked the buns in their own kitchens although if they were caught they had to give up all of the illegal buns on their premises to the poor. Continue reading Hot Cross Buns – an Easter tradition