The Kitchen Sink

Simple Stir Fried Broccoli, Easy as 1-2-3

Broccoli and Oyster Sauce Being Stir Fried

If there is one thing that I have learned over the past few years is the simplicity is not to be overlooked when preparing a meal. There is something about the flavors and texture of quick stir fried broccoli with oyster sauce in a wok that has made it one of my most favorite ways …

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Spice Spice Baby

Simple dry rub ingredients made at home

When grilling meat, the most important choice you make is the type and cut of meat for your chosen method of cooking. The second most important decision is whether to go a wet or dry rub. A dry rub is an excellent choice for flavoring already tender or moist cuts of meat. Next time you …

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Piquant Red Cabbage and Apple Relish

Spicy Red Cabbage and Apple Relish

Fall has started, everywhere except Houston where it is still hot and swampy, and it’s time to start breaking out the Autumnal recipes. Since my experiment with Hatch Chile Relish went well the other week and there is none left, I went on a supermarket trip looking for seasonal, ‘cheap’ vegetables to make other relishes …

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Clean as a whistle corn, without the silk

See Kitchen Magic Tricks: Easiest Way to Clean Corn on the Cob for the details of how to clean corn without the silk.  

Kitchen Magic Tricks: Easiest Way to Clean Corn on the Cob

Steam, boil, grill, roast, everyone has their personal preference on how they like to prepare fresh corn on the cob. However, everyone in the end, regardless of how to corn is prepared tussles with removing the corn silk tassels that just refuse to come away with the husk and stick to the kernels of corn. …

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