Fans of the canned Ranch Style Beans will love this one, and find it to be a great improvement. It's fairly easy, and a perfect side for anything barbecue. Use a slow cooker to make it even easier. I always keep at least a quart on hand, and eat them for lunch 3-5 days a week. I never tire of the taste. The recipe below includes my tweaks with notes and some added … [Read more...]
Char Siu (Chinese Barbecued Pork) | Authentic and Delicious on a Charcoal or Gas Grill
Making authentic-tasting Char Siu on a charcoal or gas grill is easy, but you'll need some special ingredients. When we visited Portland's Chinatown in the 50s and 60s, we always started every dinner with an order of Chinese BBQ pork. Properly enjoyed with some hot Chinese mustard and toasted sesame seeds, Char Siu was always my favorite part of dinner. Decades later, I can … [Read more...]
Grilled Corn With Sweet Chili Sauce
Inspired by this month's issue of Cook's Illustrated article on grilling corn, but not impressed with the recipes or convinced the procedures were the best, I threw together a few common ingredients to see what they would do to an ear of corn. It was truly a home run! Our family normally adds nothing to corn but salt and pepper, but this simple recipe might convince us--and … [Read more...]
Smoked Quinoa
Quinoa, sometimes referred to as a superfood, is a grain-like seed that has become widely popular in recent years, primarily as a rice substitute. The attraction to quinoa is the taste, the higher protein (about double) content than brown rice (actually quinoa is considered a complete protein), and the great diversity of its use. My daughter got us on quinoa about a year ago … [Read more...]
Smokey Curry Chicken Salad Recipe for Sous Vide, Grill, or BBQ
Our original Smoked Chicken Salad recipe is popular as it's easy to do and low fat, but we depend heavily upon a barbecued whole chicken for the rich, smokey taste. We wanted to create something similar for our sous vide chicken breasts, but less smokey and with more varieties of spices and seasonings while retaining low fat ingredients. While sous vide cooking and … [Read more...]