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Manageability – Long Marinade, but Crazy Good. Right out the gate – pork belly is a finicky protein, and this recipe calls for a 12 to 24-hour marinade. But if you can put up with that and the delicate oven temps that go along with cooking the belly, you are in for one hell ofContinue reading “Shared Appetite’s Pork Belly Tacos”

Manageability – No Big Deal for a Big Deal Taco There’s a couple ways to prepare a steak taco. You can doll it up with a bunch of pomp and frills like a Victorian count, using shredded lettuce and cheddar cheese to hide the fact that the steak is poorly seasoned, or you can makeContinue reading “Damn Delicious’ Mexican Street Tacos”

Manageability – So Chopping Good. Pico de gallo is a gift from the gods. We are not worthy of how tasty and delicious it is. That’s why it’s even more of a beautiful miracle that the gods bestowed on us Unsophisticook’s Sweet Heat Fresh Jalapeno Pineapple Salsa. There’s a lot of chopping to do, butContinue reading “Unsophisticook’s Sweet Heat Fresh Jalapeno Pineapple Salsa”

Manageability – Not hard, but real hot. Arbol chili peppers come in a couple different forms. There are those skinny, cardinal red witch fingers with bright green tops. And there are those dried out, flat, dark brown peppers sold in display near the produce section with other dried spices. We couldn’t find the fresh ones,Continue reading “Mexico in My Kitchen’s Chile de Arbol Salsa”

Manageability – Waste of My Life. I think if we had used a tortilla press, this probably would have been a success. But we forged ahead without one like a couple of proud goons, and it was our undoing. The Tortilla Channel’s The Best Mexican Tortillas were too difficult, too complicated, and too slow. ItContinue reading “The Tortilla Channel’s The Best Mexican Tortillas”

Manageability – I scream, you scream, because this ice cream is easy to make. How about a little homemade ice cream to cool you off on a hot summer night? Or as a sweet treat to go with a nice long bath? Or how about just because, screw you, I had a bad day, IContinue reading “Rose Bakes’ Homemade Oreo Cookies and Cream Ice Cream”

Manageability – Easy and Fun. Like College. Grillin’ skewers with chicken and steak means you need a hot veg as a side. That’s a well known fact, it’s on Wikipedia. And this is a quick and delicious way to get it – The Wooden Skillet’s Grilled Veggie Kabobs and Creamy Avocado Chimichurri. A quick note,Continue reading “The Wooden Skillet’s Grilled Veggie Kabobs + Creamy Avocado Chimichurri”

Manageability – Just meat and heat. It’s BBQ grillin’ season, y’all! This time we came out here with Jo Cooks’ Beer and Honey BBQ Chicken Skewers, which were flipping terrific. This could be a light marinade. Or it could be that we only marinaded for 2 hours prior to cooking. I don’t know. Either way,Continue reading “Jo Cooks’ Beer and Honey BBQ Chicken Skewers”

Manageability – Painless I just got married in the Big Easy last fall, and I can attest: Paula’s king cake cupcakes were just like a Thursday night in the Quarter. Fun, colorful, and unique. Only instead of being left with a day-ruining hangover, I was left with a delicious memory and plenty of treats forContinue reading “Paula Deen’s King Cake Cupcakes”

Manageability – Mildly Vexing These St. Paddy’s day treats were overall pretty easy to put together and tasted delicious. As a Chicagoan, we do our St. Patrick’s Day with a lot of parades and a river dyed green, so I had to make an equally fun dessert. Plus, I’m always game for a cute, festiveContinue reading “Garnish and Glaze’s Green Velvet St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes”