We created this very simple, very satisfying sauce to pair with wheat germ lemon & peppercorn linguini, but you could serve it over plain linguini, spaghetti, etc. It’s very good served hot, but also delicious cold and would make a great light meal served chilled in the summer. Ingredients:                            Makes Four Appetizer Servings ¾ lb …

Though most commonly associated with Japanese food, tempura batter (also spelled tenpura) is actually Portuguese in origin. Regardless of where it came from, this style of batter is now used by chefs cooking a huge variety of food across the US.  They love it because it provides a thin, irresistibly crunchy layer and allows the …

The juxtaposition of the light-textured shrimp mousse with the satisfying crunch of its tempura-fried squash blossom wrapper makes this a seafood appetizer that looks & tastes classy, but is surprisingly easy to make. The tempura batter recipe makes quite a lot, so you’ll have extra to make tempura-fried green beans, fresh maitake mushrooms, sliced carrots, sweet potatoes, or even shiso …

  This salad is a great way to enjoy the tender, sweet meat of Alaskan spot prawns.  Mixing the orange zest powder and guajillo chile powder together creates a vibrant orange and red coating that makes the cooked prawns a provocative color that catches the eye. The chili/orange coating also adds a strong note of citrus …

Recipe by Natasha at 5 Star Foodie Culinary Adventures. Thai chilies, also called Bird chilies, are very hot, only third down on the Scoville scale below Ghost Chile Peppers and Habaneros. Thai chilies are commonly used in many Asian specialties, such as curries. In today’s recipe, these chilies are ground into a powder, which then …

Christo is back with a guest post and is as creative and delicious as ever. I wish he lived in Seattle and not New York City, because I’d love to spend some time with him in our kitchen.  If we ever do an iron chef type contest, Christo will be the guy to beat.  Here he …

Replacing some of the lime juice with yuzu juice takes the flavor profile of ceviche in a more complex and distinctive direction.   Below is a recipe for ceviche tacos and a more traditional ceviche. Drink Pairings: Mezcal Del Maguey Tequila or Modelo Beer Ingredients: ¼ cup Lime Juice, fresh squeezed ¼ cup Yuzu Juice (could …