Chili Cook-off Guidelines

By zach, July 28, 2010 1:19 pm
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We don’t have many rules for our chili cook-off and we like it that way. Here are a few guidelines to get you started. Have fun.

Recipe

  • Pretty much anything goes — bring a subway sandwich if you want . It’s up to the voters if they want to vote it as the best chili.

Cooking 

  • Cook your chili at home.
  • Bring the cook-off in a crock pot. We will have a place to plug in.
  • We will have ladels, bowls and spoons.

Voting

  • Everyone gets 1 vote to vote for their favorite.
  • Votes will be tallied and prizes awarded for winning chili’s.
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Salmon with Pineapple Salad

By zach, July 26, 2010 7:35 am
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A light and flavor packed meal is awesome on a hot summer day. The sweetness of this salmon matched with the sweet pineapple salad is a great combination.  Serve it family style for a decadent look this dinner will disappear quickly as everyone will want to come back for more.

The salad is romaine lettuce and grilled pineapple tossed in a teriyaki vinaigrette. The vinaigrette is olive oil, teriyaki sauce, apple cider vinegar, lime juice and a small amount of chili oil.

The salmon is cooked using this recipe .

 

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Perfect Summer Meal

By zach, July 16, 2010 7:29 am
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In Seattle, Summer has finally kicked in. For me that means cooking fun summer meals that I can eat outside with my family. For this late lunch, I cooked baby back ribs, creamed corn and seasoned French bread.

I love smoking meat in my back yard. Smoking is a long and slow cooking method. You might think it needs constant attention but you just need to check on your meat every 1 or 2 hours so it’s perfect for setting up and then hanging with family and friends.  

These ribs are baked for 2 hours and finished on the smoker for about 5 hours to get that great smokey and slow cooked taste. Check out this detailed recipe for more on the ribs. If you use the recipe, notice that the order of baking and smoking was swapped. This was mostly to keep my house cool on a hot summer day. 

Bursting with silky and sweet flavors this creamed corn recipe was truly amazing. It was a great partner to the salty and sweet bbq ribs. Next time, I might add some jalapenos or chipotle pepper to add some heat. 

To tie everything together, this french bread was buttered and seasoned with garlic, onion, rosemary pepper, and paprika. Cooked for 15 minutes in tin foil. 

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Guacamole with Kids

By zach, July 11, 2010 8:41 am
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Guacamole is a simple snack and it’s really fun to let kids help. Kids really enjoy helping and learning about food and cooking. In this video we are making a simple and great tasting guacamole with my twins. 

Ingredients

  • 4 Avocado’s
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 lime ( or lime juice
  • salt

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Fourth of July Surf and Turf

By zach, July 5, 2010 4:01 pm
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Fourth of July weekend is the kickoff to summer in my house. We always have a lot going on for the holiday so I want great food that is easy to cook. For me that means cooking on the grill. 

Flat iron steak with BBQ rub and served with molasses.

Grilled corn.

Grilled scallops with lemon pepper butter sauce.

 

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Chicken Soup and Sandwich

By zach, July 5, 2010 3:49 pm
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My wife recently had surgery and she asked for a soothing meal that warmed her up. Soup and sandwich always makes me feel better and relaxes my mind and body.

I grilled a couple chicken breasts seasoned with olive oil and rosemary pepper. The chicken is used in both the chicken noodle soup and sandwich.

The soup is started with a carrot, onion and celery base. Potatoes and chicken stock are added.  Once the potatoes start to soften up add broken up linguine noodles and the cooked chicken. Add salt and pepper for seasoning.

The sandwich uses a foccacia bread and honey mustard spread. Add chicken and cheddar cheese. It’s cooked until the cheese starts to melt.

 

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