Oyster shucking at home and chargrilled oyster recipe

Oysters are amazingly delicious, but not easy to get in to. It can be intimidating to open an oyster, particularly after seeing the professionals use special chain-mail oyster-shucking glove and knife. After our jaunt to New Orleans in March, we decided not to be intimidated by oyster opening anymore. Plus, we really wanted to recreate … Continue reading Oyster shucking at home and chargrilled oyster recipe

Langlois Andouille Cornbread Stuffed Green Pepper

  On a recent visit to New Orleans, J and I got to take a cooking class at the amazing Langlois Culinary Crossroads. The very appropriate slogan is "decadent with no apologies" and that proved more than true during our class. We made several wonderful dishes, including an Andouille Cornbread Stuffed Artichoke. Unfortunately, the artichokes at … Continue reading Langlois Andouille Cornbread Stuffed Green Pepper

Korean Short Rib Tacos

We made these the other night for dinner and they were amazing. J and I fell in love with the Kogi Korean BBQ tacos at Garbo's Grill in Key West this summer. This recipe from Food for My Family is really close and with a few tweaks, we won't have to trek to Key West every time we crave this dish.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

I'll admit I was skeptical about this recipe. But after one bite, I wasn't skeptical at all. It was deliciously flavorful and less labor intensive than we thought it would be. Warning: it's pretty filling. Ingredients: 1 tb Ground allspice 1 tb Dried thyme 1 1/2 ts Cayenne pepper 1 1/2 ts Black Pepper freshly ground 1 1/2 … Continue reading Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Japanese hibachi style fried rice

After a recent trip to our local Hibachi grill, we realized that copying the food at home wouldn’t be that difficult. So after a quick internet search, we found exactly what we were looking for the fried rice recipe. Ingredients: 4 cups White Rice, short-grained, cooked 1 cup Green Peas 2 tbsp Carrot, shredded (we … Continue reading Japanese hibachi style fried rice