Homemade Gray’s Papaya Hot Dogs

On our recent trip to NYC, J and I had a culinary tour of the city fueled by recommendations by forum community members on ChowHound. One of the recommendations was for Gray's Papaya and the hot dogs didn't let us down. In fact, we liked it so much, we scoured the internet when we got … Continue reading Homemade Gray’s Papaya Hot Dogs

Green Chicken Enchiladas

Using the tomatillo salsa recipe as a base, we made these amazing Green Chicken Enchiladas. While a bit time consuming, the recipe makes more than enough to freeze half and reheats very well. If you plan to freeze, just leave off the cheese! Ingredients: 1/4 to 1/2 cup tomatillo salsa (for the chicken mixture), plus 1/4 for the bottom … Continue reading Green Chicken Enchiladas

Chinese Pepper Steak

Our culinary tour through Asia continues with this dish. Easy enough for a weeknight meal, there was more than enough left for lunch the next day. Ingredients: 1 lb Flank steak diagonally cut (we used flat iron steak because the local grocery was out of flank) For the marinade: 1/4 cup Soy sauce 2 tablespoons Dry … Continue reading Chinese Pepper Steak

Panera Bread Baked Egg Soufflés

I love Panera breakfast. But I never seem to make it to the local Panera in time for the Baked Egg Soufflés. Either they're sold out or it's past breakfast time. This caused me to have to find a way to make them myself at home. I found Todd Wilbur’s copycat recipe for Spinach Artichoke … Continue reading Panera Bread Baked Egg Soufflés

Best Sweet and Sour Chicken

We've been eating a home a lot more lately. Which means, when we're craving specialty food, we have to make it ourselves, while trying to use up the left overs.We had left over onions and green peppers from grilling and decided to try our hand at sweet and sour chicken adapted from this recipe. It … Continue reading Best Sweet and Sour Chicken