Thai Red Curry w/ Chicken Photo: © Laura Encarnacion, 2012
Laura, a friend of mine at work brought this dish to a potluck and I fell in love with it.
Jan13
50: Laura’s Thai Red Curry Chicken
Author Archives: Holli Mayer
Jan8
49: Simple Chocolate Chip Scones (that will make you the popular one). ;)
This recipe is simple. It’s a “pile everything into a bowl” type of recipe, minus the initial “blending” of the cold butter into the dry ingredients (much like a pie crust). The trick is adding just enough buttermilk until the dough just starts to pull together. I used my stand mixer with the dough hook attachment to bust it out.
Jan2
48: Greek Burgers w/ Homemade Pita Bread & Tzatziki Sauce
Of all the bread recipes I’ve ever made, Pita Bread has the be the easiest. Sure, you have to roll it out, let is rest for 5 minutes, and then flop it onto a cake-rack (I used a clean BBQ’s rack). This recipe makes 5, 6-7″ pita and you only use half of one for each burger. We’re making hummus next so we can wipe the rest out. You can freeze them, but they’re usually last about a week in the fridge.
Jan1
47: Baked Kale Chips, or, “Holy crap I just ate 2 bunches of kale and LIKED it!”
Ahh, Kale. It’s such a love-hate relationship. I’ve always been romanced into making a kale salad by virtue of it’s sheer beefy-ness when it came to how healthy and fiber-rich it is…only to be disappointed halfway through because it’s just too bitter for me.
Then this recipe came along. It magically transforms shreds of kale into thin, crispy, and tasty pieces of healthy goodness. The flavor is similar to roasted pumpkin seeds. Don’t be surprised if you end up mowing through a whole bunch. I know we destroyed 2 whole bunches in less than 10 minutes.
Dec25
**Merry Christmas!/Happy Holidays!**
Hi all, I’ll be posting our recipe once I’m back in town from traveling for the holdays. (Think later on this week…)
I hope you all have a wonderful day and spend your holidays with those you love.
And of course: Eat, drink, and be merry!
Cheers,
H
Dec18
**Happy Anniversary!!**Recipe 46: Dark Chocolate Espresso Cake
Today marks 1 whole year from my very first post here at Greenhorn Gourmet. I’m so happy! This year has really flown by. This website started as a post-final exams stress reliever, and it took forever to figure out the details. By the time it was launched, I had probably about a million ideas for recipes. Whittling them down and working through different cameras and kitchens, we’re better than ever.
Dec11
Recipe 45: New England Clam Chowder w/ Homemade Garlic Croutons
This recipe was entirely fueled by how cold it is here in the bay. As a San Diego girl, I’m still getting used to this chill. I love clam chowder, especially the New England version, but I have a hard time finding a good one that doesn’t come served in a bread bowl, that is, until now.
Dec4
Recipe 44: Pepperoni Calzones
A different take on pizza. Same ingredients, but this time wrapped in an aromatic and chewy envelope. Calzones are a pretty close precursor to the infamous Hot Pocket, but lack the power to make you want to save them for a hangover craving.
A basic pizza dough recipe follows, which can also be used to make focaccia if you feel like something different. :)
Nov27
Recipe 43: Sweet Potato Bread
Sweet potato bread is basically an excuse to eat pound cake. It’s dense and rich, but has a whole lot of sweet potato in it, so you don’t feel as bad about eating half a loaf. Much like banana bread, this recipe relies on a nice slow cooking time which results in a sweet crust and a dense crumb. Dusted with powdered sugar or just straight-up, this is a keeper.
Nov20
Recipe 42: Homemade Salad Dressing & Marinade
I found this recipe when I was too lazy to go to the store to get a dressing for a Chinese Chicken salad idea I was craving.
Free of any preservatives and chemical additives, this dressing also doubles as a killer marinade for chicken. Add the ingredients to a jam jar, cap it, and shake it up before use and you’ll never go back. :)
