Smoothie Sunday: Spiced Nectarine Smoothie
I wish I could say I had some awesome inspiration for this smoothie. But in reality it was inspired by me being told to use these nectarines before they go bad. So I looked up what flavors go well with nectarines. And there you have it, the spiced nectarine smoothie. It may not have impressive origins, but it is tasty!
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The Snack Report: Maple Cotton Candy
Cotton candy is a magical treat. It’s sugar that’s been transformed into something light and fluffy and fun. Cotton candy has been around since the 18th century, but it was expensive then, so not many people knew about it. Like many popular food stuffs today, cotton candy got its first real introduction to a wide audience at a World’s Fair, in this case the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis.
Quick Recipe: Fish-less Ponzu Sauce
Ponzu sauce is a simple dipping sauce served alongside various types of meats in Asian cuisine. It has a lemony base to it, being a bit more tart than other comparable sauces. On a more topical note, it’s great for dipping tempura into! The only problem? Most recipes for it call for dashi flakes, also known as fish flakes or fish powder. Gross. So in my infinite pickiness I decided to design an alternate version of the sauce that doesn’t use that nonsense. I present to you this ponzu sauce recipe without fish in it. I found that onions add a slight pungency that the fish flakes or fish stock would add to it in actual ponzu sauce. The resulting sauce tastes just as good, and pretty similar to more authentic versions with fish in them. It’s tart and dry, and goes great alongside grilled meats, vegetables, tempura, and other Asian treats.
Food 101: How To Make Tempura
So we recently covered frying chicken cutlets, and how it’s pretty much the best thing ever. Today we bring you more coverage of fried chicken in the form of tempura, and how to make it. However, this isn’t the traditional fried cutlet I wrote about in my last post; rather this is a bit more exotic, though still delicious in its own right. Chicken tempura is actually closer to a chicken finger than a chicken cutlet. But hey, they’re all great, so who cares? Tempura is delicious, cheap, and the batter is the easiest recipe on Earth to remember. It has three ingredients. I shit you not, three. Since when does anything delicious have only three ingredients?!
Smoothie Sunday: Strawberry Mango Smoothie
I got the idea for this smoothie from a blended margarita I had once. It was yummy, so I figured the flavors in smoothie form would be yummy too. Obviously the smoothie doesn’t have alcohol in it. Though I suppose if that’s how you need to start your morning you could add some.
What you’ll need.
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