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Yes, Virginia, you can make fried rice at home. And it can be just as good, maybe better, than at your favorite Chinese take-out. This one uses Italian sausage as a meat, but anything goes, including no meat. Sausage Fried Rice serves 6 1/4 cup peanut oil 1 medium onion, chopped 3 celery stalks, chopped [...]

After spending another glorious week in Dominica, I thought I’d bring back some of the recipes we depend on while we’re there. This is a great one for the weather: It’s refreshing and bright and goes great with fish. The carrots in Dominica are the best tasting in the world, and the Saturday morning market [...]

Here’s a great way to get your tacos and your veggies. It’s just a basic taco salad, but if it’s stacked high enough, it qualifies as….. Taco Mountain! Iceberg lettuce Tortilla chips (Homemade Tortilla Chips are best, but store-bought will work) Taco meat (Chicken Taco Meat is great for this!) Cooked beans (black, kidney, etc.) [...]

For all your friends who love tacos but aren’t big red-meat fans. This is great as filling for tacos, as a base for chili (add tomatoes & beans) or as a topping on my favorite: TACO MOUNTAIN! The chicken makes for a lighter, fresher tasting version of this old classic, and the mushrooms and red [...]

Love the chips, but don’t love the store price/fat/sodium/taste? With this little technique, you can control the amount of salt and fat, and eat chips that taste fresh because, well, they are! And there’s no recipe that’s any easier. Homemade Tortilla Chips makes a bunch Fresh flour tortillas Fresh corn tortillas Oil (I use peanut, [...]