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Ok, not the best recipe name ever. But it is delicious:

1-2 tbsp olive or vegetable oil
several splashes balsamic vinegar
3-4 tbsp good, dark, spicy mustard (not French’s)
cayenne
ginger
paprika
cumin
thyme
oregano
basil
pepper
salt

Whisk ingredients together throughly (you are trying to basically emulsify them). Sorry for the lack of measurements, I typically eyeball those. Thoroughly cover defrosted chicken. If you have time, it [...]

This is pretty easy, would be even easier if you have a mandolin for cutting the plantains. Before I get to the recipe (and feel free to skip this if you already know much about plantains and mangoes, but plenty of us are still learning about our various fruits, and I hope this helps someone.), [...]

These things are delicious. Natchitoches is a small town in Louisiana, near where I grew up, where these things were “invented” (they are of course very similar to samosas and various similar culinary devices in other cultures). The dough recipe comes from here. I typically replace the shortening with lard, but it is not a [...]

So, several years ago, I began working on a pecan pie recipe. My mother had given me one, and though good, I found it overpoweringly sweet. Originally, I had added some spices to it to detract from the sweetness. Nonetheless, the use of corn syrup in a home-made recipe continued to bother me (plus I [...]