Late last week we received our copy of America’s Most Wanted Recipes – unfortunately a little too late to allow us to take part in the America’s Most Wanted Recipes Taste Test blog event that was held on September 14.
But we decided to continue with our taste test anyway – there are a lot of [...]

MENTSUYU DRESSING/DIPPING SAUCE
Ingredients:
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup mirin
3 tbsp superfine or fruit sugar
1 cup water
2-1/2 tbsp dried bonito flakes or other fish flakes
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together in a microwave-safe bowl. Do not cover. Microwave at medium power for 3 minutes. Cool and strain. You can refrigerate it until you need it.

POLLO ALLA DIAVOLA (Devil’s Chicken)
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
2/3 cup olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp dried chili flakes
4 sage leaves, coarsely chopped
salt and pepper
one 3-4 pound chicken, butterflied
2 shallots
4-5 cloves of garlic
6 tbsp chopped parsley
2-1/2 tbsp butter, softened to room temperature
Other equipment: One ziplock back, large enough to marinate the chicken.
Directions:

In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the [...]

We decided last week to start planning our menus for each coming week. That way Ward can make one big trip to the grocery store once a week for the staples he’ll need, and then on the days he’s cooking, he’ll only have to run out to get the fresh stuff: the meat, seafood and [...]