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Holy Habanero!

Test Kitchen 31 October 2009 | 0 Comments

Holy Habanero!

I wanted to make a spicy, smoky turkey burger… and wow this turned out all that and more.  Roughly, here’s what I did:
The Burger:

Ground turkey
salt, pepper
mustard (I used stone ground)
cumin (maybe 1/4 teaspoon)
curry powder (same amt as cumin)

The Topping:

Roasted Habanero
Roasted Roma Tomato
Avocado
Gruyere Cheese

To roast the pepper and tomato, you could use a comal (if you [...]

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If Only I Didn’t Break the Gravy

Test Kitchen 28 October 2009 | 0 Comments

If Only I Didn’t Break the Gravy

It’s starting to get cold and the fall always makes me crave comfort food.  I wanted something I could set up and leave, so I bought a 5lb whole chicken and potatoes. I made a simple slow roast, stuffing the chicken with a chopped onion, a few cloves of garlic, butter and a few [...]

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Saving Cheap Steak With a Chocolate Coffee Rub

Test Kitchen 25 October 2009 | 0 Comments

Saving Cheap Steak With a Chocolate Coffee Rub

I’ve been playing around with making my own rubs, instead of relying on the store bought kind.  Basically a bit of brown sugar, garlic and onion powder, salt, pepper and whatever else I can find.  Tonight I used:

Brown Sugar
Cayenne Pepper
Paprika
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Fresh Ground Pepper
Fresh Rosemary
Dried Thyme
Course Sea Salt
Hot Chocolate powder
Columbian Coffee Grounds

It was great for [...]

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