Category: recipes

The Most Hipster Strawberry Shortcake Dessert You’ll Ever Eat

Strawberry shortcake in mason jars

this is super simple to make — it consists of 4 ingredients:

  • angel food cake (pre-made and cubed)
  • cool hwip (spelled correctly)
  • sliced strawberries (mixed with strawberry glaze)

grab a mason jar and layer your ingredients in each one: cake, cool hwip, strawberry/glaze mix, cake, cool hwip, strawberry/glaze mix, etc.

looks can be deceiving — the cake and cool whip are practically air so go ahead and stuff the jars — your guests will be very thankful later

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Sotanghon Bola-Bola

it’s been warm out… but that doesn’t stop a hernandez from making hot soup! this is one of my favorite dishes that my pops makes. i always use to think it was super tough to make, but it’s really simple. This amount ended up lasting several days (of lunches)

Ingredients

  • 7-8 cups beef stock*
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 head of garlic – minced
  • 1/2 medium onion – sliced
  • 10-15 meatballs*
  • 1 tbsp patis (fish sauce)*
  • 4-5 dried chinese black mushrooms (shiitake)
  • 200 gm sotanghon (bean thread) noodles
  • 1 head napa cabbage – roughly chopped
  • 1 bunch green onions – chopped

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Pork Chops, the Cast Iron Skillet Way

Pork chops

I’m still new to the whole cast iron skillet thing. I like how versatile it is. This isn’t much of a recipe more than a procedure.

Ingredients

  • 2-4 Pork Chops, bone or no bone, roughly 1-inch thick
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt & Pepper
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Fried Rice

Fried rice

i love making fried rice for the week… it’s super easy and cheap

ingredients

  • 5 cups cooked white rice
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 package bacon, chopped into squares
  • 1 bag frozen vegetables
  • 4 eggs
  • reduced sodium soy sauce
  • salt & pepper
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Chili

this is geoff’s recipe for chili — it’s damn good. make it.

Ingredients

  • 2-3 cloves chopped garlic
  • 1 lbs. turkey or other red meat
  • 16 oz pinto beans (drained)
  • 16 oz kidney beans (drained)
  • 32 oz chili beans
  • 32 oz crushed tomatoes
  • salt, pepper, cayenne pepper
  • 1 can or bottle of beer: guinness or newcastle
  • if you don’t have fresh spices like cumin and some of the others you can grab a regular chili seasoning packet
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Korean BBQ Marinade

Korean BBQ Marinade

tried this out the other day… dennis’ recipe — i’d marinate the meat — preferably flap meat — overnight

Ingredients

  • fresh cracked pepper
  • flap meat (best deal is at costco)
  • 1 lemon — halved and squeezed
  • ½ garlic — finely chopped
  • korean bbq marinade — this can be purchased at any grocery store in the asian aisle
  • heavily season with salt and pepper
  • 1 can sprite
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London broil open-face sandwich

Steak sandwich

again, thanks to sam the cooking guy

ingredients

  • 1-two pound london broil
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
  • kosher salt and pepper
  • 1 sourdough baguette
  • ⅔ cup horseradish sauce
  • 4 oz arugula leaves (or spring mix lettuce)
  • olive oil
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gotta try these out

Bacon wrapped scallops

been watching some sam the cooking guy lately… i think i can tackle these…

bacon-wrapped scallops

ingredients

  • 1 lb sea scallops, defrosted
  • 12 slices of pre-cooked bacon
  • 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
  • 2 skewers
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
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