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Sushi Rice Sandwiches

Sushi Rice Sandwiches

Sushi Rice Sandwiches are a take on classic temaki style hand rolls. Hand rolls are already easy to make, and we made them even easier with this nifty recipe. Best of all they are quite light and healthy. They can be made into anything you 

The Best Shrimp Quesadillas

The Best Shrimp Quesadillas

The best shrimp quesadillas is quite a claim as there are so many good ones constantly being made. This recipe is nothing new. Restaurants all over North America and Mexico serve shrimp quesadillas and they are undoubtedly one of the most popular items ordered off 

Chicken Udon Noodle Soup

Chicken Udon Noodle Soup

Chicken Udon Noodle Soup is comfort food. It is so simple and nourishing with rich basic flavors it makes a great remedy for colds or just a cold and rainy day. It has such a clean flavor profile it is even great with kids. Restaurants 

Vegan Quinoa Broccoli Soup

Vegan Quinoa Broccoli Soup

Vegan Quinoa Broccoli Soup should really be named “anything goes” soup or “whatever you have” soup. The reality is we have made this soup hundreds of times in restaurants and the ingredients have never been exactly the same, but every time it is delicious. How 

Easy No Grill Steak Fajitas

Easy No Grill Steak Fajitas

Fajitas are one of the most popular dishes in many Tex-Mex restaurants for a reason. Their steaming and sizzling action based aromas are a thing to revere. And they are notoriously difficult to make at home and never the same with take out. With this 

Slow Cooker Barbecue Appetizers

Slow Cooker Barbecue Appetizers

Barbecue is notorious for being a slow process that is intimidating and requires equipment and devotion. Truthfully it is tough to match what the pittmasters have perfected. However with this recipe we will make a time and money saving version that works great as a 

How to Make Avocado Miso Soup

How to Make Avocado Miso Soup

This easy recipe for Miso Avocado Soup is light, quick, and healthy. There are variations on this staple all throughout the world. This recipe is a chefs favorite pick me up quick meal in busy kitchens. Restaurants often have batches of miso broth on hand 

Orange Sesame Chicken

Orange Sesame Chicken

Orange sesame chicken is such a standard take out classic. It’s a very simple dish with few ingredients. That being said it is a recipe that most home cooks and even a lot of chefs are intimidated by for no reason. The secret to making 

How to make Chilaquiles

How to make Chilaquiles

Chilaquiles are a classic dish in Mexico. Although they are often associated with breakfast they can be enjoyed for any meal. They are quite simple to make and you can add any number of favorites to make them to your tastes! What are Chilaquiles? Chilaquiles 

Pan Roasted Cider Pork Chops

Pan Roasted Cider Pork Chops

Pan Roasted Cider Pork Chops with Caramelized Apples is as fall as the changing of the leaves. Although it can be enjoyed all winter you see the dish on chefs’ menus in many high end restaurants. The flavors encapsulate the chilly nights of fall. They