Celery Risotto / Braised Pumpkin / 3 Confit Recipes

Blog Post & Recipe: Risotto and A Marcella Hazan Recipe

The celery flavour is clear and fresh and there are no distractions, resulting in a wonderful creamy comforting plate of velvet risotto with a little celery crunch and pale elegant colour.

Risotto Col Sedano – Celery Risotto Recipe

Blog Post & Recipe: Easy Braised Pumpkin

Let the pumpkin boil over high heat for about 10 minutes. Lower heat and stir occasionally for about 5 minutes. Add few dashes of white pepper. Once pumpkin is tender, it’s ready to be served.

Article & Recipes: Confit: What's good for the goose is good for a lot of other foods

Today almost anything can be "confited" using a variety of fats. Variations are no longer limited to midwinter meals, and the cooking process doesn't necessarily have to take all day.

Shrimp charmoula confit ... Roasted tomato confit with bacon fat ... Caramelized pineapple confit

Pan Fried Ginger Pork / Baked Spaghetti Royale / Spicy Mango-Pineapple Hot Dogs

Blog Post & Recipe: Pan Fried Ginger Pork

One of my favourite Japanese Pork recipe is the very accessible Pan Fried Ginger Pork. Extremely simple and quick to make, this dish goes beautifully with steaming hot white rice.

Blog Post & Recipe: Baked Spaghetti Royale – How to Win Friends and Influence People

Made with chorizo, bell peppers, a secret herb and an ultra creamy bechamel sauce, it’s no wonder The Blog Monster’s words that night enticed so many to come to my birthday party.

Recipe: Spicy Mango-Pineapple Hot Dogs

I've never been to Hawaii but I am already making a list of Hawaiian hot dog joints to visit when I finally get there. A common theme on the menu are fruit topped hot dogs which intrigued me.

Cinco de Mayo

Recipe: Cinco de Mayo Recipe: Mango Michelada

A michelada is a beer cocktail with hot sauce, lime, and salt — a beer margarita, if you will. Without the liquor, so this is the perfect midweek drink.

Blog Post & Recipe: Pineapple, tequila are perfect companions for Cinco de Mayo

And since I'm eating healthier these days, this tequila-baked pineapple makes the perfect side dish for some grilled salmon or chicken and is sensational when served over pound cake or vanilla ice cream ...

Tequila and Lime Baked Pineapple

Blog Post & Recipe: Chipotle Chicken Fajitas (Grilled Indoors!) with Creamy Black Bean Spread

We should have posted this recipe a few weeks ago in honor of Cinco de Mayo, but better late than never...

Fajitas really taste best when the meat and veggies come off of a grill, but we're willing to compromise with a grill pan rather than give them up entirely.

Recipes: Cinco de Mayo, a.k.a. National Margarita Day

'National' here meaning 'in the USA.'

Cinco de Mayo isn’t celebrated very widely in Mexico (it’s often erroneously thought of as Mexican Independence Day, which is September 16), but it’s become so popular in the States that many people consider it the kickoff of summer ... Here’s an assortment of Mexican-influenced, but by no means traditional, cocktails that use beer, tequila, and rum.

* Spiked Pineapple Agua Fresca
* Mexican 75
* Paloma
* Red Chile–Guava Margarita
* Luchador
* Tamarindo Borracho
* Squirrel Horchata

Blog Posts & Recipes:

The Homesick Texan blogger's "Menu for Cinco de Mayo":

Tinga
Carnitas
Chorizo
Corn Tortillas
Mexican Rice
Nachos
Papalo salsa verde
Pico de Gallo
Chile con Queso
Sopapillas

I'll add more recipes to this if I find any. See also this post and this one.