Vietnamese rice paper wrappers (also called báhn tráng) are easy to work with once you’ve moistened one or two and gotten a feel for how they soften up. You can also serve these wraps as appetizers by slicing them in half on the bias and serving them standing pointy-end up.
I haven’t made M&Ms cookies in years. But seeing the pretty Easter and springtime pastel candy in the stores changed all that. Something about springtime candy that’s just so inviting. Pastels are just so much prettier, and therefore tastier, than
I love canolis and have always wanted to try and make them homemade, but the deep frying of the shells is too much work and too fattening. So, I found this recipe for canoli cups instead!
For maximum heat, leave the seeds and membranes in the pepper; habanero will be much hotter than serrano. Ever touched your lips or eyes after chopping hot peppers? Avoid those burns by wearing gloves to prevent the pepper's heat from penetrating your skin.
Churro Ice Cream ~ Double the fun, double the dessert minus the guilt. Skipping the messiness and of a deep fryer, this Churro dessert is headed straight for
Chef Way Austin's The Mighty Cone food trailer has become famous for its Hot-and-Crunchy Cones: fried chicken coated in an ingenious mix of cornflakes, slivered almonds and sesame seeds, then wrapped in a tortilla with a mango-jalapeño slaw and a spicy ancho "paint."
Using the cilantro stems for the base of the sauce (instead of throwing them in the trash) is a flavorful way to stretch a buck or two. If you can't find skin-on boneless chicken thighs, purchase bone-in and bone them yourself or have the butcher do so.
Roll up bites of this spicy Thai turkey salad in crunchy cabbage leaves for a super-flavorful light meal or appetizer. Increase the sambal oelek to 2 teaspoons if you like a little more heat.
