It’s that time of the year again where things are getting busy with school, I’m starting cooking projects when I don’t have the time, but I can’t wait to eat the cooking projects either. Story of my life. My roommate had mentioned she was craving taco bell, and since I am incredibly indecisive I decided…
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Baked Cajun Sweet Potato Fries
You’ll need: 1 large sweet potato large bowl ice cubes cold water olive oil salt pepper cajun seasoning For THE SAUCE: Jamie’s Avacado-Lime Aoili sauce Directions: Preheat your oven to 375*F Cut the tip of your sweet potatoes so that it will stand up straight; I do this to make slicing sweet potatoes easier. This…
Jamie’s Avacado-Lime Aoili Sauce
This is the making of a joint effort between Jamie and I. We’re roommates. We love making food together. I got the sweet potato fries, she got the sauce. She knows what’s up. For THE SAUCE You’ll need: 1/2 cup Mayonnaise (reduced fat) 1 clove Garlic, minced 1 lime, squeezed 1 ripe avocado, mushed salt…
Coconut, Lime, Cilantro and White Bean Soup
This soup is quick, refreshing, and versitile! It’s a summer soup served cold, or you can prepare it another way and make it a comfy winter soup. Store it in a mason jar and throw it your bag for lunch.
Bronze-Medalist Curried Pumpkin and Tomato Soup
So I bet you’re wondering why this recipe gets a fun name. About 2 weeks ago, a local business called for entries for a cooking competition, under the parameters of something simple, student friends, and under $10. Like any day, I looked at what we had leftover in our fridge. We had half a can…
Zucchini, Banana, and Cranberry Muffins
I made these bad boys while cleaning out the refrigerator. We had a few things that would go bad, in addition to an overripe banana. Never waste! Get creative, they made some great muffins. You’ll need: 1 1/2 cups flour 1/4 sugar 1/4 brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 to 3/4 cup yogurt 1 browned banana…
Parmesean and Sriracha Popcorn
You’ll need: POPCORN: 1/2 cup of kernels oil for cooking For THE SAUCE: 4T Butter 3T Sriracha 1/8 freshly shaved parmesean Salt DIRECTIONS: Heat up a large saucepan on high heat with a tablespoon or so of oil. Throw a couple of popcorn kernels in the pot. Once they’ve popped, throw in the rest of…
Spicy-Crispy Shrimp Tacos
You’ll need: SHRIMP 1/2 lb of shrimp 1/4 cup flour 1 egg 1/2 to 3/4 cup panko bread crumbs oil for frying SPICEY SAUCY SAUCE 1/3 cup mayonaise generous squirt of Sriracha chili sauce a few splashes of tabasco Sauce THE OTHER FIXINGS shredded lettuce diced onions diced tomatoes avacado whatever else makes you happy,…
Sweet-Honey-Cinnamon Popcorn
You never knew your popcorn could get so jazzy… until now. You’ll Need: 1/2 cup popcorn kernels Splash of Olive Oil/Canola Oil 2tsp salt For THE SAUCE: 4 Tbs butter/margarine 3 Tbs honey 2 Tbs Cinnamon Sugar (or… 4 tsp sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon) Let’s Begin: Put your kernels in a pot (non-stick is best)…
They Call Me Saucy 