Sriracha Deviled Eggs

May 14, 2014 By palatablepastime in Appetizers, Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Eggs, Main Ingredients, Stovetop, United States Tags: appetizer, chile sauce, cookout, deviled, eggs, picnic, potluck, spicy, sriracha 1 Comment

Sriracha Deviled Eggs give everyday deviled eggs a little kick from sriracha hot sauce (and fresh Fresno pepper garnish!).

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Chicago Style Hot Dogs

May 14, 2014 By palatablepastime in Beef, Bread, Buns or Rolls, Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Grains, Main Dish, Main Ingredients, Meats, Onions, Sandwiches, Sausages, Steamer, Stovetop, Tomatoes, United States Tags: americana, casual, chicago, hot dogs, regional, sandwiches, sausage, sports 3 Comments

Chicago Style Hot Dogs are a Windy City favorite, in this instance steamed in beer and covered with those distinctive toppings.

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Cucumber Salad with Lovage and Gorgonzola

May 8, 2014 By palatablepastime in Celery, Cheese, Cooking Method, Course, Cucumbers, Cuisine, Dairy, French, Herbs, Spices, Teas, and Coffee, Main Ingredients, No Cook, Onions, Salads, Scallions/Green Onions, Sour Cream, United States, Vegetables, Zucchini Tags: blue cheese, cheese, cold, cucumber, French, gorgonzola, salad, sour cream, sue lau, zucchini, [alatable pastime 5 Comments

Refreshingly different flavor in cucumber salad.

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Beer Barbecue Sauce

May 7, 2014 By palatablepastime in Alcoholic, Beer, Condiments, Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Main Ingredients, Sauces, Stovetop, Tomato Sauce, Tomatoes, United States Tags: barbecue, bbq, beef, beer, chicken, Diabetic, grilling, meat, outdoor, palatable pastime, pork, ribs, sauce, scratch, smoking, Splenda, sue lau 1 Comment

Eat your beer! Easy to make beer barbecue from scratch.

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Southwest Chicken with Chipotle Cream Sauce

May 2, 2014 By palatablepastime in Cheese, Chicken, Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Cut-up/Bone-In, Dairy, Food Processor, Main Dish, Main Ingredients, Mexican or Southwest US, Milk & Cream, Oven Baked, Poultry, Sour Cream, Stovetop, United States Tags: bone-in, cheese, chicken, chipolte, chipotle, cream, easy, economical, legs, pieces, quarters, southwest 1 Comment

Southwest Chicken with Chipotle Cream Sauce is bone-in chicken baked and smothered with spicy chipotle sauce and melted cheese.

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Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

May 1, 2014 By palatablepastime in Biscuits and Scones, Breads, Breakfast & Brunch, Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Dairy, Flour, Grains, Main Dish, Main Ingredients, Meats, Milk & Cream, Oven Baked, Pork, Sausage, Southern, Stovetop, United States Tags: biscuits, breakfast, brunch, buttermilk, country, gravy, palatable pastime, sausage, sawmill, southern, sue lau, traditonal 9 Comments

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits is a classic, with delicious and fluffy buttermilk biscuits absolutely smothered in sausage gravy.

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Roasted Radishes with Feta and Mint

May 1, 2014 By palatablepastime in Cheese, Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Dairy, European, Greek, Main Ingredients, Oven Baked, Radishes, Salads, Side Dish Tags: cheese, easy, feta, Greek, low-carb, lowcarb, mediterranean, palatable pastime, radish, radishes, roasted, salad, side dish, simple, spring, sue lau, warm 2 Comments

Roasting radishes in the oven makes them tender and sweet. And rather than the crunchy, peppry sharp raw vegetables you may be used to, they bring an added dimension to a warm salad with feta cheese and mint, for a flavor that is decidedly Mediterranean.

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