Recipes

Here’s How to Make S’mores Popcorn

May 15, 2013 // 2:00 pm

Prepare to have your mind blown by what is one of the easiest and most delicious snacks of all time. This recipe was sent to me by the BF, so you can thank him for this – and the inevitable slew of popcorn snack recipes bound to follow this…

Here’s How to Make Maple Bacon Monkey Bread

May 13, 2013 // 1:50 pm

This recipe for Maple Bacon Monkey Bread is the evidence you need to prove all the naysayers wrong: Bacon was made for sweet desserts. (Now I understand why I drown my bacon strips in syrup at breakfast.)

This six-ingredient recipe uses a tiny dash of cayenne pepper to kick up…

Here’s a Starbucks Iced Chai Tea Latte Tequila Hack

May 9, 2013 // 3:13 pm

It was during a trip in Palms Springs that I realized Starbucks drinks are really just caffeinated cocktail mixes. It happened by the pool as I reached for some wine stuffed in my bag. As my fingers clasped around the bottle, my friend Anjelica shoved an iced chai latte…

Here’s How to Make Filipino Meatloaf [Embutido]

May 7, 2013 // 11:07 am

This ain’t yo Grandma’s meatloaf, it’s much better.

Created by Marvin Gapultos, mastermind behind the Filipino food blog, Burnt Lumpia, this recipe can be found in his new cookbook, The Adobo Road Cookbook: A Filipino Food Journey-From Food Blog, to Food Truck, and Beyond.

This meatloaf recipe…

Here’s How to Make a Summer-Ready Knob Creek Mint Julep

May 4, 2013 // 6:22 pm

The last time we used doused a drink in bourbon we concocted the Bourbon Raspberry Float. Now that summer is here and we can feel the heat creeping every time we step out, this Storyville Juelp is the perfect refresher. We used Knob Creek for the bourbon,…

THUG KITCHEN: Roasted Strawberry Salad Recipe Ain’t Nothin’ but Plant Nachos

May 2, 2013 // 6:59 am

ROASTED STRAWBERRY SALAD

16 medium strawberries, about 1 pound
1 teaspoon olive oil
a pinch of salt
½ cup coconut flakes (you can use sliced almonds to save some cash)
¼ cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
a big bunch of basil, chopped into

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Here’s How to Make Flambé Mayan Coffee [Don't Try This at Home, Seriously]

April 30, 2013 // 4:48 pm

Back in March I traveled to Cancun to check out the The Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival. The experience was a spring break whirlwind of sorts — filled with vivid memories of Yogi Bear dry-humping Spiderman (don’t ask), azure beaches, and some of the most exquisite food…

Here’s How to Make White Chocolate Margarita Truffles

April 27, 2013 // 1:10 pm

It was about this time last year that I discovered margaritas. I’ve been old enough to drink for a minute, but I just assumed tequila wasn’t for me and wound up missing out on years of that sticky sweet, boozy goodness. So it’s been my goal of late to consume…