Couple of Cooks in Love

A new kind of sloppy joe, and a good one! Our local paper, Star Tribune , has a Taste section each week where they feature different recipes and restaurants.   I have found quite a few recipes that we have really liked in that section.  A couple of weeks ago they highlighted different types of Sloppy Joe's.  I love a good sloppy Joe - who doesn't?  Tonight we tried the Asian recipe and we really liked it.  We especially liked the  suggestion of adding spicy pickles and shredded lettuce.  The pickles added just the right "oomph" in both flavor and crunch. This recipe has already been added to our permanent recipe file. The mixture can be refrigerated for up to three days, just reheat gently before serving. Ingredients: 2 T. canola oil 2 medium red onions, finely chopped 1 c. finely chopped celery 3 T. Asian Chile sauce, such as sambal olek 2  1/2 T. garlic 1 T. peeled minced fresh ginger Salt and pepper 1 lb ground chicken thi...

We love curry!  Usually we use the curry paste out of a jar or can, but for today's meal we decided to make our own.  The jarred version, from our local chain grocery store is fine in a pinch.  We also use the canned version from our local Asian Market it tastes better then the chain store variety, but when you can do homemade that's always the best.  They both have more sodium that I'm comfortable with so I have been on the lookout for a homemade version.  I found one from a Cook's Illustrated Magazine called, "All Time Best Soups and Stews".  Daryl has been a long time fan of the TV show "America's Test Kitchen", and the magazine is the written form of the show.    What they do that is different then most cooking shows is that they pick a dish to make and then they experiment with many different ingredients and cooking methods until they feel like they have come up with the best combination of them.  They get to do the trial and erro...

Is there anything better than a hamburger?  Certainly not many things.  Especially when the beef is locally sourced and ground, and the burger is made at home.   Usually we eat hamburgers only during the summer months when we can cook them on the grill, but here in Minnesota that is a LONG time to wait, so tonight we are frying them on the stove.  Daryl picked up the beef at the Heartland 's deli, which I have mentioned before here.  When you are having a hamburger, in my mind, there is no other side to have other than french fries, which I have also given that recipe previously here. Ingredients: 1 lb of high quality ground beef 2 fire roasted jalapenos 2 T. Cheese, we used Wisconsin Sartori Montamore cheese 2 Hamburger buns 3 or 4  Pomodori al Forno   Tomatoes 1 T. mayo/ sriracha mix 2 eggs, fried 1 sweet onion, sliced and caramelized Salt and pepper Daryl prepared the beef patty earlier today by first fire roasting 2 jalapenos...