Thought for Food

• Grilled Lime Chicken with Black Bean Sauce Recipe
  (tags: Chicken Grilling BBQ Tex-Mex)

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Our yard is overrun with ants this year. If you're in the same position, don't call the exterminator. Get busy in the kitchen. Here's a recipe for Chocolate Covered Ants from ChefDepot.net. The recipe offers the helpful caution, "avoid red ants, they're too spicy."

Technorati Tags: Recipes, Chocolate, Dessert, Ants

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INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
• 1 egg
• 1 pouch onion soup mix
• 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

1. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients.
2. Form into six patties.
3. Barbeque, broil or fry until completely cooked through and juices are no longer pink.
4. Serve on toasted hamburger buns and garnish with your favourite toppings.

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Chilled soups for summer - Slashfood
  So for summer, here are eight great chilled soups
  (tags: Recipes Soup Summer Gazpacho)

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Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons Szechuan peppercorns (or you can substitute other peppercorns)
• 4 tablespoons whole cloves
• 4 tablespoons broken cinnamon sticks
• 4 tablespoons fennel seed
• 12 whole star anise

Directions:

1. Place all the ingredients in a dry non-stick fry pan and toast lightly over medium heat.
2. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. Place in spice grinder and pulse until finely ground. You may need to grind in batches.
4. Store in an air-tight container in a cool, dark place.

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The following marinade is great on beef, but would work well with chicken breasts. This is a good marinade for barbecuing, but would also work for meat grilled in the oven or on an electric grill.

Cooking times will vary depending on the style of cooking, cut of meat, required doneness, etc.

Ingredients:

• 2 green onions
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 cup beef stock
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 1/2 cup of orange juice
• 1 tablespoon of five-spice powder
• 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro, leaves and stems

Directions:

1. Place the ingredients in food processor and whiz until blended.
2. Pour over meat and marinade for at least 2 hours.
3. Remove meat from marinade a grill until cooked.

Technorati Tags: Marinade, BBQ, Grilling, Recipe, Beef, Chicken, Ginger, Orange

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Making your own vinegar from wine —leftover or otherwise— is not a difficult process, once you have a “mother”. You can find some straightforward instructions here >>Gang of Pour - So, You Wanna Make Vinegar, Eh?.

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Dressing:

• 2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 C Honey
• 1/2 C Lemon Juice

Ingredients:

• 3 C packed, shredded carrots
• 1 C Golden Raisins (or black raisins, they are pretty, too)
• 1 very tart apple, diced (I use Granny Smith)
• 3/4 C Toasted almond slivers
• Cilantro (optional, to taste)

Make it:

1. Whisk the dressing ingredients together. It should make a thick, dressing, but still easy to pour. The honey is the thickening agent, so it will not be as thick as the honey itself. By the way, this is not the time to use artisan honey, just use the stuff from the bear.
2. Add the peeled, diced apple to the dressing. The acid in the lemon juice will prevent it from turning brown.
3. Add all the rest of the ingredients — except the cilantro — and mix well.
4. Just before serving, garnish with the cilantro. Be sure to ask your guests if they like it or not. Strangely enough, some people do not.

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