I like having a variety of simple and quick pasta dishes that can be made from common ingredients and long lasting ingredients. While anchovies might not be a staple in most peoples pantry’s, a tin of anchovies does store for a long time so it’s pretty easy to just have one in store for when…
Tag: spicy
Roasted tomato Salsa
I like to grow chilies in the summer, so I regularly have a large amount of chilies to use. A good way to use them is to make a canned salsa. If properly prepared, it should stay edible for up to a year, though the longest I’ve kept them is 6 months. I used simple…
Dan Dan noodles
Dan Dan noodles have their roots in china, but just like any other popular dish, the recipe has it’s own interpretation in different cultures. This recipe is closer to the American version because of the inclusion of tahini and peanuts, but it still packs quite a bit of that spicy punch that the original recipes…
Mapo Tofu
Mapo tofu is one of my favorite foods. This recipe calls for minced meat, but if you want to make a vegetarian version of it you can substitute it with shiitake mushrooms and get a similar result. In the summertime I can get garlic greens, which really rounds out the flavor. The heart of this…
quick and easy guacamole
This is a simple guacamole recipe that doesn’t use a food processor. Because it doesn’t use a food processor, it is a bit chunkier, but I honestly prefer guacamole chunkier rather than smooth. Because a lot of people don’t like cilantro, I’ve left it out of this recipe. If you want to add cilantro, just…
Onion Curry – Chicken Dopiaza
This curry is pretty spicy, so if you prefer a milder curry I recommend halving the chili used in this. I hesitate to call this curry dopiaza, because that type of curry uses properly caramelized onions to achieve a deep sweetness. This is more of a cheat version of that curry that is almost as…
Nordic Nick Recipes 