Friday, March 17, 2017

A Spoonful of Sofrito: Braised Collard Greens With Ham Hocks Recipe!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

Braised Collard Greens With 
Ham Hocks Recipe!


Sofrito Lovers,

Seriouseats.com has incredible recipes!  If I've written it once, I've written it a thousand times!  You all need to to get on the Serious eats tip and start checking out their recipes!  As an amateur weekend Top Chef, I deeply appreciate the simplicity of their recipes and their attention on comfort food.

The post below, a recipe for Braised Collard Greens with Ham Hocks, sounds incredible!  I'm pretty sure these greens will be part of my weekend menu! Check out the post below and get down with the collards!  I'm excited and can't wait to let you know how delicious they were!  

Go cook for yourself!  Go taste for yourself!  ¡Buen Provecho!

Braised Collard Greens With Ham Hocks Recipe



You can swap out the ham hocks for other smoked or cured pork products, like slab bacon or salt pork, as long as they aren't lean meats, like smoked pork loin. Lean meat will dry up and toughen with extended cooking.


A Spoonful of Sofrito: Lay's Beer and Brats Tasting Video!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch advice of that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

Lay's Beer and Brats Tasting Video!


Sofrito Lovers,

Check out my latest Tasting Video!  I've gone back to chip tasting! Did I like Lay's Beer and Brats Chips?  Was it delicious?  Did it make me gag?  Watch the video, then go taste for yourself!  ¡Buen Provecho!



Wednesday, March 15, 2017

A Spoonful of Sofrito: Pressure Cooker Chile Verde: 15 Minutes of Work, Flavor for Days

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A Pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

Pressure Cooker Chile Verde: 15 Minutes of Work, Flavor for Days


 Sofrito Lovers,

I'm both terrified and fascinated by pressure cookers.  The idea that you can cook any food within a pot using steam pressure is exhilarating, except for the fact that they can explode in your face. 

As you guys know, I'm scared of my own oven, so it's safe to assume that pressure cookers intimidate the  hell out of me!   But still, I wish I could cook with one!  I need to grow some huevos and get myself one!  When I do, I'm going to make the Chile Verde posted below!

Posted on Seriouseats.com, this chile verde recipe sounds amazing.  Cooking sucha  complicated and time consuming recipe within a quarter of the time is incredible.  Check out the recipe below and, if you're so inclined, get to cookingif you survive the process, please invite me over!  I'm such a 'fraidy cat loser!

Go taste for yourself!  ¡Buen Provecho!

Pressure Cooker Chile Verde: 15 Minutes of Work, Flavor for Days

The Food Lab
Unraveling the mysteries of home cooking through science.
J. Kenji López-Alt  
 
 


Most of the time, when the phrase "Believe me" is used, it's shorthand for "I don't really have any evidence to back this up, but I want it to happen anyway, so I'm gonna pretend to be an authority."

But there are those rare occasions when the thing you're trying to describe is so unbelievable that it requires at least a bit of faith if the person you're talking to is even gonna give it a shot in the first place. What if I told you that you can make a rich, hearty, complex bowl of chile verde with only about 15 minutes of actual hands-on work? Believe me, you can.
 


A Spoonful of Sofrito: 100 Chicken Nugget Challenge • MUKBANG

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

100 Chicken Nugget Challenge • MUKBANG


Sofrito Lovers,

You all know that I love tasting videos and watching people review what they eat, but now watching people eat ridiculously copious amounts of food and talk about their lives is my new obsession!  They're called Mukbangs and I'm a die hard Mukbanger!

One of my favorite mukbang channels is Nikocado Avocado, a young gay YouTuber whose videos are funny, delicious, and entertaining!  Check out Nikocado, and his parrot pet/co-host Mr. Noodle, tackle the 100 Chicken Nugget Challenge.  You'll laugh and get really hungry!  Watch, then go taste for yourself! ¡Buen Provecho!




Monday, March 13, 2017

A Spoonful of Sofrito: 27 New York City Bars With Great Happy Hour Deals!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

27 New York City Bars With Great Happy Hour Deals!


Sofrito Lovers,

Eater.com has compiled another one of their amazing lists!  This time, it's all about the Happy Hours throughout the city and how underrated they are.

Honestly, I'm not much of a drinker and I find most bars unbearable, but reading this article makes curious; am I missing out on good food and drink?

Only one way to find out!  Check out the article posted below, then try a few places out for yourself!  I'm out of here; I'm going to take my own advice and go taste for myself!  ¡Buen Provecho!


27 New York City Bars With Great 
Happy Hour Deals
by Patty Diez Mar 9, 2017, 1:14pm EST


Most happy hours in this city have a bad rap, and for good reason. It's easy to be lured by the prices into drinking something horrible, and watered down well liquor with a cheap mixer does not a cocktail make. Here, you have 27 bars around New York City offering wonderful deals for happy hour. You'll find everything from a great burger and beer deal, to dollar oysters and cocktails that are actually boozy and tasty. Did we miss your favorite go-to happy hour? Drop it in the comments, or send a note to the tipline.