There’s something wonderful about Elotes — the refreshing aromas of lime and cilantro, the smokiness from the slight char, the sweetness of the kernels…it’s like this happy awesome party in your mouth and everyone is invited! Now traditionally, Elotesare a staple in Mexican street food — served on the cob, in a cup, topped with various toppings like chili powder, cheese, butter, sour cream, seasoned salt, lemon pepper…
With corn in season and our garden in ...
It’s hard to believe Super Bowl Sunday is almost here. To be honest, I’m not really an avid fan of football but I sure do LOVE the snacks: spicy wings, 7-layer dip, sandwiches and wraps…the commercials aren’t half bad either.
One of the biggest challenges I face when I entertain is spending less time in the kitchen and more time with my guests. Give yourself a break and set up stations that allow your guests to ...
As this New Year begins, I reflect on the goals I hope to accomplish this year. The certain milestones I should aim for. And improvements and lessons learned from wrong turns and experiences.
I plan on renewing my imagination.
Develop a stronger focus.
Reveal a better me, a stronger me, a wiser me.
I want to make cooking easier.
Less daunting.
Fun.
Because being connected to our food, makes us feel alive.
It allows us to take some time out of ...
Before I make your bellies grumble with a Tim Byre’s inspired recipe from Smoke, I’d like to take a moment to share with all of you a very exciting project that I’ve been working on with friends for the past 2 years. I introduce to you: 1-2 Simple Cooking, a cooking show designed for singles and couples where I teach you the secrets of becoming an efficient home chef. Our goal is to encourage people ...
So a couple happenings have been going on here at Joylicious. Sorry for the lack of updates but I am back and ready to attack!! I hope you guys are enjoying the new layout. I figured it was a better representation of who I am and it also gives you guys the freedom to poke around at my other works outside of food .
First and foremost, Artizone has launched some new vendors that will ...
Out in Alaska runs Copper River whose name derives from the rich copper deposits found along its banks. It’s fed by 12 tributaries, is a mile wide and runs at 7 miles per hour. Besides being the 10th largest river in the US, it also is home to the best salmon in the world — flourishing in the “pure positive environment that creates salmon perfection.”
This Summer I’ll be representing Dallas as one of the Copper ...
In the spirit of Easter I’m featuring a great lamb recipe over at Artizone. We used Martha Stewart’s recipe for inspiration for both the lamb and the couscous. I love the bright green color and flavors for this dish, it just screams “ALAS! Spring is here!!”
We only have about a week left before Wells and I embark on our Epic European Adventure 2011 and my excitement is in full force. However, I somehow let Wells ...
With the recent tragedies in Japan along with the stifling conflicts going on in Libya, Egypt, much of the Middle East – one can’t help but feel distressed or depressed even, about the troubling issues happening around our world. It’s frustrating to watch the chilling images of death, sadness, murder, and anger plastered all over the media and knowing that there’s nothing we can really do except donate what we can and hope for the ...
So now that we’ve graduated from learning how to properly hardboil and soft-cook an egg, it’s time to learn how to POACH an egg. Now just to warn you, poaching eggs aren’t one of the easiest things in the world but today I’m going to give you tips on how to make the entire process less scary.
First I need you to breathe, take a deep breath because more than likely your first time poaching may ...
The almighty pomegranate is native from Iran to the Himalayas and has been cultivated throughout the Mediterranean region of Asia, Africa and Europe. This mystical fruit with its healing properties and majestic apperance has been featured in Egyptian mythology and art, praised in the Old Testament of the Bible and referenced in the Babylonian Talmud*. It has even gained distinction as a royal fruit in the literatures of Chaucer, Shakespeare and Homer*. Pomegranate fruits contain maximum ...
Since my mother moved back to Shanghai a couple months back, I’ve found myself not only missing her (terribly) but reminiscing back to all the Chinese traditions that she’s instilled in me over all these years. I almost feel less Chinese without her — no more ancient Chinese medicines, no more meditation practices, no one to speak Chinese to, no one yelling over my shoulder “AIYA JOY put that back, why you always buy buy buy?? SAVE ...
I haven’t posted a “fancy schmancy” meal in a while and on a whim I decided to make some braised short ribs. Not just any short ribs though, but short ribs from Von Geertsem’s Butcher Shoppe. That’s right folks, I get my meats from a personal butcher. Greg does not charge extra for his artistic meat cutting skills nor do his prices make your wallet hurt. They’ve actually been the same for the past 3 ...
