Recipe

This is a recipe that I took with me from Kauai, Hawaii. You can drizzle Chili Pepper Water on your rice, meat, or anything else you think it would pair well with. Alooooooha! 6-8 small red chilies, serranos or thai 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar 2 sliced garlic cloves 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon minced ginger (optional) 2 cups hot but not boiling water Put first 5 ingredients into sterilized jar. Pour hot water over mixture, let cool down and flavors infuse for ... (more...)

This is a very simple recipe for masa, to make tamales. Feel free to use this recipe as it is and fill your tamales with something as simple as cheese and a spoonful of salsa. Or get creative and come up with something more daring like the chocolate tamales. (When I make chocolate tamales I add chocolate ganache, coco powder and brown sugar to this basic masa recipe.) For a slightly sweet masa, add a little bit of sugar. If you add corn kernels to your slightly sweet masa it makes a great tamale also. You can fill this masa, or when your tamales are ready to be served you can serve it ... (more...)