Test Kitchen

• Tapioca Pudding with Coconut Cream

  • Tapioca Pudding with Coconut Cream, originally uploaded by krisalis903.

    A few weeks ago, my boss took me out to celebrate my 4 year anniversary with the company. Because we both have an adventurous side to us, we chose this Thai restaurant over in Las Colinas. Lunch was so good that we had to order dessert.
    He had [...]

• Barbeque Chicken Pizza

  • Barbeque Chicken Pizza, originally uploaded by krisalis903.

    Thanks to my friend Steph, I’ve discovered the deliciousness that is homemade pizza baked on a pizza stone.
    I bought a pizza stone from Bed Bath & Beyond using a 20% off coupon. Sadly I couldn’t find a peel though so I’ve had to live without it. Trial and error [...]

• No Where Near Carb-Free, But 100% Delicious

  • No Where Near Carb-Free, But 100% Delicious, originally uploaded by krisalis903.

    Ok so today I went to the awesomely awesome Super H Mart because I needed some soy sauce. I ended up coming home with shrimp, pork belly, scallions, smoked oysters, and a mix for pancit palabog, a Filipino noodle dish.
    I called my mom to tell [...]

• Dak Kang Jung (Spicy Crispy Chicken Wings)

  • Dak Kang Jung (Spicy Crispy Chicken Wings), originally uploaded by krisalis903.

    When we were in high school, my cousin’s grandmother used to make these crispy garlic-flavored chicken wings that were so awesome. I would sometimes go over to her house after school and they would already be waiting on the table, warm and crunchy. I only [...]

• Who would’ve thought Bisquick would make pretty good baked chicken tenders?

  • Who would’ve though Bisquick would make pretty good baked chicken tenders?, originally uploaded by krisalis903.

    Ultimate Chicken Fingers
    3 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut crosswise into 1/2" strips (or 1 lbs of chicken fingers)
    2/3 C Original Bisquick Mix
    1/2 C Grated Parmesan cheese
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/2 tsp paprika
    1 egg, beaten
    3 Tbs melted butter
    Heat oven to 450F. Line cookie sheet [...]

• Oxtail Stew

  • I’d never had oxtail stew in my life until I saw the recipe at Elise’s blog and realized I HAD to make it. TONIGHT. I had to modify the recipe a little because I forgot the red wine, but that just meant i used a little more beef stock. And believe me, that did not hinder its deliciousness.

• Turkey Wrap with Bacon and Orange Cream Cheese and Raspberry Sauce

  • Turkey Wrap with Bacon and Orange Cream Cheese and Raspberry Sauce, originally uploaded by krisalis903.

    This is my rendition of the Holiday Turkey Wrap at Cafe Brazil. I added the slice of bacon which made it even more awesome. The combination of the salty bacon and the sweet raspberry dipping sauce and the orange cream cheese [...]

• Garlic and Brown Sugar Chicken

  • Garlic and Brown Sugar Chicken, originally uploaded by krisalis903.

    Brown Sugar, 4 tsp unpacked
    Chicken Breast, no skin, 12 ounces
    Garlic, 1 clove
    Butter, salted, 2 tbsp
    Salt, 1 tsp
    Pepper, black, 1 dash
    This makes four servings, 3 oz per person
    1. Melt the butter in a frying pan
    2. Brown the garlic in the butter
    3. Add chicken breasts to garlic and [...]

• Chinese Barbequed (BBQ) Pork

  • Chinese Barbequed (BBQ) Pork, originally uploaded by krisalis903.

    So seeing as how the woman behind the counter at First Chinese BBQ adamantly refuses to let me camp out in their kitchen, I had to find another way to have this delightful dish whenever I wanted.
    I scoured the interweb for a recipe that looked like First Chinese [...]

• Tyler Florence’s Proscuitto-Roasted Figs

  • Proscuitto-Wrapped Figs Stuffed with Blue Cheese and Drizzled with Honey, originally uploaded by krisalis903.

    I saw Tyler Florence make this on one of his shows several years ago back when I was a poor college student in Denton. For some reason, I remembered that recipe probably because it seemed so "gourmet" and sounded like such a [...]