Chef Daniel
All Recipes and Posts by Daniel
Hash Brown Potatoes
Hash brown potatoes are a popular part of a full American breakfast. The reason is simple, they are filling, quick, and inexpensive to make. For the basic recipe, all you need are russet potatoes, oil, salt, and pepper. One problem with restaurant and “instant” hash brown potatoes is the amount of ...
Read more
Ginger Beef
Americanized Chinese food has gotten a bad rap lately for being high in calories and sodium, and not the healthy food Americans make it out to be. So what’s new? Isn’t that the way it is with all Americanized ethnic foods? Americans expect large portions at low prices and restaurants are than ...
Read more
Thin Crust Pizza Dough
Authentic Southern Italian pizza is made with a crisp, thin, crust. In the United States it is associated with New York-style pizza. The original American pizza made by Italian immigrants in New York City. As pizza traveled west, the crust became thicker and the pizza bigger and heavier culminating in ...
Read more
Curried Beef, Poultry or Seafood
Curried Beef, is a simple Chinese style recipe you can make with beef, chicken, pork, fish, seafood or any combination. You can also omit or substitute tofu (bean curd) for the meat for a vegan or vegetarian recipe. Curried Beef has the intense flavor of an Asian curry with quick cooking, ...
Read more
Oven Fried Tortillas For Tostadas
Tostadas are an open faced taco served on a crisp corn tortilla. Store bought corn tortillas are very low sodium compared to flour tortillas with 10mg or less sodium per tortilla. Fried corn tortillas sold for tostadas can have up to 20 times the sodium of fresh tortillas. You can ...
Read more
Brunswick Stew
There seams to be more Brunswick Stew recipes than cooks in the southeastern United States. Unlike most rustic home grown recipes, Brunswick Stew recipes varies by region and was made with locally available ingredients. Traditional Brunswick Stew is slow cooked using a variety of meats and vegetables in a tomato ...
Read more
Lemon Chicken Soup
Lemon chicken soup is a refreshing, simple recipe that takes less than 1 hour to prepare and cook. If you have lemons coming out of your ears and you’re ready to shoot the next person who suggests you make lemonade, try this soup with only 170 calories per 1-cup serving ...
Read more
10 Minute Coleslaw
Coleslaw is a popular cold salad usually made using green head cabbage. The cabbage can be shredded or chopped based on personal preference. Shredded cabbage is easier if you do not have a food processor. All you need is a sharp knife. It only takes minutes to shred a head ...
Read more
Meringue Powder Royal Icing
Royal icing is a pure white icing that drys candy hard. You can color royal icing any color using food colors. Use natural food coloring if you are concerned about using artificial food colors. For lemon flavored icing, substitute 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice for the water. Royal icing is not ...
Read more
Perfectly Toasted Flaked Coconut
There are dozens of uses for toasted flaked coconut. For small quantities, you can toast the coconut in a skillet over medium heat. Stir constantly for even browning. I prefer toasting several cups of coconut and storing it for future use. In dry climates, small quantities, 1 cup or less, ...
Read more