Naughty Chair BEFORE

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 13:09:55 -0500

THe Naughty Chair AFTER. Take that smelly old 30 buck chair. Looking for next victim....

The Saucy Apron is Taking a Little Trip

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:12:30 -0500

For Recipes, Unsolicited Opinions, SMASHING Holiday Gift Ideas, Links and other TIT Bits “LIKE” the Saucy Apron on FACEBOOK. She will be residing there for a little while while switching sites. CLICK anywhere on this paragraph to visit the page, then CLICK “LIKE THIS” on the left hand side of the Saucy Apron Page.

THANKS SA

Now HAIR is a Christmas gift.

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:00:43 -0500

Hilarious hats with built in beards. The perfect gift. And quite useful I would expect. The adult ones are even creepier. I love them all

Scarface

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:17:42 -0400

Say ‘ello to my little friend. Hubby wants to call this chair “Scarface” because he thinks only a drug lord would sit in it. Each to their own. George the greek my trusty teacher thinks it is two hundred years old. It took some serious steel clamps and wood glue to make it fit for a drug lord. Now it sits awkwardly in my living room waiting for the finishing touches. Have started on “Naughty Chair” with black and white zig zags stand by for pics.....

...scarface after....

Who the ‘f’ are you and where the hell are we?

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:29:03 -0400

Ever find yourself asking this question. It’s not a bad question, just one that stops and makes you wonder. With the intro of Apple’s new icloud The Saucy Apron needs a new home. Which is is quite exciting, IF we pick the right neighborhood. My question to you is: Why did you bother? Is it the badly organized catalog of other peoples recipes or are you really trying to figure out what to cook for dinner? Is it a moral obligation to support a friend, are you a bored housewife, a frustrated CEO or did you think from the name you may have stumbled onto a porn site? Please comment below or email if you have a view on the direction of the Saucy Apron’s future. What is it that brings you here?

thanks
SA

Cheater’s Chili

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:53:03 -0400

In a pinch last week I needed a quick fix chili recipe. A chili recipe with no strings attached. Rachel Ray’s Down Home, Up Town version, was perfect. Not needy like other chili. Done in 30 minutes it’s the ‘Bootie Call’ of chili. I used what I had in the fridge so this is my version.

Ingredients
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 pounds ground beef
1/2 pound mushrooms, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 legs of celery, chopped
2 bell peppers chopped
4 cloves garlic chopped
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoons of chipotle chili powder
1 tablespoon cumin
1 bottle of corona beer
1 can black beans, drained
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 cup beef stock
2 to 3 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
Grated cheese for the top.

Brown meat then transfer to a plate and return pot to stove. Reduce heat to medium- high and add another tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Add the mushrooms and brown them before adding the other veggies. After 2 or 3 minutes the mushrooms push the mushrooms off to one side of the pot and add all the remaining veggies. Once the onions, celery, peppers and garlic have been working for a few minutes as well, mix the veggies with the mushrooms. Add the meat, Worcestershire sauce, chipotle and cumin. Add beer to deglaze the pot. Reduce the beer by half, about 2 minutes. Add the black beans, tomatoes, stock and thyme, then simmer until flavors combine. Add salt and pepper. Serve with grated cheese and more beer.

Show and Tell

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:12:39 -0400

It doesn’t take a genius to see there is no advertising on this site. The Saucy Apron was started to stash family recipes, so when the imps finally fly the coup they might, just might, eat right. Lately people have been sending me treats to review. My policy on that is: If it sucks trash it, if it rocks share it. Just so you know. Today for show and tell I have to say these tortillas are friggin awesome. And my favorite part is they only have 5 ingredients, Wheat Flour, Water, Canola Oil, Salt, and Sugar. Tortilla Land tortillas that are so fresh they are not even cooked. You keep them in the fridge then cook on demand. The imps devoured them!

Serious Sausage Rolls

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:56:10 -0400

With rugby fever rife we needed some kiwi treats to eat while watching the opening of the Rugby World Cup. Sausage rolls and beer. No better way to kick it off. With a little help from the Edmonds cook book our resident rugby player hit the spot nicely.

Sausage meat
An onion
2 tbsp tomato sauce (ketchup)
A packet of flaky pastry
1 egg yolk

Mix sausage with onion and sauce. Roll out pastry and cut into 12 by 6 inch strips. Lay a strip of the meat mix lengthwise down each strip about an inch thick. Then roll the pastry over the meat to make a long meat filled pipe. Use plenty of flour on bench and hands to prevent sticking while you roll. Mix egg yolk with a little water and brush over rolls. Cut to size then bake at 350 for 20min or until golden

OH! mega 3

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 08:44:59 -0400

Coming from New Zealand I’m a fish snob to begin with. Which means I have a ‘thing’ about frozen fish. I like it fresh...jumping out of the pan fresh. So, when Alaska Seafood sent me a box of frozen fish I assumed the dry ice would be the highlight.

WRONG!!!

The Halibut in particular was amazing. Delicate, meaty deliciousness. I poached the first batch with no bells and whistles. Just fish, salt, pepper and some good olive oil. It poached from frozen perfectly which blew me away. Wild fish from Alaska right here in my new kitchen. Fishing in Alaska is on my large list of things to do....but until then I am stoked to buy it online.

Smashing Summer Shrimp

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:33:22 -0400

Resident baked Bundt was on fire this summer when she whipped up this little treat. I could eat it every day for dinner and lunch.

4 tablespoons ( 1/4 cup) extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon whole coriander seeds
1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon hot chili powder
1 pound large shrimp, shelled and deveined
1 1/4 teaspoons lemon zest (from 1 large lemon)
Lemon wedges, for serving.

Heat oven to 425. Toss broccoli with 2 tbsp oil, coriander, cumin, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and chili powder. In another bowl mix shrimp, the rest of the oil, lemon zest and the remaining salt and pepper.

Spread broccoli on a baking sheet. Roast for 10 minutes. Add shrimp and roast until shrimp are just opaque and broccoli is tender and golden around edges, about 10 minutes more. Toss after 5 min. Serve with lemon wedges, or squeeze lemon juice all over. Freaking delicious chow!