RECIPE EXPERIMENTS: Bean and Vegetable Soup

Above: The soup starts to simmer on the stove.

RECIPE EXPERIMENTS: Bean and Vegetable Soup

KQ host Mitch Hightower loves to make soups and he's been working on perfecting this recipe for a while.  Mitch reports, "It's almost there".

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Bacon Chicken Pizza with Creamy Garlic Sauce

Above: The pizza right after coming out of the oven.

Bacon Chicken Pizza with Creamy Garlic Sauce

We make pizza often here at KQ, and we're always experimenting with variations on our favorite flavor profiles. This latest example created by KQ partner chef Philip, is topped with very crispy chopped bacon, chopped chicken, diced onion, diced jalapeno and grated cheese. The experimental part of the recipe was using creamy garlic sauce, (instead of a tomato based sauce), made using fresh crushed garlic cloves. The results were very tasty. Three of us ate the whole pizza in one sitting!

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WHAT'S FOR DINNER? Meatloaf!

Above: The meatloaf just after coming out of the oven.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER? Meatloaf!

KQ partner Chef Philip made this meatloaf for a recent dinner party. His recipe combines both ground beef and ground pork for a very flavorful meatloaf. This was served along with mashed potatoes and gravy, as well as a green salad.

Check out the recipe and a step-by-step photo tutorial here:
http://www.kitchenqueers.com/food/meatloaf

Below: The prepared meatloaf before baking. 

RECIPE EXPERIMENTS: Pulled Pork Enchiladas

Above: The enchiladas right after coming out of the oven.

RECIPE EXPERIMENTS: Pulled Pork Enchiladas

Chef Philip makes an awesome dry-rubbed pulled pork, and he used some of the meat to create an enchilada dish that wowed us all. Corn tortillas were filled with the pulled pork as well as diced onions and a generous amount of cheese. Next the enchiladas were slathered in a homemade sauce made just for this recipe, and topped with more grated cheese. The kitchen smelled amazing while these baked. And they were gone mighty fast, so hopefully Chef Philip will make a double batch next time. So yes, this #RecipeExperiment was a huge success.

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NEW VIDEO: Sausage Stroganoff (Season 2, Episode 23)

Above: Graphics for KQ Season 2, Episode 23.

NEW VIDEO: Sausage Stroganoff

Check out the final Season 2 episode, where KQ host Mitch Hightower demonstrates his recipe for flavorful Sausage Stroganoff.

Watch here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSTOFbz67_A&spfreload=5

Below: The Sausage Stroganoff is served over brown rice. 

2016 Thanksgiving Dinner Menu

Above: Sliced "honey-baked" ham.

2016 Thanksgiving Dinner Menu

By Mitch Hightower

We have many of our own traditions here at our house in San Francisco, and one of them is serving a honey-baked ham on this Holiday.  No one in our house likes turkey, so why bother?

Meanwhile, we all love holiday side dishes and this year we’re serving a must have, roasted carrots with onion and apple, (I made this earlier today, so tomorrow all I have to do is heat it up).

We’re also having French green beans.  And dinner wouldn’t be complete without gold mashed potatoes and gravy.  And for the bread element we’re making biscuits!

For dessert, Chef Philip has already baked classic pumpkin pie.  And as an alternative, we also have apple cupcakes, filled with apple compote, topped with caramel ganache and frosted with bourbon buttercream.

It’s going to be a great dinner!

Above: Gold mashed potatoes.

Below: Roasted carrots, onion and apple. 

PHOTO TUTORIAL: Chicken Egg Rolls

Above: The KQ Chicken Egg Rolls served on a bed of bean chili.

PHOTO TUTORIAL: Chicken Egg Rolls

by Mitch Hightower

Chef Philip and myself have perfected our Chicken Egg Rolls recipe and now we're sharing it in a new photo tutorial.  Check out the step-by-step instructions for this tasty deep fried dish, go here:

http://www.kitchenqueers.com/food/eggrollsCHICKEN/

Below: The egg rolls get nice and crisp in the deep fryer in only three minutes. 

SPINACH SOUP: How I Finally Got My Family to Eat Green Leafy Vegetables

Above: KQ Spinach Soup served with croutons.

SPINACH SOUP: How I Finally Got My Family to Eat Green Leafy Vegetables

by Chef Mitch

Here at my house everyone likes soup.  Meanwhile, it's been hard to incorporate more green leafy vegetables because we are not fans of the "kale" trend.  So I made SPINACH SOUP, and my family went wild!  I made a double batch, and it still wasn't enough because it was gone in two days.  I'll be making more of this recipe for sure.

Check out the recipe and photo tutorial here:

http://www.kitchenqueers.com/food/spinachsoup

Below: Two pounds of baby spinach is used in this recipe. 

PHOTO TUTORIAL: Baked Meatballs

Above: KQ Baked Meatballs.

PHOTO TUTORIAL: Baked Meatballs

Chef Philip shows us how to make Baked Meatballs. The recipe includes a combination of pork and beef.

View the recipe and photo tutorial here:

http://www.kitchenqueers.com/food/bakedmeatballs/