Kevin Pettway

Enkidu’s “Ork-Style” Barbecue Sauce

By Kevin Pettway / May 23, 2011 /

Ingredients: 1 cup yellow mustard (like French’s) 1/2 cup sucanat 3/4 cup cider vinegar 1/3 cup water 2 tablespoons chili powder 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon white pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons margarine (I like Earth Balance) 1 tablespoon liquid smoke (comes in little bottles… will either be with…

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Kevin’s Awesome® Stuff-Your-Muff-Hole Bran Muffs

By Kevin Pettway / May 9, 2011 /

Ingredients: 3 cups bran cereal (All-Bran, 100% Bran, Raisin Bran, Oatmeal, Crispy Wheat & Raisins, Grape Nuts (reg. or flakes) and/or any combination of the above to yield approx. 3 cups.) 1/2 cup olive oil 1 cup or more raisins/walnuts/pecans… whatever you like to mix in 1 cup boiling water 2 decent sized carrots, finely grated…

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Kevin’s Awesome® Sloppy Jays (Sloppy Joes Inspired by Modern Family)

By Kevin Pettway / February 8, 2011 /

Ingredients 1 pound of ground turkey 1/3rd of a large onion, diced 4-5 cloves of garlic, diced 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 eight ounce can of tomato sauce 1 six ounce can of tomato paste 2 tablespoons molasses 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar salt and pepper to taste hamburger buns Directions…

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Harvest Wrap (from Native Sun)

By Kevin Pettway / January 8, 2011 /

Chopped Apples Spelt Berries Veganaisse Cinnamon Honey Vegan Cream Cheese Celery Dried Cherries Mix together and eat in tortilla. I don’t know the amounts – when I make it I’ll try to make notes. But, you get the general idea. There were more apples and spelt than other ingredients.

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“Sweet and Spicy”, Crispy Chicken Wings

By Kevin Pettway / May 9, 2010 /

While Lena and I have been making an effort to eat better recently, if you’re hosting a party or a full day of watching LotR with friends, there’s very little that’s better or more appropriate than a giant pile of chicken wings and a case of beer. Frozen chicken wings 1/2 a stick of butter…

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Easy Red Wine Reduction

By Kevin Pettway / April 17, 2010 /

This is an easy recipe for a really yummy red wine reduction sauce that will wow the people you cook for. Of course it’s delicious on steak, but it’s also great cooked into mushrooms, over tuna steaks, mixed into pasta sauces, and probably  a million other things I haven’t thought of yet. The flavor is…

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Friggin’ Amazing Veggie Lasagne

By Kevin Pettway / April 17, 2010 /

Do not be thrown off by the fact that this is a vegetarian dish. It is absolutely delicious, and would be welcome on anyone’s plate. I have never had anything like it, and it so completely stomps the piss out of store bought veggie lasagnes as to not even be in the same category. It…

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Hummus and Tabouli

By Kevin Pettway / April 2, 2010 /

Hummus Can of garbonzo beans 2-3 tablespoons Olive Oil 1 clove of fresh garlic, crushed (if desired) 1 teaspoon cumin Salt to taste (optional) 2-3 tablespoons of tahini (like peanut butter made from sesame seeds) Drain garbonzo beans and reserve liquid. Put drained beans into a blender with olive oil Peel clove of garlic and…

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Kevin’s Holiday Nuts

By Kevin Pettway / December 6, 2009 /

1 and 1/2 cups pecan halves 1 and 1/2 cups walnut halves 3 tablespoons melted butter 2  tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (I used white balsamic vinegar and Braggs here once and it was great) 2  teaspoons hot sauce (I heart Texas Pete) 2  teaspoons chili powder 1  teaspoon curry powder 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 4…

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Best Pancakes and Syrup

By Kevin Pettway / November 23, 2009 /

This pancake and syrup combo is like eating a warm cinnamon bun. Very good and easy to make. Cinnamon Sugar Pancake Syrup 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup soy milk 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon honey 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Bring butter, sugar, buttermilk, vanilla extract, corn syrup,…

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