The Hungry Mouse

This dip was a hit this weekend when we had folks over to watch the fight. I served it as one of the companions to my Crispy Sesame Chicken Nibbles. The cold, garlicky ketchup was a perfect balance to the crunchy crust and moist chicken. A healthy dose of lime juice and zest give the sauce a really surprising brightness. Flavored ketchups...

Last night, we had a handful of close friends over to watch the UFC fight. We had a fabulous time, and all ate way too much. Here's a little photo tour of what we served. I'll be posting the recipes up later on this week. I made a huge batch of Crispy Sesame Chicken Nibbles. This is a great thing to...

This is a flourless chocolate cake masquerading in brownie form. These brownies get a triple-dose of deep fudge-y flavor from dark chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, and unsweetened cocoa powder mixed with a hearty amount of butter. The batter is enriched with whipped eggs and sugar until it resembles chocolate mousse in texture. The whole thing gets baked for a scant 25 minutes, then...

We spent Christmas day in the country at my folks' house. They live a few hours from Boston, in a warm house that's nestled on the edge of a pine forest. It was a quiet and lovely holiday. And man, I'm still stuffed. After such a crazy year, we couldn't have asked for a nicer celebration. My mother is the best...

The Angry Chef and I are heading out soon for Christmas Eve dinner with our dear friends the Lady Otter and D. Bunnyhunter. Many key members of the Mouse Empire, however, have turned up to give Santa a warm welcome. Hope you all have a warm and wonderful evening! +Jessie & The Angry Chef

True to form, I'm still finishing my Christmas shopping. One of these years, I'll get ahead of myself. Here are some great markdowns I found this morning, that can still be shipped in time for Christmas if ordered from Amazon today. All of these are eligible for one-day shipping, which looks like it works out to be $16.99 or less. Not...

You all know that I'm one of those folks who loves pork and fruit together. Now, you have to like figgy-flavored things for this one to work. But man, if you do...the combination is absolutely heavenly. These ribs get the perfect amount of earthy sweetness from fig preserves. A heaping dose of ginger gives them an impressive heat that's tempered by...

These are super easy to make. If you have a food processor or mixer, you can throw them together in less than 10 minutes. If you don't, it will take just a wee bit longer to cut the butter and flour together with a pastry cutter or a couple of forks. I made these this morning while The Angry Chef was...

We had some serious snow this weekend here in Boston. (In fact, I think it's still snowing out!) Here's Dexter, The Barking Sous Chef, out in the blizzard last night. He loves snow so much, I'm not sure how we managed to get a picture of him sitting still. Anyway, snow is baking weather at the Mouse House. So, while The...