Rather than giving measurement estimates, since it depends on how many rolls you want to make, here are some guidelines. You’ll use about one spring roll wrapper (or two, if you’re nervous about them ripping), two palm sized pieces of lettuce, 4 mint leaves, 2 basil leaves, 1/4 ounce of bean sprouts, 2 Tablespoons of rice noodles, and 4 shrimp halves per roll. Ingredients: Spring roll wrappers Rice noodles 4 cooked shrimp halves per roll Mint leaves Basil leaves Lettuce Bean sprouts Directions:

An easy to make noodle dish, reminiscent of asian garlic noodle dishes I’ve loved in resturants. You can make it spicy, add ingredients like crab, pork, sausage, or leave as a simple noodle dish. Ingredients: 1 package udon or thick egg noodles 3 Tbsp butter 2-4oz pork belly (or bacon) 4-6 garlic cloves 2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp brown sugar 1 Tbsp oyster sauce (if you can find it) 1 Tbsp Sriracha (optional) Directions:

Sweet, hot, or both, these basic baked beans go great with anything you’re smoking, bbqing, or grilling. Ingredients: 1 16 oz cans pinto beans, drained (I look for beans that are just beans & water) 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1 Tbsp catsup 1 Tbsp cider vinegar 2 oz bourbon 1 Tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp mild chili powder 1 Tbsp yellow mustard powder 8 oz water (or ale) If you want it spicy, add… 2 Jalapenos or 1 Serrano pepper, finely diced 1 Tbsp cayanne pepper 1 Tbsp Sriracha Directions:

Sweet, hot, or both, these basic baked beans go great with anything you’re smoking, bbqing, or grilling. Ingredients: 1 16 oz cans pinto beans, drained (I look for beans that are just beans & water) 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1 Tbsp catsup 1 Tbsp cider vinegar 2 oz bourbon 1 Tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp mild chili powder 1 Tbsp yellow mustard powder 8 oz water (or ale) If you want it spicy, add… 2 Jalapenos or 1 Serrano pepper, finely diced 1 Tbsp cayanne pepper 1 Tbsp Sriracha Directions:

My sister in law made these for a party this weekend, and they were really good. I make a lot of stuffed jalapenos, so I know my stuffed peppers, and these are extra tasty. Active prep time: 15-30 minutes, depending how many peppers you make Cooking time: 2-10 minutes Ingredients: Sweet peppers (can use Jalapenos too) Cream Cheese Olive Oil Pesto Directions Cut peppers in half lengthwise, de-seed Place peppers, opening facing up, on a cookie sheet (you may want to line with foil, for easier cleanup) Fill each pepper with a bit of cream cheese.

A quick and easy fish to smoke, smoked trout is becoming all the rage at many of the high-end resturants popping up in the SF area. Making your own is fast & easy, especially if you have a dedicated smoker with easily controlled heat like mine (although after some time with it, I’d have been happier with the identical, but cheaper unit without the glass door & remote. Remote is handy, but the glass door is hard to clean, plus another seal that can deteriorate/fail over time, and you really can’t see anything it there when it’s cooking).