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CPK Copycat: Thai Chicken Pizza
My favorite pizza at CPK, now at home. Ingredients Spicy Peanut Sauce: 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup hoisin sauce 1 tablespoon honey 2...
Nix
Jul 6, 20202 min read
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Mongolian Beef
Adapted from Jet Tila's recipe with some extra knife skills. Ingredients Beef: 1½ lbs. flank steak, trimmed 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp....
Nix
Jul 6, 20201 min read
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Chick-Fil-A Pickle-Brined Air Fried (or Baked) Chicken Tenders
Chick-Fil-A's secret is the pickle brine. And my secret is a spicy, simple breading and an airfryer (we have this one). Ingredients...
Nix
Jul 6, 20202 min read
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Negroni / Boulevardier
A bartender's staple, this drink is so easy to make, boozy, complex and delicious. The best part is it's a 2-fer: a negroni with bourbon...
Nix
May 25, 20201 min read
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Copycat PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps
This and the Hot and Sour soup were staples for a dinner at PF Chang's growing up. Pretty close to the classic, and nothing bad in the...
Nix
May 25, 20201 min read
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Nix's Healthy InstantPot Butter Chicken
Nix's Variation on the classic, this time without the butter! I KNOW. Ingredients For the chicken marinade: Less work: 1-2lb boneless and...
Nix
May 24, 20202 min read
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Updated Delicious and Easy Egg Salad
Perfect Egg Salad to throw on some rye/whole grain bread for picnics! Prep time: 5m, Total start-to-eat time: 15min Ingredients 4-6 eggs,...
Nix
May 24, 20201 min read
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Healthy Turkey Breakfast Sausage
Healthy turkey breakfast sausage that tastes store-bought but you know exactly what's in it! Prep time: 10m, Total start-to-eat time:...
Nix
May 24, 20201 min read
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InstantPot Mall Food Court - Spicy Bourbon Chicken
Why go to the mall when you can not go to the mall. Prep time: 15m, Total start-to-eat time: 1hr Ingredients 2 lbs boneless, skinless...
Nix
May 16, 20202 min read
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Healthy Blue Ribbon Chili
Upgraded version of the healthy frito pie chili with more chili and oomph. Prep time: 15m, Total start-to-eat time: 1hr Ingredients 1.5...
Nix
May 16, 20202 min read
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30min InstantPot Japanese Chicken Curry
Delicious and authentic tasting Japanese curry, in 30 minutes! See the video below from Just One Cookbook for method, though I made a...
Nix
May 3, 20203 min read
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Healthier, InstantPot Variation of Marcella Hazan's Bolognese Sauce
Adapted version of the famous and authentic bolognese sauce from Marcella Hazan - absolutely worth it, make sure to double or triple the...
Nix
Apr 27, 20202 min read
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InstantPot Spicy Pulled Chicken Tacos with Avocado Sauce
A healthy, spicy mexican treat which doubles as a solid salad/rice bowl/sandwich for tomorrow's lunch!
Nix
Mar 9, 20203 min read
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Homage to the 'Big Mac' - Healthy Copycat Recipe
Hundreds of burgers later, the Big Mac stands up to the test of space and time - including recently being sent into space and returning...
Nix
Apr 7, 20192 min read
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InstantPot Turkey and Barley Soup (Denny's Beef and Barley Copycat)
Growing up, Denny's was my go to restaurant and Beef and Barley soup was the sole reason why. This is my healthier, InstantPot version...
Nix
Nov 19, 20181 min read
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Restaurant Thai Basil Fried Rice
At long last, a Thai basil fried rice that lives up to takeout. I recently got an Aerogarden with Thai basil and Thai chili peppers that...
Nix
Sep 3, 20182 min read
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McNix Egg Biscuit
Breakfast of champions, now with 95% less who-knows-what's-in-it! Ingredients Per Biscuit: 1 grade a egg Real butter 1 slice American...
Nix
Jan 20, 20182 min read
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Green Curry (Chef Hong Thaimee)
Famous Ngam chef's take on the thai classic. Ingredients ¼ cup green curry paste (prefer Nittaya brand if available, or these in order:...
Nix
Jan 20, 20182 min read
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Papaya Salad (Chef Hong Thaimee)
Simple, tangy and delicious. Ingredients 3 small garlic cloves Thai chili, to taste 1 green papaya, shredded (about 2 cups) ½ cup cherry...
Nix
Jan 20, 20181 min read
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Pad Thai (Chef Hong Thaimee)
Chef brings you the best and last pad thai recipe you'll need. Ingredients Sauce (use less if only making one batch of noodles) ½ cup...
Nix
Jan 20, 20182 min read
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