Here is what you will need:

1.5 pounds medium ground beef
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup diced onion
2tbs chopped garlic
3tbs chopped fresh herbs (parsley,rosemary,thyme, sage)
1/2 cup diced carrots
1tbs seasoning salt
1/2 tbs hot chili powder
3/4 tbs ground cumin
4 tbs tomato paste
4 cups tomato sauce
19oz can of red kidney beans with juices
1 cup stout/red wine
This is enough to feed about 4 heads proper.

Here is how ya do it:

Fried dumplings are an easy and affordable way to test your Jedi Deepfry skillz!  As a true Jedi you will not be using an electric deepfryer or a thermometer.  All you need is some vegetable oil, a wok, a stove and the following ingredients:

Fried Dumplings:
2.5 cups of all purpose flour (I used Robin Hood)
3.5 tbls of baking powder
1oz cold butter cut in small pieces
1 cup of water
1tbs raw sugar
2tsp kosher salt

Method:
Mix water, sugar and salt. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and butter. Add the water to the flour mixture and form a dough. Dough should be moist and sticky.  You might not need all the water, you might need more, so add the water in stages.  Kneed for about a minute and let it rest for about 20min. Heat oil in a wok on stove top. Separate dough into sections about 2 - 3 inches in diameter. When oil is hot enough add in the dough and cook until golden brown.

Jedi know how - If your oil is too hot the dumplings will be golden brown on the outside but raw in the middle. If the temperature of the oil is too low the dumplings will become saturated with oil. I will not give the oils temperature because Jedi’s use the force! You should only have to look at how the dough reacts when it is placed in the oil. It should bubble a bit but it should not be a violent rumble. It should be a nice gentle bubbling action. The dumplings should begin to float when they are close to being ready. They will need to be flipped once. Usually takes about 5 minutes to cook through. Use the force!

Roasted Garlic & Clive compound butter which is the perfect topping for a hot off da grill Beef Tenderloin.  Don’t limit yourself to just Roasted Garlic and Chive.  Once you learn the technique, the options are endless!  Red Wine and Shallot, Blue Cheese….

Here is what you need:

3 buds of roasted garlic
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh chives
7oz soft salted butter

Roast the buds of garlic with a bit of olive oil in the oven @350F until soft (roughly 30min).  When they come out they should look like this:

Now squeeze the bulbs so that the roasted garlic pops out onto the cutting board.  Roughly chop them up and then add them to the soft butter.  Add in the chives as well.  It should look like this before mixing:

It should look like this after mixing:

Now lay down a piece of plastic wrap, aka cling wrap aka saran wrap.  Place the butter close to the bottom of the wrap:

Roll the plastic wrap over the butter, not through the butter.  Pinch the edges and keep rolling so the butter squeezes together and form a tight cylinder.

Place the roll in the freezer until you are ready for it.  Once your steak is cooked slice off a disc, remove the plastic wrap and place on top of the hot steak.  Let it melt yo!  Works well with any of the Prime Cutz!

Perfect morning treat for that special someone.  Fresh ripe strawberries, mangoes, kiwi, yogurt & granola, served with a platter of sliced fruits!  Now if you got a lady that would rather start every morning off with some greasy back bacon and eggs then keep on truckin’ my friend.  Most of the time they only dig that after a night of heavy drinking.  Generally speaking, most ladies prefer something light in the morning, which is where the Tropical Parfait slides right in!

I’ve been known to post recipes that take a few days to complete, but this is definitely not one of them. All you need for the Tropical Parfait are the following ingredients:

Diced strawberries
Diced Kiwi
Diced mango
unsweetended yogurt
unsweetened granola

Presentation is top priority with this one:

Don’t underestimate the simplicity of the Tropical Parfait. Sometimes mother nature has done all the work for us, and all we gotta do is peel and present. A freshly sliced fruit platter is all you need to compliment this one. Try fruits like papaya, watermelon, grapes, pineapple, cantaloupe and honeydew.