Best of the Month October 2014

A recap of my most popular posts from the previous month, October 2014.

I've passed 100,000 total page views on my blog.  Pretty cool (I think).  Now my next goal is 1 million.  I'll get there slowly but surely.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and will have a great/delicious holiday season.  I cooked a turkey this year for just my husband and me and we've been eating leftovers since.  The only bad thing is that a 10 pound turkey didn't leave enough leftovers.  I was excited about using leftovers in new and creative ways but my husband and I haven't gotten tired of eating them yet.  I think we are gonna try to buy another turkey after the holidays when hopefully they'll be on sale.  Then maybe I'll get a chance to get some pictures and posts bout turkey.

Now for this month's most viewed:

Loco Moco

White rice, smothered in brown gravy and a beef patty, topped with a fried egg.  The Hawaiian breakfast of champions. 438 views and 45 +1s.

Last year's most viewed recipe of October was:

Slow Cooker Roast Beef Sandwiches

Beef roast slow cooked in broth and beer until tender then placed on a baguette and topped with melted cheese.  The cooking liquid can be used as a dipping sauce.  It now has 1259 views.

Back to this year:

Spiced Eggplant & Mushrooms Sandwich

Spiced eggplant and mushrooms wrapped in a warm pita with hummus and veggies.  An easy meatless sandwich with Mediterranean flavor.  364 views and 34 +1s.

Chicken and Black Bean Salsa Nachos

Crunchy tortilla chips layered with leftover rotisserie chicken, black bean and corn salsa, and shredded cheese.  322 views and 47 +1s.

Green Lasagna

A meatless lasagna layered with green vegetables, cheese, chickpeas, and pesto.  315 views and 131 +1s.

Habanero Hot Sauce

A ridiculously spicy and simple hot sauce made from habanero peppers.  296 views and 26 +1s.

If you would like to see the rest of last year's Best of October click on the picture below:

Enjoy.

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Habanero Hot Sauce

A ridiculously spicy and simple hot sauce made from habanero peppers.

I love habaneros.  Yeah, they are crazy spicy and I can't take a whole lot of heat from them but I love their color, shape, and even their flavor (if you can experience it with out too much pain).  My husband loves all things spicy so he was more than happy to let me experiment with a habanero hot sauce.  Most recipes I found suggested taking out the core and seeds but that's part of the heat.  My husband assured me that he wasn't scared so I left them in.  My final sauce has a great orange color and is very, very spicy.  It's a great way to add a little (or lot) of heat and habanero flavor to many foods like eggs, salsas, roasted nuts, etc.

Habanero Hot Sauce

***WARNING VERY SPICY***

Ingredients:

16 large habanero peppers
2/3 cup cider vinegar
1 Tbsp maple syrup

Stem all the habaneros then blanch for a minute or two in boiling water.

Place blanched habaneros in a blender with the maple syrup.  Add enough vinegar to at least cover the peppers and puree until smooth.

Pour into bottles and refrigerate.  Makes about 1 cup of hot sauce.

Enjoy.

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