Quickest Fudge [Only 2 Ingredients]

This dessert is so yummy, and the best part is that it is so quick to make. We were craving some chocolatey dessert and didn't know what to do with our left over condensed milk so we decided to make fudge!

For this fudge recipe, simply mix condensed milk and semi-sweet chocolate chips in a double broiler (eyeball the amount of condensed milk to semi-sweet chocolate chips). Once the chocolate chips have melted and combined well with the condensed milk, take it off the broiler and quickly transfer it to a dish lined with foil for easy clean up (we didn't do that). Also, be very quick when transferring the fudge mixture to a bowl because it sets pretty quickly. Lastly, put the fudge in the fridge and once it sets, eat!

This fudge is pretty sweet so next time we'll try using bittersweet chocolate chips and see how that works. Anyhow, this fudge is so good when you have a chocolate craving!

Some variations to try: add some nuts to your fudge mixture (inside or for garnish), shredded coconut, crushed candy canes, crushed cookies of your choosing, etc.

Enjoy!

Balsamic Vinegar and Red Cabbage Sauté

Red Cabbage has that super strong, tangy taste that we don't like eating raw. Instead of putting it in our salad, we decided to sauté the red cabbage in something sweet--balsamic vinegar. It was really good.

All you have to do is put your roughly chopped red cabbage into a slightly oiled pan/skillet, and once it begins heat, pour in a good amount of balsamic vinegar. And that's it! We hope you'll like it!

Pea Pesto

We have a lot of frozen peas just sitting around the house, and we just don't know what else to do with them. So we thought, hey why not make a pesto. I looked up some pea pestos but changed it up a bit.

Here's our method:

1. Thaw out a bunch of peas (we used about 2 handfuls).

2. Cut 1 clove of garlic in half.

3. Crumble up some feta cheese.
* We didn't add salt and pepper because the feta is pretty salty as is. 

4. Combine the above into a blender and pulse. 

5. Add olive oil and keep pulsing until you get a hummus-like, smooth consistency. 

Enjoy with toasted bread. You can also add some vegetables (tomatoes, roasted bell pepper, etc.) or meat (prosciutto, crispy bacon, turkey breast, etc.) on top!

Miso Soup Part II

We had made some Miso Soup before, but we had to change it up a bit because we had some leftover grilled salmon, tofu, and edamame in the freezer. Basically we wanted to combine these and they tasted great together.

Let's talk about Miso Soup. Essentially, making miso soup consists of a type of fish stock and miso paste. If you don't have these two ingredients, then instant is fine though making the real thing is better. Anyhow, below, I'll have the steps for miso soup. It's super easy. 

By the way, searching for Hon Dash was a major pain because many big supermarkets don't know what "fish stock" or Hon Dashi is. We suggest going to an Asian Marketplace. 

Here's our method: 

1. Put in about 1.75 tablespoons of Hon Dash (it looks like dried pellets but is essentially fish stock) into boiling water (I didn't measure out the water but in the package they do have a ratio of water to Hon Dashi). After making miso soup quite a bit, I eyeball so apologizes for not being so precise. 

2. Cut tofu in blocks and put it in the soup with the seaweed. Just warm them up 

3. Turn off the heat and add miso paste but you need to stir in the miso paste so it dissolves completely. 

* Keeping miso paste in boiling water turns the flavor bitter so that is why we turn off the heat when incorporating the miso paste. 

4. Add in leftover salmon and thawed edamame.

Enjoy! 

Broiled Grapefruit

We love grapefruit, but sometimes it can be too sour. Inspired by an I Love Lucy breakfast scene, we decided to broil grapefruit.

Here's our method:

1. Cut grapefruit(s) in half and run your knife through the tough membranes (this makes it easier for you to scoop out the pulp and juices when the grapefruit is ready to eat).

2. Top grapefruit halves with cinnamon, brown sugar, nutmeg, and salt (optional). 

3. Arrange grapefruit halves on a sheet tray. We put foil on our sheet tray to avoid a messy cleanup. 

4. Broil for about 3-5 minutes. 

Enjoy! :)