Semiserious Chefs

Most everyone has heard of taro chips. Even if you’ve never cooked with taro and just know them from those bags of multi colored chips, the idea is pretty basic; super thin slices of taro root deep fried, just like a potato chip. Since this idea is nothing new, I wanted to come up with […]

These spicy breaded serrano rings were a byproduct of our need for something crunchy and spicy to top a particular cheeseburger of ours with. You might have stumbled across them on one of our Dueling Duleys post here: Dueling Duleys – What The Jalapeño Gonna Do With These!?!?!?

Kelewele (pronounced kay-lay-way-lay) is a West African street food that is particularly popular in Ghana. Commonly sold as cubed bits, people also like to slice them more like fries or potato wedges, and sometimes as medallions. These spicy seasoned and fried treats are great for parties, hors d’oeuvres, side dishes, and even tossed on salad. […]

This recipe takes its roots from Ghana. The southern states in particular lean heavily on cassava and plantain as major staples, but the common culture throughout the country is to serve a meal centered around the starch of choice with a soup or stew, most often tomato based, and added protein, very often fish. Like […]

I’ve made these breaded and deep fried mushrooms several times in the last 6 months, and figured it was time to add them to the site. As I was preparing to bring them to a barbecue recently I ran across a bag of pearl onions I had purchased on discount. I hadn’t really made a […]

Have you ever wondered the secret behind achieving a perfectly cooked, golden brown French fry that’s soft and moist on the inside but crunchy on the outside? Well it isn’t hard to do, it just takes a little planning, but is definitely worth it. In fact, if you don’t find these streak fries to be […]