Enter to Win: MH Game Grub Contest
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Do you have a signature dish that you make for all the big games? Enter your recipe in the MH Game Grub Contest and you could WIN a WEBER GRILL, a MH t-shirt and MH cookbook! Send your recipe to madhungrylsq@gmail.com by Monday, Jan 24 to make tailgating history! Check out the prizes below: [picasa… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Chicken Milanese
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TODAY on MHTV: Chicken Milanese is one of our family’s favorite dishes, especially CQ (who’s on the show today). Butterflying the chicken breast before breading and frying helps to keep the chicken tender and juicy—it makes all the difference. Round out the meal with healthy sides of homestyle spaghetti pomodoro and spinach with lemon. More… View Article
MH Game Grub Contest
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Send us your best game day recipe! It can be anything you want: apps, sides, mains, drinks—you name it. Email us your entry (recipe, photo and contact info) to madhungrylsq@gmail.com by Monday, January 24 and you’ll be in the running to win a MH cookbook, t-shirt AND a WEBER GRILL! Think of all the tailgating… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Chinese Takeout
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TODAY on MHTV: Save some cash and make a healthier version of Chinese take-out at home. Cold sesame noodles tossed with scallions are a good contrast to stir-fried chicken with peanuts and red peppers. For something a little lighter on the side, a celery salad with chili oil and cilantro is the way to go…. View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Cast-Iron Skillet Recipes
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TODAY on MHTV: Cast-iron pans are really versatile tools in the kitchen. They can go from the stove, to the oven, to the table and it doesn’t matter what you make in them; they’re great for cooking or baking. Plus you get iron added to your diet just through the cooking process. After I show… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Freezeable Make-Ahead Recipes
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TODAY on MHTV: If you’re preparing for company or have a surprise visit, be ready with a few dishes that can go from the freezer right into the oven. Pot sticker dumplings only take 8 minutes to cook and are served with a tangy soy-vinegar dipping sauce. If you want to put out something a… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Steak Night Menu
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TODAY on MHTV: There’s a reason steakhouses are so popular; juicy cuts of meat and awesome sides make for a great meal and it’s easy to recreate steak house magic at home. Buy an inexpensive cut of meat like hanger steak and marinate it—it’ll give the meat a flavor boost and make it really tender…. View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Rustic Italian Recipes
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TODAY on MHTV: All “rustic” Italian cooking means is that the food is fresh, simple and delicious. A no-cook tomato sauce can not only be made in advance, it’s also really easy—just rip the tomatoes and basil with your hands! Tuna steaks topped with mint sauce are a light main course and a great meal… View Article
Game Grub Bowl: Contest Announcement
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How it Works: It doesn’t matter what your best game-day dish is; we want to hear about it. Starting NOW we’re taking entries—we like to think of this as the play-offs—so send us your best original recipe including a photo, your name, phone number , the story behind your dish and why your recipe should… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Elegant Weeknight Meal
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TODAY on MHTV: Take a break from a busy week to prepare a nice, sit-down dinner. A marinade of red wine vinegar, rosemary and garlic not only adds a lot of flavor to chicken, it also creates a beautiful gloss on the meat as it reduces down to a sauce. On the side, smooth, creamy… View Article
MH My Way: Scones
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This one comes all the way from Damon C. in Bartlesville, OK. Looks delish! “Lucinda, I just made your scone recipe out of the book but took my own take. I substituted brown sugar for the white sugar. used 1/2 whole wheat four and 1/2 white four, and mixed in cinnamon chips instead of currents… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Indian Vegetarian Dinner
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TODAY on MHTV: Indian cuisine can seem intimidating if you’ve never made it before but today’s vegetarian feast is a great introduction. Served together as a meal or separately as sides, dishes like cucumber yogurt salad and chickpeas spiced with cinnamon, cumin and coriander really bring out the flavors of Indian cooking and are guaranteed… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Burger Night
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TODAY on MHTV: I’m in the kitchen CQ and Alec and we’re gearing up for the weekend with homemade burgers. A build-your-own-burger bar is a fun way to let everyone top their burgers and on the side, I’m serving Italian fries baked in the oven with cheese and herbs. More from the show. Get the… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Chicken Chili Menu
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TODAY on MHTV: A pot of hearty chicken chili will be a big hit with the fam, especially when each serving is topped with corn muffin croutons. If you have leftovers, pile the chili on tortilla chips for homemade nachos with some serious flavor. More from the show. Get the recipes from this episode: Chicken… View Article
MH is the January Pick for Williams Sonoma
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Williams Sonoma recently partnered with Omnivore Books, the amazing independent food-centric bookstore in San Fran, to start a book of the month. Omnivore selects their favorite books and recommends them to WS customers for that month; ushering in 2011 at #1 is Mad Hungry! We have to agree, bringing back the family meal with MH… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Steak and Potatoes Menu
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TODAY on MHTV: Restaurant-style steak is not out of your reach- today I’m making a pan-fried steak with a quick sauce made right in the same pan. Then, it might sound fancy, but carrots agrodolce are just carrots with a sweet and sour glaze; serve them on the side along with cheesy scalloped potatoes to… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Roast Chicken Menu
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TODAY on MHTV: Spatchcocked (flat-roasted) chicken saves you time without skimping on flavor. Round out the meal with oven-roasted veggies and fat girl red rice. Plus I’ll show how to carve a chicken. More from the show. Get the recipes from this episode: Flat Roast Chicken Oven-Roasted Vegetables Fat Girl Red Rice Get the recipes… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Indoor BBQ Recipes
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TODAY on MHTV: It’s January; not exactly outdoor grilling weather in most parts of the country but that doesn’t mean you can’t have bbq anyway. Calder is helping make my St. Louis style ribs—they taste just as good in the oven as they do on the grill and served up with tangy coleslaw and potato… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Jamaican Dinner
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TODAY on MHTV: Heat up in the cold weather with a couple spicy dishes from the islands. Curry chicken can be prepared in advance and tastes even better the longer it sits. Serve it with mango chutney and callaloo (Jamaican greens, similar to kale and Swiss chard) on the side. More from the show. Get… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Fuss-Free Party Ideas
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TODAY on MHTV: Don’t stress about putting together a fun cocktail party—I’ll show you how to set up a casual, buffet-style bash in just a couple hours. With great cocktails like blood orange punch and a few easy finger foods (bacon-wrapped dates and cheese balls 3 ways) you’ll be on your way to a great… View Article
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