You might need to buy:
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • crushed red pepper flakes
  • beef broth or stock
Belongs to Marina Avocado Egg Salad 
You might need to buy:
  • avocados cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • low-fat mayonnaise
  • lemon juice
  • Zest of half a lemon
You might need to buy:
  • FOR THE DRY RUB:
  • salt
  • About 40 grinds black pepper
  • chili powder
  • garlic powder
  • ground coriander
  • ground mustard seed
  • ketchup
  • whole grain Dijon mustard
  • Worchestershire sauce
  • dark brown sugar

The key to tender chicken meat and caramelized crispy skin is basting the chicken first with the hoisin-ginger sauce and finishing the chicken in a high-heat oven.

You might need to buy:
  • soy sauce
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • chicken quarters or 8 bone-in chicken thighs
  • packed light brown sugar
  • grated fresh ginger
  • water
  • hoisin sauce

Using a deep-fryer makes temperature management easy, but a large Dutch oven, outfitted with a thermometer, works just fine. Just be sure to keep the temperature at a steady 325°F.

You might need to buy:
  • buttermilk
  • Tabasco sauce
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • peanut oil
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • paprika
  • Kosher salt
You might need to buy:
  • lean beef strips
  • plum sauce
  • soy sauce
  • grated fresh ginger root
  • minced chili

I usually make 12 2 1/2-inch biscuits with this recipe, but since these are breakfast sandwiches, I like to go a bit bigger with them. You may have a few leftover, but I’m sure there will be no complaints.
Recipe is easily halved.

Oil should be about 1 inch deep in Dutch oven.

You might need to buy:
  • For the Biscuits:
  • baking powder
  • granulated sugar
  • salt
  • baking soda
  • For the Fried Chicken:
  • buttermilk
  • salt
  • finely grated zest plus 2 teaspoons juice from 1 lemon
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • pepper
  • paprika
  • dried thyme
  • cayenne pepper
  • For the For the Honey Butter and Assembly:
  • honey
  • salt
  • dill or bread-and-butter pickle chips
Belongs to Marina Hot Sauce 
You might need to buy:
  • mixed hot chiles
  • distilled white vinegar
  • salt
  • honey
You might need to buy:
  • Creamed Corn
  • Shredded Cheddar
  • Dry Macaroni
  • Margarine
  • Dry Onion
Belongs to Marina Coffee Granita 

In Italy, coffee granita is served in tall glasses filled halfway with granita and topped with whipped cream. We’ve added some white chocolate and anise-flavored liqueur.

You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • grated orange peel
  • vanilla extract
  • sambuca or other anise-flavored liqueur