I incorporated some of the sauces and cheeses into my meals and it has made a huge difference. I love the pesto and peanut satay on chicken.
Berardi listed lean sirloin beef patties as a staple to his diet. Does anybody have any ways to spice these up a bit? I don’t mind if I eat it on a bun but right now I’m cutting carbs so I’m eating no bread. Any ideas?
When’s the second part of Berardi’s Kitchen coming out?
(Moderator’s note: The second part will be out this week.)
I buy big bags of shallots (small onions) and steam them until they go soft… luvly! It’s amazing what you can do with a bit of tomato puree or tomato salsa… add a few spices to suit your taste (I like it hot!!) and you can create some pretty good “dips” to dunk stuff in. It works well with raw vegetables too, which are surprisingly tasty 
"Moderator’s note: The second part will be out this week. "
Looking foward to it.
Break out the spice rack, man. Try cayenne pepper or minced garlic.
And no, not together.
Spice rubs are great. I use the steak rub by Tom douglas, a chef in Seattle. The line of rubs is called “rub with love” [insert raunchy joke] and the salmon rub is great too. If you live there you can get them in QFC, if not (and I don’t) you can get it over the web.