Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Crush cardamom pods and remove seeds. In a dry pan over medium heat, toast cardamom seeds, Sichuan peppercorns and star anise, shaking pan, until very fragrant, 1-2 ...

Spice ingredients for 1 gallon of water. I used 2 gallons of water to cook these 3 pounds of peanuts, so just double the spices for every gallon of water you use to cover peanuts plus two inches. 1 ...

Deciding what to take to a tailgating event can be a task all on its own: Does it need to stay hot? Cold? Cooked at the last minute? Dietary restrictions? Transportable without an entire bean dip ...