I love this spicy peanut sauce.  It is super easy to make and requires NO cooking!! It is also vegan friendly.

 

You can serve it as a dip with chicken satay (or other dipping items) and as a sauce over pasta.

I like to increase the recipe so it's a quick go-to when you want a break from regular spaghetti. Grab some vegetables to sauté or stir-fry, boil some pasta, heat up the sauce and toss it all together!

 

1/3 c. hot water

1/3 c. peanut butter

2 tsp. soy sauce

2 tsp. rice vinegar

1 tsp. sugar

2 cloves crushed (or minced) garlic

1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

2 scallions, finely chopped

 

Combine all the ingredients, adding the hot water last, and whisk until the peanut butter is completely incorporated.  Let it sit for at least 15 minutes before serving.

 

Fear the Spear

Sports Illustrated has ranked Chief Osceola and Renegade as the #1 mascot in all college football and I may be biased as an alumna of Florida State University, but I have to agree.

 

The tradition at Florida State University of Chief Osceola planting his spear into the ground on home games started in 1978 and may have its origins from an old Florida legend.

 

  

Legend that suggests Osceola stabbed a treaty with his hunting knife as a declaration of war against the US government when they were attempting the removal of Indians from Florida. There is not a record of this actually happening although there are drawings depicting the incident.

 

 

 

In 1835 the ambush and murder of an important chief, Charley Emaltha, was attributed to Osceola and a band of Mikasukis. They would be suspected in future events for any acts of violence not easily explained. And this is how legends get started.  

 

So the next time you catch an FSU home game whether it be on TV or live at Doak Campbell Stadium, just remember when Chief Osceola plants the spear on Bobby Bowden Field, the Seminoles are declaring war on their opponent.

 

GO SEMINOLES!!

 

** I am not a historian but the legend does put an interesting twist on the FSU tradition. **