June 2009
15 posts
Monday Night Leftovers
A few nights ago went through my fridge and found some great ingredients. I made a delicious diner with only buying the fresh fish. Myer Lemon Tilapia Israeli Cuscuses with mushrooms (yep leftover from the stuffed Portobello) Broiled spring squash Fresh salad For the fish I got some fresh Tilapia at Tokyo Fish Market Mixing some fresh Myer lemon chunks and juice, with olive oil, champagne vinegar,...
Israeli Cuscuses Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Israeli Cuscuses Stuffed Portobellos You need: 4 large Portobello mushrooms Olive oil 2 shallots finely chopped ½ red, yellow, or orange (or a mix) bell pepper finely chopped 2 minced garlic cloves 2/3c uncooked Israeli Cuscuses 1 1/3 c boiling water Salt and pepper in a heavy pot put the olive oil, shallots, pepper, garlic, chopped mushroom stems, and dry Israeli Cuscuses. Stir until the...
Beet and Endive Salad
Beet and Endive Salad You will need: 4 large beets (red, gold, whatever else you can find) 2 heads of endive Walnuts 2T butter ¼c brown sugar Mixed spring salad greens Goat cheese Put walnuts, butter, sugar in a skillet and toast until walnuts are coated with butter and sugar (does it get any better than that?) Slice endive in half long ways and drizzle with olive oil Place on med hot grill, when...
Grilled Nectarines with Mascarpone Cream
Grilled Nectarines with Mascarpone Cream You need 8oz Mascarpone 3/4c heavy cream 4 to 8 Tablespoons of Cointreau 1/2c Sugar 4 Tablespoons melted butter 4 large Nectarines Toss in the KitchenAid the Mascarpone, 1/4 c heavy cream, and 3 to 6T of the Cointreau, and mix until smooth. Transfer to different bowl. Then add the remaining heavy cream and the sugar, beat until peaks form. Add the...
Amazing Vegetarian Grill (Salad, Main, Desert)
Last nights dinner was something to write home about. My good friend John Paul has just finished nursing school and we had him and his wonderful wife Andréa over for the first (yes, late) backyard grill out. Both are (lacto/ovo) vegetarians and so I go to my trusty vegetarian grill cookbook and start looking for recipes I can take and turn into my own. After deciding on Beet and Endive Salad...
Killer Cucumber Martini
So this drink is super rough, but ohhh so good
Take one nice size cucumber and take the cheese grader to it, making this cucumber mush, then start squeezing with your hands. Get as much juice as you can. If you have a vegetable juicer you can use that, and I’m sure you will get better results. Put that juice in a martini shaker with some ice and set aside.
Squeeze one-half lime and put in...
escolar with veggies
Have you ever worked with escolar? Last night was the first time for me, and it worked out quite well. Escolar is a meaty, oily fish. I would compare it to the love child of a Chilean sea bass and a swordfish. All in all quite good.
Starting with the fish I had about 10oz, I cut it in half and, thoroughly salted the entire fish. (You will rinse the salt off so go ahead and be generous). Let...
Good Beer In Cans
My first assignment I am giving my self is a hard one. I want to review all the microbrews beer in cans. I know there are many great breweries out there that are starting to can their beers. And I want to try them all!