Yesterday was so hot here in NorCal, and I didn’t know what to make…..and I remember Gazpacho, yes…Gazpacho Spanish soup is a soup traditionally served chilled. Originating in Andalusia, it is made from fresh vegetables and served cold. For me, there are two keys to making great gazpacho. The first is the freshest vegetable you …
Hi Food Friends. It’s been a while since I last posted, I know, but it’s been B-U-S-Y! So I thought I would catch you up on a mish-mosh of my almost summer culinary adventures. THE MOST AMAZING WATERMELON PICKLES! First you think, “wait, WHAT? Tough, flavorless, watery watermelon rind – pickled?” And I’m here to tell you, …
My daughter Ana is obsessed with those…. Obviously, these s’mores jar cakes are not dinner…I could be wrong…If you’re upset that you don’t have dinner for tonight… not my fault. If you’d rather see dinner than these s’more jar cakes… we obviously aren’t friends. Just so we’re clear, s’mores jar cakes have buttery graham crusts …
It’s friday so let’s talk about that black cod with miso. Melt. In. Your. Mouth. I’ve been obsessing with this recipe…. Flipping through some old books, I found a miso black cod recipe. The anticipation was crushing. I checked my local Whole Foods and asked my buddy Dustin (he’s the head of Seafood) when they’d …
Just lower sugar, lower fat…. I did some experimenting to get this just right and was really pleased with the results. You know when something is gobbled up that it’s a success. That was the case last Sunday night when I took this to a friend’s house. Even though there were only 3 pie eaters, I …
I’m a bit of an olive junkie. In many ways, they are the perfect snack: portable, bite-sized, flavorful, and guilt-free. I would like to site something I saw a month or so ago but for the life of me can’t remember where I saw it. It sounded really good so I made note of the …
Preserved lemons are lemons that have been packed in a jar with salt and their own juices and left out to soften for a few days or weeks (depending on the specifics of the process). After that, with all that salt and acid, the lemons will keep in their jar refrigerated for about a year. …
Happy #CincoDeMayo! A good chile relleno tells me of a Mexican restaurant’s authenticity. They take time to make well and the end result shows if it’s been rushed… Chile Rellenos with Tomato Sauce 8 peppers serve 4 people 8 Anaheim peppers, roasted, peeled and seeds removed 1 can white shoe peg corn 16 oz. brick cheese cut into 8 strips 3 eggs 3 Tbsp. flour 1 Tbsp. …
This last Sunday was Greek Easter, 3 days later I made kleftiko, a Greek slow cooked lamb dish, for dinner. My first time making it, but I’m glad that I gave kleftiko a shot. One of my favorite Greek dish… Kleftiko is interesting in that it is cooked inside a parchment paper pouch. “Klepht” is …
Not much to this one other than I had a roll of phyllo/fillo dough and a gorgeous granny smith apple and we had a hankering for something sweet after watching the EPL. Ingredients: 10 sheets 14″x 18″phyllo dough 4 Tablespoons melted butter or 1/2 butter and 1/2 coconut oil 1 large granny smith apple (chopped to equal …
