Archive for April, 2009
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
About a month ago I made this citrus grilled chicken. Tonight I made a couple tweaks - adding cumin and replacing the food coloring with turmeric, which added some flavor as well as keeping the distinct yellow color. I'm quite happy with it now. It still isn't ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
This is a recipe from Cooking Light, July 2001. I had some strawberries and buttermilk that needed to be used up today, and Google was kind enough to point me to the recipe. I've paraphrased the recipe below. It's very nice and refreshing. I was expecting ...
Posted in Desserts, Food, Frozen, Fruit | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
This is a great way to enjoy shrimp in the summertime. The flavors are reminiscent of a margarita with spice instead of sweet. I sometimes omit the tequila or add various other finely minced fresh herbs - basil and oregano work well. We served this with the ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
This is a simple and tasty side dish. The garlic flavors the broccoli subtly and is great on its own or smashed on some crusty bread.
Roasted Broccoli with Garlic
Serves 4
4 broccoli crowns (about 2 lbs)
2 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp kosher salt
½ tsp black pepper
12 whole peeled garlic cloves
Preheat oven ...
Posted in Food, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 27th, 2009
This was a quick and easy dinner that I came up with on the fly. I had some skinless boneless chicken thighs that needed to be used up, so I threw together a Mexican-inspired wet rub, grilled them up, along with some tortillas, and made some very tasty tostadas. ...
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Sunday, April 26th, 2009
This is a wonderful pie recipe courtesy of The Joy of Cooking, originally written for blueberries, but I made it with blackberries tonight. We froze a lot of blackberries and blueberries late last summer to use throughout the winter and spring, and we're slowly but surely working through them. ...
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Food, Fruit, Pies | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
This recipe is slightly adapted from Ree's recipe on The Pioneer Woman. I used a flat iron steak rather than a flank steak, a bit more garlic, grated the garlic and ginger rather than mincing, and grilled it outside rather than in a grill pan. It was very ...
Posted in Beef, Food, Grilling | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
This was an easy dinner that hardly qualifies as a recipe. I bought some center-cut bone-in pork chops on sale, sprinkled them liberally with Montreal Steak Seasoning, and put them on the grill over medium low heat for about 20 minutes total, turning halfway through. I also put ...
Posted in Food, Grilling, Pork, Potatoes, Sides, Vegetables | 2 Comments »
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
First, a quick note. I am not paid for any endorsements. Ball Park has no idea who I am. This is just me recommending a product that I tried and liked.
I saw these Ball Park Grillmaster Deli Style Beef Franks on sale in the grocery store and ...
Posted in Beef, Food, Grilling, Product Review | 2 Comments »
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
These were a nice light meal, satisfying without being too heavy. They're reminiscent of the tacos we could get in San Diego and that are popular along the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.
I'm submitting these to Joelen's Foodie Films: Tortilla Soup event.
Fish Tacos
Serves 2
For the fish:
1 lb fillets of mild ...
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