Goat Cheese Puddings with Fresh Fruit
Monday, July 5, 2010
Goat Cheese Puddings with Fresh Fruit
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Better than a Burger!
I love grilling vegetables! It's definitely one of the best ways to get veggies in your diet and so easy to prepare. Here's my recipe guidelines for a
Friday, May 14, 2010
What a salad!
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Jerk Chicken with Mango Salsa and Brown Rice
This chicken is simple and tasty! Find a good jerk spice seasoning mix ( I used Spice Hunter brand) and rub it on boneless chicken breast with a little olive oil. Let it sit for about 15 mins. before frying.
I used microwaveable precooked brown rice bowl from Trader Joe's; ready in a minute and a half.
The mango salsa takes a bit more effort but is really good with the chicken. This meal is supposed to be sort of Jamaican "mahn"!
2 ripe mangoes, peeled and diced
2 teaspoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons diced red onion
1-2 chili peppers (jalapeno, habanero, serrano - as spicy as you like it)
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
juice of 2 limes
Salt to taste
Mix all ingredients and let it sit for 1/2 hr., if possible before digging in! Serve it all with fresh lime wedges. Wine pairing: Chateau Ste Michelle, Sauvignon Blanc (2008)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Quick and Tasty Dressings
Monday, April 26, 2010
Orecchiette Pasta with Goat Cheese and Roasted Asparagus with Salmon
This was a pretty good and not too difficult dinner we had last week. The orecchiette http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orecchiette was cooked al dente and then mixed with a small package of goat cheese and 1/2 cup of the pasta water and some butter to make a sauce. I grilled the asparagus for about 5-7 minutes and then cut into 1 1/2" lengths and mixed in with the pasta. Garnish with fresh chopped chives if you like. The salmon was simply prepared by seasoning with Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper and drizzled with olive oil before grilling 7-8 minutes.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Eat Your Vegetables!
A few weeks ago my wife had roasted cauliflower at one of our favorite "slow food" restaurants. It was really tasty so we tried to find out what they used to flavor it just in case we wanted to attempt our version at home. We knew there must be turmeric or saffron in it because it was this cool golden color.
I went ahead a bought a big head of fresh cauliflower from our local farm stand. Then I found an interesting recipe in March issue of Food and Wine magazine for Thai-style turmeric-roasted cauliflower. This is a little bit gourmet but I decided to go all out to make it.
It was delicious! Since cauliflower is practically tasteless on it's own, it's sort of like a blank canvas for whatever flavors you want to add to it. I didn't think I would like it. In fact, I can't even remember the last time I tried cauliflower, but I would definitely make this again. It was quite spicy so I would use less red pepper flakes next time. Also, instead of adding the shallot slices raw, I caramelized them in a small skillet in olive oil and a bit of butter while the veggies were roasting and just added them at the end.
I'd definitely recommend trying this and tweaking it to your taste. Here's the link for the recipe: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/turmeric-roasted-cauliflower
By the way, we served it with a Thai-style boneless chicken breast marinated in mixture of canned pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic and fresh lime juice.