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Crunchy Cabbage Salad
Crunch! The Sequel The following recipe is another great side dish for the summer. The addition of the toasted ramen noodles, add a lot of texture and crunch to this dish. This is a real crowd pleaser. Crunchy Cabbage Salad Serves 8 1 head cabbage, shredded 1/2 lb bacon, fried and diced 1 package sliced almonds 3 Tbs sesame […]
Continue ReadingSeared Radish Crostini
Ravishing Radishes This recipe was a bit experimental for me. I saw it in the New York Times a few weeks ago. I actually just sautéed the radishes in olive oil and garlic with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. It was really amazing how they completely changed. The radishes loose their bite and become […]
Continue ReadingSicilian Chunk Vegetable Salad
Crunch! Here is a wonderful, satisfying summer salad. It’s an old Rachel Ray recipe. I love anything crunchy. It’s best to make it earlier in the day. Sicilian Chunk Vegetable Salad Serves 4 – 6 1/4 to 1/3 lb fresh green beans, trimmed 4 ribs celery, chopped 1/2 European or English “seedless” cucumber, diced 2 vine […]
Continue ReadingJapanese Tacos!
Yesterday, I went to a little Japanese fast food restaurant for lunch and they were featuring Japanese Tacos – beef, chicken or salmon. Really? I thought it was completely ridiculous, so I ordered the Chicken with miso-sesame vinaigrette, green onion relish & spicy salsa roja on a soft corn tortilla. It turned out to be completely […]
Continue ReadingReynolds Wrap Release NON-STICK Foil
I love Reynolds Wrap® Release Non-Stick Foil. It has a special food-safe non-stick coating. Reynolds Wrap® Release Non-Stick Foil is perfect for lining pans and freezer storage. I use it all the time, especially when I am catering large parties. There is nothing worse when food sticks to the foil. I also use it because […]
Continue ReadingAsian Grilled Salmon
Jacques Cousteau! This is a rather late posting. I’m completely exhausted. Flight of the Conchords was an amazing show at the Hollywood Bowl last night. I made a Asian Grilled Salmon to go with the cold noodles. It is very simple to make and easy to make. Enjoy. By the way, the Jacques Cousteau is a Flight of […]
Continue ReadingMolecular Gastronomy – Part 2
I’m not sure where to begin. Last night we were invited to a dinner at a private club. It was a thank you dinner for being on committee. Great, nice “free” dinner, this is good. The person in charge wanted to make it “extra” (picture me using air quotes) special for the 30 guests. Spanish […]
Continue ReadingItalian Fried Olives
Blogger’s Block I’m sitting here in the dark with my computer trying not to wake my husband. He asked me what I was doing and I said I was trying to figure out what to blog about tomorrow morning. He rolled over and said – Fried Olives and then went to sleep. So here it […]
Continue ReadingRed Quinoa, Black Bean and Corn & ChileTomato-less Salsa Salad
Warning: Anyone who lives in a country / state/ city that does not have Trader Joe’s, probably should not read this. I am sorry, especially for my friends in Colorado…. Last week, I was wandering around Trader Joe’s and was pulled by a magnetic force over to the tasting station. They made a cold red […]
Continue ReadingMolecular Gastronomy
Last week, my husband and I were invited to a wine tasting event at a private club, which was wonderful. There was an interesting selection of wines to taste, and one of our favorites – Heitz Grignolino Rosé which is a wonderfully crisp wine. We love drinking (dry!) rosé in the summer. Anyway, they had […]
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