It is not often that I really rave about a chicken dish. A dish with chicken in it, that the chicken does not dominate, sure, but not dishes where chicken is the star. I’ve just never been a chicken fan. This dish, however, I am raving about. It is wonderful, the tart citrus, sweet honey…
Archives for May 2010
Seared Panko Crusted Mahi Mahi with Mango Salsa
There is a dirty little secret about building a house in a field on a rural parcel of land. Sure you expect the local wildlife to take some time to adjust to your presence. And for the most part they do–birds, mammals, amphibians, even insects, are fairly accommodating. But the plants are pissed. Here is…
One-Bite-to-Heaven Chocolate Yeasted Cake
I have developed a recipe pet peeve. That is for yeasted recipes that were apparently tested in the tropics in an 80+ F kitchen. You know the ones, the ones you start with more than enough time and even though your kitchen is by no means cold–even hot according to your arctic-minded family–it takes waaaaay…
Kheema With Springtime Greens
While my sister was visiting, we went to my local farmer’s market together. Josie is always up for a good farmer’s market, and for our town size (and even one bigger really), ours is excellent. While we were browsing through my favorite produce stand, we were discussing what to make while she was here. Ever…
Stir Fried Miso Beef with Mushrooms & Pea Pods
This meal illustrates, for me anyway, the importance of names or labels. I have gotten into miso this past year, and while it was a foreign ingredient to me, it certainly did not make me squeamish or uneasy. I have not thought much about what it is (I know it involves fermented soybeans, but beyond…
Chocolate Waffles Drizzled with Chocolate Sauce
I come from a large, busy, chaotic family. I am not a particularly busy person myself, so there were times when growing up that I would have killed for some peace and quiet (memories of trying to read by the pool while my siblings splashed me are especially vivid in this regard). However, as much…
Spiced Mahi-Mahi With Masala Hari Matar Pulau (Savory Rice & Green Pea Pilaf)
I am a bad food blogger, because despite having plenty of recipes and photos, when my sister came to visit this past weekend I totally stopped writing. Ooops. This is a meal I served last week, one of my rare “component meals.” For the protein, I served a spiced fish, for the veggie I served…
Asian Lunch Rice Bowl
I think I’ve mentioned before how much I dislike lunch. Or how much I dislike traditional American lunch meals (sandwiches, salads, etc). I was recently at a friend’s house for lunch, for a playdate, and the mom is Korean American and she served us kind of an ultra-simplified bi bim bap: rice with scrambled eggs,…
Mother’s Day Yeasted Waffles
I was thinking I could rename my blog “Waffles!” for the next few weeks. It’s not often I get a new appliance that I want to use this much. Plus, the faster I try all the waffles from the All Clad pamphlet, the faster they will get on my blog–and the faster I can lose…