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Onion Crusted White Fish from Jacques Pepin

May 14, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This was soooo good, I cannot tell you.  And simple! It comes from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, but I skipped the anchovy butter he has as part of the recipe.  The coating is so simple: those delicious Durkees french fried onions ground up like bread crumbs.  Dip the fish in egg, then the [...]

Smoked Salmon on Crispy Pitas

May 10, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I copped this from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, which is available on video or in book form.  I bought the book and am now watching the videos through Netflix (not via on-demand, alas).  You can explore lots of the recipes and videos on his PBS site, which is very cool. I made [...]

Lemon, Miso and Honey Marinated Chicken Thighs

May 1, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

Atypically, I actually followed the recipe for these lemon, miso and honey marinated chicken thighs more closely this time. (See my earlier write-up here.) The two major differences was that I actually used boneless skinless chicken thighs and I had time to marinate the chicken for about 4 hours. I also doubled the marinade and [...]

Burgers with Cilantro Pesto and Sweet Jalapeno Sauce

April 24, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

Our local farmers’ market has a stall from Bolani’s and they are very generous with the samples. And it works!  Oh my, the cilantro pesto had me from the first bite and the jalapeno sauce was the same.  Once I brought it home, the possibilities have been intriguing. Let’s take your basic barbecued hamburger. Top [...]

Lemon and Miso Marinated Chicken Thighs

April 20, 2010 by Ellen · 2 Comments 

I rarely cook recipes from the newspaper. Perhaps because I don’t get a newspaper so just read now and then online for the top news bits. But somehow this article on “Breakaway Cooking”, using unfamiliar ingredients in familiar ways might be one definition, caught my attention.  I’ve been having fun exploring our local 99 Ranch [...]

New York Cheesecake

April 15, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

A girl at my daughter’s school has recently fallen in love with cheesecake and my daughter thought it would be fun to make one and take it in to share at school.  She  went shopping with me and we bought the cream cheese, then she flaked out was studying for a history test and didn’t [...]

Green Salad with Edible Flowers

April 15, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Isn’t this pretty?!  I added some borage flowers to an otherwise plain green salad.  The purple blooms really add some lovely color. I’m going to expand my flower garden with more edible flowers this year, including some nasturtium, chives and calendula. I already grow lavender and those can be eaten as well. I picked up [...]

Springtime Menu: Chicken, Asparagus and Roast Fingerling Potatoes

April 12, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

A trip to the farmer’s market yesterday inspired this fantastic springtime Sunday dinner.   It’s been dark and pouring rain all day and just now, as we’re about to eat dinner, the sun has come out! Butterflied Roast Chicken with Mustard Marinade Asparagus with Vinaigrette Roasted Fingerling Potatoes The potatoes barely count as a recipe but [...]

Simple Spring Vegetable and Bean Soup

April 12, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I had some leftover vegetables that needed using up, plus had some fresh kale from the farmer’s market so made this simple vegetable and bean soup to go along with my artichoke for dinner last night. 2 Tbs olive oil 1 carrot, peeled or scrubbed and sliced 1 stalk of celery, sliced 1 onion, peeled [...]

Butterflied Roast Chicken: New to Me

April 12, 2010 by Ellen · 2 Comments 

I went to our farmer’s market yesterday with a friend and vowed, again, to make this a Saturday habit. I came home with kale, carrots, strawberries, asparagus, tomatoes (a disappointment, but still better than grocery store ones), fingerling potatoes, and some fantastic mustard! The lady who sold the mustard said to rub it on a [...]

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