Monday, May 24, 2021

Vietnamese Sauce

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This traditional Vietnamese sauce also doubles for a super flavorful marinade as well as a salad dressing. This time around I marinated the ...
Monday, May 17, 2021

Celery Parmesan Soup

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  This is the perfect soup for this time of year, almost spring. In a large soup pot with some olive oil, sauté a chopped shallot, a mince...
Monday, May 10, 2021

Roasted Eggplant with Oregano

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Meat, veggies, cheese, beer, salami, tortillas, rum, the list goes on.   The number of food and beverage producers here in the MRV is incred...
Monday, May 3, 2021

Scallion Chicken

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This one may look familiar, it’s an exceptionally tasty recipe I saw recently in NYT Cooking. I used a couple of pounds of boneless chicken ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Crispy Potato Veggie Melt

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Crispy bottom, creamy middle, gooey top, that’s why you should always throw in a few extra potatoes for later in the week when you’re making...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Carrot Ginger Dressing

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It was incredibly difficult to hide my emotions when I saw my first bag of local spinach at the market last week, big thanks to those that h...
Monday, April 12, 2021

Bacon and Pea Pasta

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  This pasta is reason enough to always have bacon and peas in your freezer. Cut a half pound of bacon into quarter inch slices and sauté ...
Monday, April 5, 2021

Maple Soy Glazed Salmon

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  Maple syrup and mud, must be spring. Time to lighten things up in the kitchen, stew and casserole season is over. In a small bowl, stir ...
Monday, March 29, 2021

Fennel Avocado Salad

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One fennel, one avocado, and half a lemon…that’s about all this super satisfying salad takes. A firm, barely ripe avocado will work best. ...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Polenta with Mushrooms and Arugula Puree

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  I like my polenta soupy, think cream of wheat consistency. So, for a cup of polenta, ignore what the directions on the package say and use...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

White Bean Garlic Soup

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  Dry beans are best as the water you boil them in makes for the richest broth. But canned beans are still good, just make sure you strain t...
Monday, March 8, 2021

Miso Cod

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You’re going to be very surprised how easily this miso butter can turn a plain piece of baked cod into something worthy of dinner guests…som...