Some things taste so much better than they look. This is an odd looking dish with the orangey pink shrimp and the light yellow-y green tomatillos, speckled here and there with white Cotija cheese and green cilantro. And you ...
Archive for September, 2010
Grilled Branzino with Rosemary Vinaigrette
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Please welcome Hank Shaw as he takes us through the steps of grilling a whole fish, using sustainably farmed branzino. ~Elise
Branzino. Sounds kinda like a the name of a 1940s prizefighter. If it’s ringing a bell, that’s because ...
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Loading ...Baked Shrimp with Tomatillos
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Some things taste so much better than they look. This is an odd looking dish with the orangey pink shrimp and the light yellow-y green tomatillos, speckled here and there with white Cotija cheese and green cilantro. And you ...
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Butterscotch Cookies
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Dear God, please let there be a diet in which I have permission to eat dozens of guest author Garrett McCord's butterscotch cookies at a time without any consequences beyond a happy smile on my face. Thank you. Amen. Elise.
Butterscotch is a ...
(2 votes, average: 2.00 out of 5) Loading ...Grilled Eggplant Sandwich
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
I have a confession to make. I don't much care for those big globe eggplants. I have tried to like them, truly I have, but I think it's a texture thing. They just taste squishy to me. If squishy is ...
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Grilled Radicchio Salad
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Have you ever cooked with radicchio? Until recently I have only had it in salads. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with it, radicchio looks like a small head of red cabbage; you can usually find it in the produce ...
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September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Please welcome Hank Shaw as he takes us through the steps of grilling a whole fish, using sustainably farmed branzino. ~Elise
Branzino. Sounds kinda like a the name of a 1940s prizefighter. If it’s ringing a bell, that’s because ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Corn Relish
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
You know one of the reasons why hot dogs are such favorites with kids? Well, at least when I was a kid we got to choose our own toppings. The act of getting the toppings on just right, without making a complete mess, ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Peperonata
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Have you noticed the brightly colored bell peppers in the market lately? They're glorious. Here's a quick and easy recipe for Italian peperonata, or fried peppers, with onions, fresh plum tomatoes, garlic, and basil. This is one of those "I almost ate the ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Stir Fry Ginger Beef
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
The trick to a good stir-fry is working with a very hot, relatively stick-free pan. I say relatively stick-free because you don't want one of those stick-free pans with the coating that peels off, but say more like a well-seasoned ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Basil Vinaigrette
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Have extra basil in your garden right now? Here's a quick and easy vinaigrette dressing you can make with it that you can use not only as a salad dressing, but also as a sauce for fish, chicken, potatoes, tomatoes, or white beans. ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Melon Sorbet
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Please welcome Garrett McCord, who came by the other day to make these melon sorbets. So good! Refreshing on a hot summer day. ~Elise
Melons are one of those rare ingredients that are practically perfect as is. While they do take well to ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Grilled Eggplant Sandwich
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
I have a confession to make. I don't much care for those big globe eggplants. I have tried to like them, truly I have, but I think it's a texture thing. They just taste squishy to me. If squishy is ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Grilled Radicchio Salad
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Have you ever cooked with radicchio? Until recently I have only had it in salads. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with it, radicchio looks like a small head of red cabbage; you can usually find it in the produce ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Peperonata
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Have you noticed the brightly colored bell peppers in the market lately? They're glorious. Here's a quick and easy recipe for Italian peperonata, or fried peppers, with onions, fresh plum tomatoes, garlic, and basil. This is one of those "I almost ate the ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Spicy Zucchini Soup
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
If you have friends growing zucchini, right about now they are probably delighted, bordering on desperate, to give some of it away. Especially problematic are those huge, baseball bat-sized monsters, that appear out of the blue when you've neglected to check the ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Okra and Tomatoes
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Mmm, mmm okra! Yes, some people shy away from this odd little vegetable, usually because depending on the preparation it can be a little slippery slimy. Personally I love okra, any which way, including slimified. Alas, not everyone shares my ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Tarragon Corn
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
Recently I had the privilege of dining with one of my favorite food bloggers, Carol Blymire, who after cooking her way through the French Laundry cookbook and blogging about it, is tackling an even more absurdly wonderful but complicated project with her ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Tomato, Onion, Avocado Salad
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
In spite of the oddly cool weather here in Sacramento, my tomatoes are growing swell. And there is nothing better to do with fresh home grown tomatoes on a summer day than have them in a cool, colorful salad. ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...LG to launch Optimus One and Optimus Chick on 14 September
September 10th, 2010 by PalSahab
LG announced today it will launch their Froyo-running Optimus One and Optimus Chic on 14 September. This will happen on a closed-audience real-time interactive web event, where all further details...
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