Steelhead Trout with Orange Beurre Blanc and Chili Oil
There’s No Need to Save This Recipe For a Special Occasion! Does this look fancy to you? I guess it kind of does. But trust me when I tell you it’s an easy meal and there’s no reason you can’t serve this to your family whenever the urge strikes. Let’s begin with the steelhead trout. […]
Shrimp and Black Bean Panzanella
Everything I Love in a Meal is Right Here on This Plate. My love for panzanella is no secret. It happens to be a dish that ticks all my bells and I’ve made and posted several variations. In my ever-so-humble opinion, a really good panzanella can’t be beaten. It will always be in my top […]
Roasted Carrot Spread with Capers
Sweet Roasted Carrots and Capers Make an Exceptionally Delicious Spread/Dip. I’ve seen many recipes that use carrots as the main ingredient in a spread or dip and I’ve made quite a few of them. But I had something else in mind when I came up with this recipe. I wanted the flavor of roasted carrots, […]
Hibiscus Steak Sauce Over Grilled Ribeye
The Bright Flavor Pairs Perfectly with a Rich Steak. It’s been quite awhile since my son purchased dried hibiscus petals * for use in an ice cream recipe he was working on. We’d been so impressed with their flavor, not to mention the brilliant color, but it was one of those deals where I’d think […]
Potato Galette with Tomatoes and Oranges
Potatoes, Crème Fraîche, Tomatoes, and Oranges Encased in a Buttery Crust – Sound Good to You? I was in the mood for a savory galette. And I had a day where I could spend time in the kitchen putting it together without any other pressing matters on the agenda. There are those days where you […]
Rice Salad with Roasted Lemons
I Don’t Think I Could Love This More. I love a good rice salad. And by good, I mean one that’s loaded with flavor and full of interesting ingredients. For this one I sliced up a lemon, drizzled it with a small amount of olive oil and roasted it in a hot oven. I […]
Pork Noodle Bowl with Umami Sauce
Now Here is a Bowl of Noodles I Fully Support. Kenji Lopez is a favorite of mine and I came upon a recipe for his take on XO sauce in his new cookbook The Wok *. He calls it Umami Sauce because it doesn’t have the requisite dried scallops and shrimps, called for in typical […]
Chilean Sea Bass with Orange Béarnaise Sauce
In My Book, Fish Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This. Chilean sea bass is a remarkably delicious fish. I’m so happy to now be able to purchase it sustainably sourced as I had stopped buying it for years because it has been over fished. When deciding what to do with it, I couldn’t get the […]
Cornbread and Chipotle Panzanella
Leftover Cornbread Makes a Great Bread Salad. I had a big slab of leftover cornbread and was in the mood for panzanella, so why not? I knew I needed to treat the cornbread differently than I normally treat the bread in my classic panzanella because it is so crumbly. I cut it into cubes and […]
Lump Crabmeat, Fennel, and Grapefruit Salad
Here’s an Exciting and Unusual Crab Salad for Dinner Tonight. Good crabmeat is one of those delicacies of which I think the less you mess with it, the better it is. It’s so inherently sweet and full of flavor, I try to only enhance it a little. This salad is a prime example of my […]