Daring Cooks Challenge: Molecular Cuisine-Sole with Powdered Flavors
This was the first Daring Cooks Challenge I participated in and boy was it a doozy! We were supposed to use skate for the fish, but skate is bad news … Read more
Seafood
Pan Fried Salmon in a Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce
I so love my husband! Last week we had a really busy day and I was feeling pretty overwhelmed with a lot of tough things going on (without any down … Read more
Thai Shrimp Rolls, Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Summer Rolls
I’ve heard these rolls called many different things depending on who made them or where they’re sold. My absolute favorite rolls were called shrimp rolls at the Vietnamese Ba-Le bakery … Read more
Apartment Grilling Series: Garlic, Ginger and Lemongrass Shrimp with Grilled Cucumber and Corn
Oh man, this was an awesome day! So on Monday, not only did we pick up our second share in our CSA and tour a farm to get some chickens, … Read more
Shrimp and Asparagus Curry
It’s official, I’m passionate about food blogging. I must be or I wouldn’t be bothering to type with the agony it causes my arm/shoulders/back. I finally sucked up my pride … Read more
Stuffed Morels on Morel and Truffle Oil Pasta
Vote for my dish in the recipe contest! First of all, I owe a gigantic thank you to Justin Marx and MarxFoods.com. They posted a recipe challenge for morels; basically … Read more
Crispy Wontons and Firecracker Shrimp
I had really hoped to make a fun food item for April Fool’s Day, something that looks like something else, like my taco. I had all kinds of ideas from … Read more
Seared Sea Scallop with Fennel (recipe by Jamie from Top Chef)
As I mentioned before, Eric and I watched quite a bit of Top Chef while house sitting for his parents. One of the contestants, Jamie, cooked a scallop poorly in … Read more