What have we here? Strange to say, it is the leavings at the bottom of a tin of very good honey-roasted mixed nuts from Walgreen’s. Some would call it “gradoo.” It’s detritus, and usually tossed in the garbage. Now, it might seem ridiculous, but the last time I finished a tin of these nuts, I … Continue reading
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And now a few words on tartar sauce
I love tartar sauce. Don’t get me wrong, this mahi mahi had plenty going on of its own. It was liberally coated with spices (Cajun, Mexican, Indian, darned if I can remember!) and benefited from a squeeze of lemon, too. I even tore up the leftovers and used them in a Thai soup, shown in a previous … Continue reading
Pork Chop
This apple almond stuffed pork chop looked pretty good in the meat case at Trader Joe’s. So I mentally declared it the Fall season, and bought a package of two. Never as good as one’s own stuffing, but ohhh so easy, and it was not loaded with salt. It wasn’t bad, either, the stuffing was moist … Continue reading
Linguine alle vongole
I forgot to add red pepper. And the only parsley I had was dried. No matter, my impromptu dinner of linguine with clam sauce turned out just fine, thank you. I realized I had all the makings for this in my cupboard: little cans of chopped and whole clams, and clam broth. I sautéed garlic … Continue reading
Cherry Walnut Quinoa Salad
I keep meaning to share the recipe below for the delicious quinoa salad (left in photo) from the Suppers Program, which I wrote about in the Packet in June. The carrot salad (right side of photo) recipe is in that column, but I culdn’t fit the quinoa receipe in. I also wrote about their oven-fried eggplant in … Continue reading
Preserved Lemons
Be sure to check out the nice piece on preserved lemons at Serious Eats. There are so many great ways to use these, they are a wonderful addition to many summer dishes, grilled salmon or chicken, rice salads, various relishes and dips. Whether you buy yours or make your own (really easy), look around on … Continue reading
Bobolink Veal
Not that this delicious veal chop from Bobolink Dairy‘s grassfed herd needed any help with flavor, but I’ve been on this anchovy and caper binge, and that seemed a perfect touch for this dish, since I didn’t have an outside grill to lend it a charry flavor. So I broiled the chops inside on an evening slightly less … Continue reading
Crab Gratin
A few weeks ago, before this terrible heat wave started, I paid a crabby visit to McCaffrey’s Market in Princeton. No, I wasn’t feeling crabby, but had crab meat on my mind. I headed right to the ice case in front of their seafood counter. There’s always something interesting nestled in those ice chips. For starters, I bought … Continue reading
Jersey Fresh Scallops
No matter what other preparation I try, this is still my hands down favorite scallop dish. It’s the one where I delgaze the pan with a squeeze of lemon juice and a teaspoon or two of smoked maple syrup. Snatch it right off the heat and pour all that goodness over the cooked scallops on toasted bread. … Continue reading
Thai soup
I love Thai soups, and was inspired recently by Wegmans’ Thai cuinary stock to make a seafood soup, adding coconut milk, sliced baby bok choi, bean thread noodles (first soaked in hot water until soft), and shrimp plus leftover mahi mahi (more on that another time soon.) I also added some chopped lemongrass and galangal … Continue reading
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