Easy Summer Black Bean Salad
Ingredients 2 (15 ounce) cansblack beans, rinsed and drained 3 ears fresh cookedcorn, kernels cut off the cob (about 2 cups) 2 red bell peppers,diced (about 2 cups) 2 medium clovesgarlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons) 2 tablespoons mincedshallots, from one medium shallot 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon cayennepepper 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup plus 1tablespoon […]
Crispy Chicken Thighs, with Schmaltzy Viaigrette
I made this about a week or so ago – its a Cooking Light recipe – which almost always are excellent. With this dish, you get all the richness of a roasted chicken, but it uses bone in thighs, instead of a whole bird. The recipe uses the chicken fat from the cooked thighs ( […]
Oh, Man….. the PERFECT Summer Grilling Salad! Grilled Romaine, with Tomato and Corn Tumble.
So I died and went to heaven tonight. Some of the women with whom my wife works out had been talking about grilling Romaine lettuce during exercise class last week. She said to me – I think I pulled a recipe for that somewhere…… and lo and behold, in our massive recipe files – she […]
Sausage Ragu, with Polenta
Kudos to Cooking Light for this recipe – REALLY tasty, and fairly easy to make. Total time to cook, about 25 minutes. We just used off the shelf Stop and Shop Italian Sausage links – very tasty, with lots of fennel…. yumm. Ingredients:1 tbs olive oil12 oz Italian Sausage – chopped. If you get links […]
Cauliflower Fried Rice
Cauliflower Fried Rice! Yummy Fried Rice, with no Rice! So I made this the other night, while my wife is away on a biz trip. Pretty simple recipe – no rice involved. You can make it vegetarian, but I chose to add some Chicken. I also took the time to dice and saute fresh carrots, […]
Blue Apron test
Ok, so I decided to join the prepared meal revolution. Lynne signed us up for Blue Apron. I had a co-worker ask me – ” so you are a chef… (cook, but that’s ok, most don’t understand the distinction), and you are getting prepared meals sent to you?” I was like – yeah – it’s […]
Dan’s Crab Cakes with Spicy Remoulade Sauce
This is a favorite of Lynne and I – always good. Serve it with boiled baby reds ( or tri colors in this case) and home made slaw…. yum Dans Crab Cakes with Remoulade Sauce: (Serves 6 dinner portions) In a large stainless bowl: · · 1lb fresh crab meat ( I use claw […]
Poached Coconut Curry Mahi Mahi with Mango Pineapple Salsa and Coconut Rice
Made this last night – super simple, and really tasty. The salsa was a little sweet, a little spicy – and a fantastic compliment to the fish. The fish is simply poached in a foil pouch on the grill, in coconut milk, with a little red curry paste in it, and a few extra pieces […]
Poached Sea Scallops, with Burnt Butter, Bacon, Wine and Veggies
This is totally NOT the way I would cook sea scallops, but had a work friend recommend this recipe with HUGE props. I complicated it a bit, but it really WAS good. I downloaded the pics, but lost them somewhere in the morass of my laptop….. so this is an artless post….lol. This dish is […]
Pan Seared Scallops with Asian Chile Lime Sauce, and Roasted Baby Bok Choy
This is one of my favorite recipes – very easy to make, and really tasty! Make the sauce the day before so it has a chance for the flavors to blend. If you don’t have a red chile pepper, use about 1/4 – 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes – to your taste. I added some […]