Char Siu Royale w/ Brown Rice
Making pizza dough at home just requires a little planning. And this is the payoff.
Mac 'n cheese has long been one of those staples that everyone is always trying to improve despite how fabulous it already is in its most basic incarnation. Does it really need lobster? Or 4 or 5 different cheeses? Or truffle oil? There are lots of creative variations, but I think Tyler Florence has hit…
Magic 8 Ball Zucchini
(makes about 3 medium zucchini)
3 medium 8-ball zucchini, rinsed and hollowed out
1/2 lb. ground lamb
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1/2 t. (or so) dried oregano
2 t. tomato paste
1 sm. tomato, chopped
1-2 T. Italian parsley, chopped
1-2 T. feta
1/2 c. cooked brown rice
1/4 c. (or so) water
This is one of those guideline recipes. If you…
Almost every Lasagne Bolognese I've ever had includes ricotta and about a pound of grated mozzarella -- you know, the Italian-American version. It weighs about 15 lbs. when you put it in the oven and you'll be eating the leftovers for days (and paying the price later on the treadmill).
After our recent trip to Italy,…
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My mom and I must have once gone to a cooking demo when I was little that was about Easter brunch...I even want to say it may have been at a cooking school that used to be at South Coast Plaza. Ever since, and maybe even more than eggs, I've associated madeleines with Easter.
When…
Since we moved to the Northwest, I've had major farmers market withdrawls. There are only a few year-round markets here and none of them are that close to where we live. But without the usual variety we had in California, I've been trying new recipes to keep things fresh...including this sweet potato soup...well, they're actually…
Bill's corn fritters with bacon & roasted tomato
as made by Michelle
From Bill's Sydney Food
The bacon and tomato are key - providing salty and acidic counterpoints
to the sweetness of the corn. Would it be fine without? Sure, but what fun is anything
without bacon?
The beauty of it is the filling is 90% of the content. There's only…
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Over the weekend, OJ and I were in Seattle. We've been trying to get one meal in the city on our last few trips -- this time it was Marjorie in Belltown. It's a funky little place (in a good way) with what you might call a "New American" menu. We lucked out because it…