Tonight we had smoked portobello mushrooms with purple heirloom tomatoes and cheese (parmigiana regiano, asiago, mozzarella). I smoked the mushrooms with mesquite and hickory chips then topped them with garlic, parsley, Thai pepper, salt, pepper, tomato, parm., asiago., mozzarella and onions (in order starting front the bottom). Then broiled them until the cheese turned a … Continue reading Portobello Burger
Today I made chicken piccata. I cut 2 organic, free range chicken breasts in half, pounded them out, dredged in organic wheat flour, and lightly fried in extra virgin olive oil and organic ghee. At the same time I was frying the chicken I sauteed some onions and garlic in the part of the pan … Continue reading Chicken Piccata
Today I made tuna tartare with wanton chips. Bite sized pieces of tuna and avocado were layered with goat cheese in a ramekin which was turned upside down over the plate and lifted off in order to make an attractive mound. The tuna got salt and pepper, the avocado got some lime juice and salt … Continue reading Tuna Tartare
Tonight we had fried, organic, free range, lamb livers with a hot honey sauce and mashed root vegetables. Lamb liver seems to be more mellow than any other livers I have tried. I try to eat organs on a regular basis given all the nutrition value in them, especially iron. Plus they are cheap enough! … Continue reading Fried liver with hot honey sauce
Today we had jerked basmati rice and red lentils topped with a avocado/yogurt sauce with a side of fried plantains. I make avocado/yogurt sauce quite regularly mostly to cool down foods that might be to hot for me since I am such a baby about such things. It is pretty much avocado, plain yogurt, lime … Continue reading Jerked Kichari with Fried Plantains
I had some leftover lamb and was just dying to make shepard's pie. 1. Make filling. Brown lamb, onions, and garlic. Add salt, pepper, paprika, and chopped rosemary and sage. Add a little water and/or stock and steam carrots. When carrots are tender, add parsley and tomato paste. Finally thicken with flour until desired consistency. … Continue reading Shepard’s Pie
One of my favorite quick lunches is tempeh and eggs wrapped in nori... The one today was sautéed with sun dried tomatoes and dressed with a miso aoli I made a few days ago.
One of the cheapest and easiest ways to get plenty of probiotics (help with digestion) is to start eating sauerkraut regularly. Other things that are high in probiotics include kim chi, kefir, yogurt, and cultured butters. I hope to do a post on how to make all these things individually, but today we are going … Continue reading Sauerkraut
Today I made a Tuna Melt with Sauteed Greens and Baked Sweet Potato. Tuna Melt: Jarlsberg Swiss cheese went on top of an Ahi Tuna steak and then it was broiled for a few minutes in the oven. The tuna melt was then topped with a miso/wasabi aoli right before serving. Sauteed Greens: I found … Continue reading Tuna Melt
Made salad today... I got some wonderful greens and daikon radishes (the white matchstick pieces) from a vendor in the Bloomingfoods parking lot. I forgot the different varieties of lettuce, but one was bibb... I then put carrot, green olives, peperoncinos, and roasted edamame. The dressing was honey and ginger infused vinegar, extra virgin/cold pressed … Continue reading Mixed greens salad
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