I made Thai stuffed peppers last night (with awesome farmer’s market sweet peppers and ground chicken), and wanted a similarly-themed side dish to go with them. Thinking back to this recipe, I figured it’d be a good way to use up my string beans from two market trips ago. I omitted the chicken, naturally, thickened [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 12, 2009
Recipe Variation: Grilled Fish Tacos
I made fish tacos the other day. I made a marinade very similar to my old standby recipe. I added some chili powder, used cilantro as a topping rather than in the marinade, used sauteed poblanos, and used shredded cabbage and queso fresco as a garnish. But the biggest difference was I grilled the fish [...]
July 10, 2009
Watermelon Margaritas
By request from Amy . I may be fudging a bit on the proportions b/c I can’t find the book I got them out of (plus I ended up, like, tripling the recipe), but this will give you a general idea. As a note, I thought it needed more kick.
July 9, 2009
Grilled peaches w/ honey and marscapone
Made this for dessert on July 4 – my Mom brought with her an Emeril cookbook for inspiration.
July 8, 2009
North African Fish Stew
Cookthink’s been good to me lately. Cooked this recipe (with slight tweaking) and was impressed what a great, robust addition it made to our weekly fish resolution.
July 7, 2009
Wax beans with grape tomatoes and herbs
Super simple, and any herbs will do – I actually am not even sure what I ended up using!
July 6, 2009
Pork tenderloin over braised leeks
Was shooting for a light meal after a heavy-eating weekend, and this fit the bill (served with the wax beans recipe I’ll add tomorrow). Thanks to Cookthink for inspiring the leeks portion of the dish.
July 5, 2009
July 4 Spread
John’s London Broil, watermelon margaritas, oven fries (sweet potato and regular), cuke/tomato salad, grilled corn with queso blanco, grilled peaches with marscapone.
New recipes to come.
