Maybe “ghetto” is a bad choice of words. “Ghetto” was originally a term that referred to the portion of Venice that Jews were compelled to live during the Middle Ages. Lox, of course, is slices of cured salmon served with cream cheese and bagels that is a staple of an Ashkenazi Jewish diet. Lox also [...]
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my aunt’s stuffing
My aunt made this amazing stuffing for Christmas dinner. I know it’s not Christmas day anymore but it’s okay to have a family dinner the Monday after. I honestly think this is the tastiest stuffing I’ve had.
6 cups crumbled cornbread (to be cooked prior to this)
4 apples (cooking apples)
2 sprigs parsley
2 sprigs sage
2 sprigs rosemary
2 [...]
june tomato surprise
1 tomato
3 leaves romaine lettuce
salt
pinch of garlic powder or slivered garlic
basil
oregano
capers
parsley
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
Prep time on this is, like, five minutes. Slice your tomato, arrange on three leaves of rinsed romaine lettuce, sprinkle generously with salt and sprinkle with garlic. Sprinkle some capers, whole. Top with fine parsley and then drizzle with oil then a tiny [...]
rad-egg midnite snack
I’m going to be lacking in my descriptions until I get back into the habit of posting recipes. The following isn’t really a recipe, but it is a snack that most people would neglect in favor of chips or… more chips, unless presented with a snack that was already prepared in the following manner.
4 radishes
2 [...]
june salad
Vinaigrette:
1 part olive oil
3/4 part red wine vinegar
Pinch of salt
Dash of dried basil leaves
Pinch of black pepper
Drops of sesame seed oil
Pinch of garlic powder
With the oil in a bowl, add your dry ingredients first and allow a few minutes for the oil to infuse. Add the pure sesame seed oil and then whisk in the [...]
salsa verde
I promised to share the recipe I used for salsa verde which I topped the Vermouth Seared Scallops with from last week’s meal.
1/2 cup coarsely chopped parsley
zest from 2 small lemons or one large
2 garlic cloves
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped capers
dash of salt
olive oil (enough to just barely cover the whole mixture)
This doesn’t require much preparation [...]
awkward hour squid
I had the pleasure of cooking for a live audience this last Saturday. I had a lot of fun and we had some guests who were watching the web-cast come and join us in the end. Three items were prepared so I will try and keep the commentary short and let the rest speak for [...]
brazilian baked trout
This is where I would like to share with you the awesome meal I ate with Ghennipher but I am horrible at figuring out how to use images from flickr on my new food blog. Plus, I am too lazy to right click and save and then upload the images to the server that hosts us.
We [...]
