Salads
Caesar potato salad
3 anchovy fillets 2 cloves of garlic 3 T olive oil 2 T lemon juice 2 t Dijon mustard 1 t hot pepper sauce 1/2 t Worcestershire sauce 1/3 C mayonnaise 2 pounds red-skinned potatoes, […]
Month: May 2012
Recipes
Sweet potato salad with spicy peanut dressing
Serves 6 to 8 1/4 C rice vinegar 1/4 C soy sauce 1/4 C mayonnaise 1 heaping T minced or grated fresh ginger 1-1/2 T toasted sesame oil 4 cloves garlic cloves, minced 1 T […]
Cakes
Thin chocolate-hazelnut cake with mousse
This is adapted from “My Kind of Chocolate Birthday Cake,” Bon Appetit, June 2005. Tess Murdoch made it for Barry’s birthday this year, garnished with homemade candied orange peel and chocolate curls. It was as […]
Dairy-free
Potato Enchiladas with Tomato-Chile Sauce
This comes from a Bon Appetit recipe. It’s especially intriguing because it has no meat and no dairy, something that is often found in enchiladas. Enchiladas 1-1/2 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces […]
Desserts
Rum-Ginger Ice Cream
This is so simple! 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened 2 T chopped crystallized ginger 1 T dark rum Place softened ice cream in a bowl. Using a plastic spatula, fold the ginger and rum […]
Appetizers
Blood orange shrimp escabeche
This multi-purpose dish can be an appetizer, a salad, or even a summer main dish. Serves 6 1 C freshly-squeezed blood orange juice 1/2 C fresh lemon juice 2 garlic cloves, finely minced (divided) Pinch […]
Alcoholic
Rosemary Martini
Rosemary syrup 1 C sugar 1 C water 4 4-inch sprigs of rosemary Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir to dissolve. Add rosemary, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 […]
Meat
Moroccan Chicken and Lentils
1 pound dried lentils, cooked and drained 1 C plus 2 T olive oil 1/2 C red wine vinegar 3 T cumin (divided) 2 t salt (divided) 2 T plus 2 t chili powder 2 […]
Asian
Rice noodle salad with cucumber and mango
1/2 C rice vinegar 2 T sugar 1/2 t salt 2 T lemon juice 1 T sesame oil Pinch dried hot pepper flakes 2 t dried basil 1 T dried mint Combine vinegar, sugar, and […]
Appetizers
Asian grilled eggplant
I don’t know anybody who just “sorta” likes eggplant. Either you love it or you hate it. We love it. Take a big purple eggplant. Wash it and cut off the stem end. Cut it […]