This week was our brother-in-law’s 50th birthday so everyone had a little surprise party for him. My husband just happened to also score a beautiful, fresh, whole, wild salmon that day. So we decided to grill it up and share it as an appetizer with cream cheese and pickled jalapeno rings on crackers. This appetizer … Continue reading
Often times, my leftovers meet a new existence in the form of pizza. As I was playing “clean out the fridge” this week, I had a few stray tomatillos and a little bit of cilantro left over so I decided to go for a Mexican veggie pizza. What a bright and amazing flavor! If you … Continue reading
I have to say that Amelia makes my favorite Thanksgiving turkey. Her secret? Flippin’ the bird! She starts off roasting the turkey breast side down then, as the turkey gets to be close to being done, she flips the bird over and bastes, bastes, bastes until the breast is golden brown. The turkey comes out … Continue reading
This recipe and ancient cooking technique (slow cooking meat in banana leaves) delivers a ton of flavor and the pork literally falls apart. Never did four ingredients over low heat for a few hours taste SO good. Also, the leftover pork (if there is any) makes great lettuce wraps, tacos or pulled BBQ pork sandwiches. BBQ season is upon … Continue reading
This week we had some delicious pastrami ruben sandwiches. As I rummaged through my fridge for dinner a couple of days later, there wasn’t really enough fixin’s left for more than one sandwich, and generally speaking, a whole ruben is a little more than I can handle anyway, so I got creative. This would make … Continue reading
At my house we do a fair amount of “snack nights”. Essentially, leftovers meet a new, more interesing existence. Tonight as I clean out the fridge, I drummed up a very good appetizer – salmon cakes! Not a bad haul for “leftovers”, eh? My fridge contents: a large slab of wild silver salmon cooked a few … Continue reading
Originally based on a dish called “Rigatoni Alfuzio”. Fuzio is a local San Francisco restaurant whose tagline is “Universal Bistro”. I’ve never had anything at Fuzio that I didn’t like (or love). The first time I was taken to Fuzio, I had just started working temp at great law firm. It was my first day. … Continue reading
A proper grilled steak deserves a proper marinade, don’t you think? Impart flavor to your meat! Marinades take only a few minutes to assemble! For two medium sized steaks: 1 large clove garlic, chopped or crushed 3/4 cup light colored beer 1 cup pineapple or orange juice (pineapple is optimal, but orange is acceptable) 1/3 … Continue reading
These recipes are for low-cost, high-flavor, wedding day worthy appetizers! Bruschetta, Fruit on a Stick, Greek Salad, Caprese Salad on a Stick, Pig in a Puff and Warm Artichoke Dip. This past week was a very busy week for cookplantmeditate. We did catering of appetizers and cake for our step brother’s wedding this past weekend. We do about … Continue reading
I just had to follow up Amelia’s awesome storing basil experiment post with this very quick, basic and popular salad that is super refreshing, yet satisfing in the summertime. Caprese Salad 1 large tomato, sliced into 1/4 inch slices 1 pound buffalo mozzarella, sliced into 1/4 inch slices 1/2 cup of basil sliced into ribbons 2-3 tablespoons balsamic … Continue reading
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