I knew I wanted to make some kind of pilaf thing to go with some lamb chops. The lamb chops recipe was sort of moroccan–braised in a sauce of onions, tomatoes, coridander, cinnamon–so I wanted to complement that.
Quinoa Pilaf w/ Mint & Jalapeno
1 cup quinoa
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I got inspired watching Chef John Bull rock some delicious looking Jerk Chicken on Sunday. His recipe was a bit hard to follow, so I took one out of Chris Schlesinger’s License to Grill and adapted for what I had on hand.
Tagged jerk chicken marinade grilledThe recipe is here, so no need to repeat it. I thought I had some coconut milk, but I didn’t. Doh! Ended up substituting almond milk + some butter (to kick up the fat a little). It was awesome anyway, but I still stocked up on coconut milk for next time.
To accompany it I fried [...]
The Menu:
Baby Arugula Salad w/ Shaved Fennel Slaw, Black Grapes, Gorgonzola & Arkansas Pecans (Cook’s Illustrated)
Pan-Roasted Rosemary Potatoes (Gourmet Next Door)
Glazed Carrots w/ Ginger & Rosemary (Cook’s Illustrated)
Basmati Rice & Braised Cabbage Pilaf w/ Tarragon (Vegetarian Planet)
Baked Ham w/ Vermouth & Dijon Mustard Sauce (Cook’s Illustrated)
Dinner Rolls (from Wilson Farms)
Dark Gingerbread Cake, Chocolate Espresso [...]
Made this on Saturday with the first of our harvested habanero peppers. The recipe called for any type of hot pepper to suit your heat preference. I used about 1/2 of a seeded habanero and it was hot. An excellent, gradually building heat; the kind where you almost don’t notice your mouth’s on fire until [...]
Leftover grilled corn-on-the-cob is a great thing to have in the fridge when the volume of ripe grape tomatoes in the garden starts to increase. Possibly inspired by a great-looking striped bass recipe, I threw this salad together last night.
* 4 leftover, grilled ears of corn
* 1/2 pint grape or cherry tomatoes
* 1 minced jalapeno
* [...]
Burned by bad chicken from Wilson Farm again! I love Wilson Farm. It is 5 minutes from my house. I do all my weekly shopping there. But. They seem to have some chronic issues keeping their chicken breasts fresh.
The latest incident involved a package of split breasts purchased on Monday, July 23rd with an [...]
Got this recipe via my CSA newsletter. It works for all kinds of greens–spinach, kale, chard, etc.– but my favorite is with broccoli rabe (aka, rapini). I’ve tweaked it a little and added a bit of acid in the form of lemon juice or vinegar towards the end of the cooking.
* 2 T olive oil
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Ended up stuffing ourselves at Woodman’s in Essex on Sunday afternoon. Yummy big bowls of chowder. The red tide has resulted in local clams being rather dear ($18 for a 1/2 pint), so we settled for haddock sandwiches.
My only complaint about that place is I think there’s something wrong with how they store the [...]
I spent several years in college working for Iriana’s Pizza, the best pizza joint in Little Rock, AR. Some might think that’s not saying much, but Little Rock actually has pretty wide variety of good, independent pizza. There was also Vino’s, U.S. Pizza, Pizza D’Action (my afterhours stomping ground), and Olde World Pizza.
OK, so first [...]
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