Salade Lyonnaise ou Niçoise?
My recipe mashup starts with standard ingredients for a Lyonnaise salad and with haricots verts and red potatoes added from a Niçoise salad Continue reading Salade Lyonnaise ou Niçoise?
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Easy Egg Muffins with Roasted Veggies
I read several recipes for egg muffins before settling on my own creation to include roasted red bell pepper and zucchini, scallions and sharp cheddar cheese. Continue reading Easy Egg Muffins with Roasted Veggies
Blue Apron misses the mark in this week’s vegetarian adventure
I most looked forward to trying the Skillet Vegetable Chili of the three received meals this week because the thought of drop biscuits baked atop a pan of chili presented a new twist for me. But my expectations proved too grand. Continue reading Blue Apron misses the mark in this week’s vegetarian adventure
Raised English Meatpie
Next time I bake a raised meatpie, I will account for fat content in the meat filling, set my pastry as soon as it’s kneaded, and start baking earlier. Continue reading Raised English Meatpie
Summer Vegetable Tacos
Spread purple hull pea hummus made with roasted jalepeño, cilantro and cumin on a warm soft wheat flour tortilla and layer slices of ripe tomatoes, fried zucchini chips, smoked corn and crumbled goat cheese. Continue reading Summer Vegetable Tacos
Breakfast at the Edge
Edge Coffee Shop fills a niche for those seeking coffee and breakfast before 8 am on weekdays who live and work in the Medical Center or Downtown area of Memphis. Continue reading Breakfast at the Edge
Creative Fine Dining at Chef Lorenzo Loseto’s George Restaurant
To our surprise, servers brought totally different plates and wine pairings to us for each course. This prix fixe twist maximized the variety of creations we could sample, so we exchanged plates and glasses halfway through each course. Continue reading Creative Fine Dining at Chef Lorenzo Loseto’s George Restaurant
Takht-e Tavoos in Tehran-to
Persian rugs, artwork, pillowed booths, and inscriptions written in Farsi adorn the space. Takht-e Tavoos’s brunch menu combines breakfast and lunch specialties and offers fresh salads of small plate mazeh (or meze) served with Barbary flatbread. Continue reading Takht-e Tavoos in Tehran-to
Zha Jiang Mian (Fried Sauce Noodles) with Stir-Fried Qing Jaing Cai
For my birthday this week, my brother Trey made fried sauce noodles (zha jiang mian) – a delicious dish of pork, mushrooms, ginger, and garlic cooked in a fermented soybean sauce popular in Northern and Middle China. Continue reading Zha Jiang Mian (Fried Sauce Noodles) with Stir-Fried Qing Jaing Cai
Chicken and Vegetable Korma
Cooking dark chicken meat on the bone adds meaty flavor to the sauce and the higher fat content in thighs and drumsticks is perfect for absorbing fragrant Indian spices. Continue reading Chicken and Vegetable Korma
