I love salmon, and the crispy skin. Salt and pepper alone are good, but I also like a simple marinade with a couple more flavours, 30 min prior to cooking. And I thought I would do a 50:50 mix of brown rice and red quinoa. The nuttiness of the red quinoa matches well with the…
Tag: asparagus
The green machine vegee sandwich (avocado and asparagus)
The night before I had BBQ’d some chicken drumettes and also included some asparagus that I bought at the fruit and vegee shop (local new season asparagus, only $5/kg, $2.50/lb). I tossed the asparagus in a bit of rice bran oil, salt and pepper, and then grilled it on the BBQ. So the next day…
pizza night!
Home-made pizzas are so much fun…and the girls love to make them…their favorite is bacon and pineapple, and of course we used my home-cured bacon! Pizza dough recipe and toppings below… The dough is the easiest to make…I prefer to make it 1-2 days ahead, if possible, but a few hours is okay. I use…
Lamb and honey sausages with red cabbage, green beans and asparagus in a balsamic cherry tomato sauce
I bought honey and lamb sausages from a local greek butcher, and instead of simply grilling and serving on a bun, etc., I used them in a stew that goes well with pasta, rice or potatoes (I served with pasta). The sausages I used were small, chipolata size, so I used 12. Ingredients 12 honey and…
Pineapple braised beef top ribs with sweet potato mash, asparagus and sugar snap peas
For slow cooked beef, top ribs are one of my favorite. They are also inexpensive; our local butcher sells them for $6/kg, or $3/lb. I get the butcher to cut them in medium pieces. Ingredients (beef top ribs) 2 kg / 4 lb beef top ribs, cut into medium pieces 2 medium brown onions,…
Chestnut seabream with sweet potato lentils, asparagus and corn
I cut the seabream into small sizes and marinated it in juice from half a lemon, 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (coriander leaf), salt and black pepper for 30 min. Toss the fish in chestnut flour (mixed in a bit of salt and black pepper) and pan fry about 2-3 min per side. For the sweet…
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