Cucumber, Guacamole, Shrimp, Lime Crema delight.
Our offering for Peggy’s Pier this past weekend was a simple, but fun End-Of-Summer kind of bite. A cucumber, Guacamole, Shrimp, Lime Crema delight. We partially pealed an English cucumber (small size and no seeds) and topped it with a spoon full of guacamole. On this went small 45-60 count grass-fed garlic infusedbutter. On top of this went a simple lime crema, which is VERY easy to make. We used Greek yogurt, but it is often made with sour cream. • 8 OZ Greek yogurt• Juice of one BIG lime, or two small ones• 1/2 tsp granulated garlic. Sometimes I use minced garlic Zest the lemon, mix it with the juice and garlic. Sometimes I’ll put in paprika, but I wanted my next step to stand out. After spooning (or piping) on the crema, sprinkle on some Tajin...
Poached Turmeric/Smoked Paprika Eggs
One of my favorite breakfasts, quasi-poached turmeric/smoked paprika eggs with grapefruit and cottage cheese. Pairs well with raw kombucha. Melt a pad of grass-fed Kerrygold Butter (olive oil works too) in a small skillet on a medium heat. Crack in two eggs. Season with smoked paprika, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, fresh ground black pepper and a hint of cayenne. When the bottom firms up a bit, tilt the skillet back a bit so the eggs slid back, and pour in a tablespoon of water. tilt the pan around a bit to distribute the water and cover. Turn off the heat, but keep the pan on the burner. Let it finish in the steam for a few minutes, until the yokes have firmed up. Turmeric has many health benefits, but to make it efficiently absorbed by the body...
Salisbury Steak Dinner
Salisbury steak. I’ve never cooked this before, but this is a layered event. First, RedMeatMonday® was moved, much like mail delivery and trash pickup on the Point, to Tuesday. And I wanted to cook something I’ve never done before. Growing up in the 70’s there were two TV dinners I liked, Salisbury steak and fried chicken. Both were served with mashed potatoes and a veggie mix of carrots, peas and corn. So tonight I give you an upscaled Salisbury Steak served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and a delightful ginger carrot with peas and corn. And it was wonderful. This helps celebrate the cool weather that came through town tonight, as well. For the first time, I air-fried my garlic. Usually I do this when I have hot oven or grill going....
Miso Sea Scallops
Labor Day Dinner…Miso Scallops! So simple, so good. Marinade sea scallops in… • Miso Paste, about 2 table spoons• Mirin, about 1/4 cup of• Low Sodium Soy sauce, 2 tablespoons• Garlic, about 3 cloves, finely minced & smashed• Fresh ground ginger, about a teaspoon Mix together well and marinade the scallops for at lease half an hour. Pan sear in a medium high cast iron skillet till well seared on both sides. Served with an air fried sweet potato and steamed...
Greek Lamb Chops
Every so often Food Lions gives us a beautiful lamb chuck. When I saw this today, I bought it in a heartbeat. So tonight I give you a classic lamb chuck with a baked potato and salad. We’ll focus on the lamb. Two hours before dinner mix olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, black pepper, oregano, black pepper, kosher salt and a hint of dried basil leaves. Normally I would just squeeze in a lemon. But they are expensive now, and I use a LOT of lemon in my life. So I use Santa Cruz 100% lemon juice these days. I put this all in one of my storage containers, mix it up, add the lamb. Toss it around and let it sit for a couple hours. The baked potato, coated with olive oil and dusted with kosher salt goes into the air fryer for 45 minutes, or until it is 200°. Just...
Faux Shrimp Alfredo
Faux Shrimp Alfredo! If you’ve been following, you know I’ve been replacing cream, cream cheese or sour cream on most of my recipes, as they don’t agree with me. I’ve been replacing them with yogurt. BUT, I haven’t made an Alfredo for years because of this. Yet, I’ve never tried a yogurt based Alfredo. Spoiler alert, it worked, or I wouldn’t be posting this. In a cast iron pan I heated up a couple tablespoons of virgin olive oil (on medium-low) 4 cloves of crushed and diced garlic. I didn’t want to cook the garlic, I wanted it to infuse with the olive oil. After a few minutes I added my shrimp and slow cooked them. While these cooked, I threw some Cantonese noodles into a pot of boiling water, they only take 4...