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...
Granny Smith Apple and Raisin Cinnamon Yogurt Oatmeal with Pecans and Blueberries
I’ve been messing around of variations of my breakfast oatmeal for the past few months, fitting in at least 3 a week. I will confess to eating an enchilada for breakfast this week (but it was a HEALTHY) enchilada. I wanted to write up this morning’s oatmeal because it was the best I’ve done. Almost like having a dessert for breakfast. This is a granny smith apple and raisin cinnamon yogurt with pecans and blueberries. I also call this my 1/3 Cup Oatmeal. You’ll see why. In a pot I place 1/3 cup old fashioned oatmeal. I add 2/3s cup water. To this I add one diced granny smith apple. I turn on the heat to medium high, and drop it to low once boiling, add 1/3 cup of raisins, stir and cover. This simmers for 5 minutes. I pull the pot and put...
Pasta Limone
This meal has been waiting for a Summer day when I didn’t know what I was going to have. This is a classic Italian meal. This is the simplest variation of this meal. • Pasta of your liking• Butter• Lemons• Parmesan Cheese • Black Pepper Fine shred your parm while you get your water boiling. Add your pasta to the water. I used angel hair. Squeeze the juice of a lemon into a pot, save the halves. Add a ladle of the starchy pasta water. Toss in the lemon halves. Add the cooked, drained pasta. Add butter and stir till melted. Pour this into your serving bowl. Top with the parm. Garnish with a lemon half. I also used a little basil sprig. Crushed black pepper finishes it off...