Well, I waited and I waited until I could wait no more. The salmon (“THE salmon”) has finally made it to these pages. I don’t know what it is exactly about this dish, but it’s pretty much my favorite thing to cook and to eat. I guess it’s appealing because it’s light and rich at [...]
Archive for the ‘One-pot Meals’ Category
Salmon with Tomatoes
Posted in One-pot Meals, Seafood on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Peruvian Mushroom ‘Quinotto’
Posted in Grains, One-pot Meals, Spicy, The Main Ingredient, Vegetarian on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For my final quinoa trick (at least for a while), I felt it was only appropriate to give a shout out to the ancestral origins of this seed/vegetable ingredient. That, and I think I’m truly obsessed with all things Peruvian these days – pisco, quinoa, Macchu Picchu, you name it. I first came across ‘quinotto’ [...]
Shrimp and Feta Broil
Posted in One-pot Meals, Seafood on May 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
So, the Irish aren’t known for their love of food and fine cuisine which has always left me slightly disappointed that I wasn’t born into a more food-loving culture like an Italian or Greek. Sure I’m also part French, but there’s only so much cream sauce one can handle. Needless to say, two of my [...]
Playing with Za’atar
Posted in One-pot Meals, The Main Ingredient, Vegetables on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, I tried my hardest and even allowed my bowl to become lukewarm trying to capture a good shot of the vegetables, but eventually my stomach started to grumble and I had to confront the fact that some meals do not photograph well. And although this meal is decidedly un-photogenic, don’t let the photography deter [...]
Thai Basil Quinoa
Posted in One-pot Meals, Uncategorized on April 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Every now and then I get a little carried away in the produce aisle and end up in a frantic cooking spree necessitated by the many vegetables in the fridge teetering dangerously close to the edge of spoilt. This week I had all the makings of a Thai dish: snow peas, carrots, broccoli, ginger, basil [...]
