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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
If you love food and love letting yourself free in a food experience for the eyes, you can spend a lot of time at the International Food Bazaar in San Jose going back time and time again to look through all of the products. I love Israeli pickles and found them in the mix of tons of other Middle Eastern products. IFB sells Middle Eastern Specialty foods including kosher, Russian, Bosnian, European, Middle Eastern, Persian, Greek, and Turkish products in the South Bay San Jose Area (Campbell to be specific).
We bought a huge piece of Afghan Bread from their very large bread section and made a fast dinner with our already prepared Arugula-Pistachio Pesto.
When I lived in Sydney, Australia I ate the most fabulous vegetarian pizza called Arrostito topped with roasted vegetables, cherry tomatoes, and goat cheese at Arthur’s Pizza in Paddington. I recreated a version of these toppings below for a pizza combo that loves to impress.
Arugula-Pistachio Pesto Pizza Recipe Click to continue »
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Tags: Arugula, Home Cookin', Pesto, Pistachio, Pizza, recipe, Vegetarain
Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Zach should really be writing this because this is a recipe that he and Lauren, a native Pittsburgh Polish friend, created. Come on Yinz guys, with the prep it takes to get this recipe off the ground, you would think you could write this post too! The recipe and interest in Polish food at large was inspired by Lauren’s grandmothers cooking of Kielbasa, Sauerkraut, Halushki noodles, and Perogies. When asked if Zach and Lauren ever ventured out to any Polish restaurants in Pittsburgh they remarked that Polish food isn’t really the kind of food you rush out to eat at a restaurant because it is often quite bland. Considering that Zach is also an expert in the bland food category, being from the Midwest and all where you eat stews, casseroles, and hot dishes all the time, it is a bit amazing that these two came up with such a killer recipe. Only kidding, these two are whizzes in the kitchen. The secret ingredients in this recipe is the combination of veal and and pork and the use of tomato soup for the sauce.
This Cabbage Roll Recipe even feels a bit classy served on top of their silky smooth, Creamy Mashed Potatoes (recipe below). It will brighten up any dreary fall or winter Sunday evening and feed you all week long.
Lauren & Zach’s Cabbage Rolls Recipe
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Tags: cabbage, Cabbage Rolls, Home Cookin', Main Dish, Original Recipe, Pittsburgh Polish, recipe
Saturday, October 16th, 2010
On Thursday night we had Tri-Tip, Spiced Tomato Gratin (CSA Box #22 Recipe), and a Balthazar inspired salad with Lemon Truffle Vinaigrette. Saturday morning we woke up and realized we could make Tri-Tip Hash with the leftover Gratin and meat! It was like stepping into a greasy spoon on a Saturday morning after a long night, knee deep at the bar, except you’re only 15 feet from a shower to wash away your hang over.
In a cast iron pan throw together the leftover potatoes and meat and cook it up until fairly browned. Serve with eggs and toast.
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Tags: Breakfast, brunch, Hash, Home Cookin', recipe, Spiced Tomato Gratin, Tri-Tip, Tri-Tip Hash
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Guest Blame it on the Food Photographer, Deb Hayes, picked up our basket for a couple of weeks and made some great looking dishes and photos!
Yukon gold potatoes, green onions and red radishes from the CSA basket combine for a fabulous twist on a classic mayo based potato salad.
The original recipe from Joan Adelman calls for red potatoes. I leave the skins on. The secret ingredient is dill.
Radish Potato Salad with Dill Recipe Click to continue »
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Tags: Home Cookin', Potato Salad, Radish, recipe, Side Dish, Vegetarian
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
This is another 101cookbooks.com recipe. We made these beans without the Tofu as a side dish to be served with tri-tip and the Spiced Tomato Gratin. It is another straight-up winner of a recipe (one of the best of year that we have made) with almonds and raisins! It goes well as a side dish with the Gratin because they both have curry powder in the spice mixtures. It is a sure party hit to bring to a potluck.
We doubled the recipe and had eight for dinner. There were no leftovers.
Feisty Green Beans Recipe
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/feisty-green-beans-recipe.html
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Tags: 101cookbooks.com, Casserole, Curry Spice, Feisty Green Beans, Green Beans, Home Cookin', Hot Dish, recipe, Side Dish, Vegetarian
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
We made these fries over the weekend with steak and everybody liked them. The burnt fries seemed to be the best. The well-done version were crispier while the others were a bit limp. From research I found that if you crowd the cookie sheets the sweet potatoes tend to steam rather than bake to a crisp. Also don’t put anything else in the oven with them as they can garner moisture. A lot of folks have this problem with baking sweet potato fries and wrote about it here on this thread on Chowhound: Why don’t my sweet potato fries get crispy?
- For Crispy Sweet Potato Fries (much more work and probably less healthy): … no par boiling, no baking, just cut, soaked in water for about 20 minutes, dredged in cornstarch and fried..in minutes, wonderful sweet potato crunchy goodness! Then you would have to coat them afterward with the spice mixture!
Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Honey-Meyer Lemon Dipping Sauce Recipe
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Tags: Home Cookin', Meyer Lemon, recipe, Side Dish, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Fries, Vegetable, Vegetarian
Monday, August 30th, 2010
With this recipe we use whatever vegetables we have from our CSA food box in substitution such as fava beans, onions, green garlic, and carrots.
Thomas Keller’s Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables
from Ad Hoc at Home
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Tags: Ad Hoc, Home Cookin', recipe, Roasted Chicken, Thomas Keller
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
The balsamic glaze looks like chocolate syrup and the cheese is a bit disguised amongst the fruit and ice cream in this recipe. The disguised ingredients make this dessert feel like a new discovery for the palette!
Grilled Fruit Kabobs with Balsamic Glaze and Manchego Recipe Click to continue »
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Tags: Balsamic Glaze, dessert, Fruit, Fruit Kabobs, Grilling, recipe, Vegetarian
