Posted in food, Recipes, tagged easter, garlic, lamb, mint, potatoes on April 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »
We hardly ever eat lamb and this was a treat, and we are not huge followers of religious events but this one, being indoors and all provided me with an opportunity to use lamb in an old fashioned way.
I marinated the rack for two days in olive oil, chopped garlic and rosemary. I then salted and peppered it before grilling it and finishing it in the oven. On the side I served a Mediterranean parsley salad and a mint and garlic sauce. Fresh and rich at the same time!
Posted in Recipes, tagged kale, paleo, salad, salmon on March 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »
thank you Irena for this great recipe, I used cooked leftover salmon and toasted the salmon skin until crispy as a topping, here is the original recipe:
https://irenamacri.com/recipes/fish-salad-with-cajun-salmon-kale
Posted in Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged paella, prawns, shrimp on September 3, 2018| 1 Comment »
This was the first time I made a shrimp only paella, and served with charred shishito peppers on the side.
Posted in Recipes, tagged dinner, green beans, lentils, salmon on May 23, 2018| 1 Comment »
Pan fry the salmon in butter and olive oil for two minutes per side, add salt and pepper, meanwhile cook the green beans in butter and a chopped shallot for five minutes, cook lentils in water with a bay leaf for 20 minutes, add a few tablespooons of home made tomato sauce when finished
Eat!
Posted in food, Recipes, tagged blueberries, booze, buckwheat, pancakes on April 21, 2018| 1 Comment »
Buckwheat pancake mix, dried blueberries soaked in rum for a week, half a banana, a tangerine and maple syrup!!!!
Posted in Recipes, tagged cherry, drinks, liquor on November 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I made sour cherry liquer again this year (see my recipe here…” finally bottling my cherry liquor”) and used the cherries to flavor a new drink I invented!
2 oz white rum
1/4 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 oz sour cherry liqueur
a squirt of fresh lemon juice
one sour cherry pickled in brandy
lemon peel
shake on ice and serve in a small martini glass
Posted in Recipes, tagged sandwich, sardines, tomato on October 12, 2017| Leave a Comment »
One tomato sliced
Can of sardines with chopped olives in olive oil
Fresh marjoram
Slice of country bread
Cream cheese
olive oil
salt and pepper
Voila!
Posted in Recipes, tagged basil, chili, croatian, hot, mozzarella, peppers, pickled peppers, pickles, Recipes, spicy, tomatoes on April 6, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Posted in food, Recipes, tagged cinnamom, dessert, easy, plums, puff pastry, quick on October 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »
1 package frozen puff pastry, thawed
10-20 blue plums, halved
sugar and cinnamon mixture
half a stick of butter, melted
preheat oven to 400, cut each pastry sheet into two
place plums soaked in sugar and cinnamon on top brush with butter
bake for 20 minutes
Posted in Recipes, vegetables, tagged eggs, nicoise, salad, salmon on July 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
1-2 pounds grilled wild salmon filets
market greenbeans, boiled
escarole lettuce, chopped
2 soft boiled eggs
1 cucumber sliced
1 red pepper charred and sliced
2 red potoates boiled then peeled and cubed
2 radishes quartered
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
mustard vinaigrette with shallots and capers (red wine and olive oil)
instructions: arrange everything on a large deep plate and pour the dressing over it
serve (serves 2 generously)
Posted in Recipes, tagged fish soup chowder on March 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Visnja’s fish soup or chowder (no fish stock)
1 roasted whole 3 pound halibut, (or any other fresh white fish) deboned
1 large white onion chopped and sautéed
1 bottle of clam juice
1 small can of chopped clams
2 cups vegetable stock
2 medium yellow potatoes cubed (1/2”)
1 fresh tomato cubed
1/2 cup canned tomatoes (or leftover sauce)
cook for 10 minutes, add fish
top with olive oil, parsley and garlic sauce (4 minced garlic cloves, 1 cup minced parsley, 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil)
Posted in Recipes on February 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Coq au Vin
Coq au vin
1 large chicken, cut into 8 pieces
20 peeled pearl onions
1 pound mixed mushrooms
2 large shallots
2 bottles of red wine
1 cup chicken stock
4 slices bacon, slice into 1/2 inch strips
10 fresh thyme sprigs
parlsey for garnish
baguette
Marinate chicken pieces in two bottles of red wine overnight in refrigerator.
Brown sliced bacon and take it out of the pan. Dry the chicken with paper towels and brown in the bacon fat. Take out and place aside. Slice shallot 1/4 thick and brown in the bacon fat.
Brown the mushrooms in butter. Put the chicken back in the pan with all the leftover wine marinade, the chicken stock and all the vegetables.
Cook for two hours in the oven at 365. Thicken with 1/4 cup flour mashed with 3 tbsp butter.
Eat with toasted french bread!
Posted in Recipes, tagged chestnuts, cream, milk, puree on September 30, 2015| Leave a Comment »
1.75 lb roasted or cooked chestnuts, peeled and ground in food processor
1/2 cup organic sugar
1 3/4 cups half and half (water or milk can be substituted)
Melt the sugar and the milk on low temperature. Combine with the ground chestnuts. Stir well and refrigerate.
Serve in a small espresso cup topped with a dollop of whipped cream!!!!
Posted in food, Recipes, tagged basil, prosciutto, tomatoes on August 18, 2015| 1 Comment »
Simple salad, composed of thinly sliced prosciutto, on a toasted slice of bread, doused with green olive oil, mozzarella balls, black brined olives with pits, cherry tomatoes, basil, fennel fronds and thinly sliced bulb, red onion, pepperoncini, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper
Posted in food, Recipes, salads, tagged nicoise, radish, tuna on August 12, 2015| 1 Comment »
boil some potatoes, slice up radishes, boil some green beans, some sliced market zucchini, a few black olives and a can of tuna, cover with dressing made from fresh chopped parsley, thyme and rosemary, grainy mustard, wine vinegar, olive oil and a chopped shallot! EASY!!!
Posted in food, Recipes, tagged baguette, eggs, gruyere, miami, tomato, whole foods, zak the baker on August 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »
We were in Miami for a week, happily going out every day and night for our meals but I was craving a home cooked breakfast, so I put together a lovely spread with a tomato from Whole Foods, gruyere from Whole Foods, ham from Whole Foods and organic eggs from Whole Foods, the baguette is from a local baker zak the baker located in the Arts District…very apropos Miami I think!!!
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