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I think my mind is still in California, or at least my palate.  Maybe it’s this warm sunny weather we have been having.  The theme of this meal is Japanese-meets-Mexican-in-California.  In any case, this was a fantastic dinner for a warm night.
First make the corn mixture: Cut the kernels off a couple ears of fresh [...]

Here is another another California meets South of France dish I came up with in Tahoe last week.  I used Pacific cod, which approved as an ocean-friendly choice by the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch.  They recommend against Atlantic cod though.  If you are on the East Coast and concerned about carbon miles, then use [...]

I’m on a real roll with the food blogging right now.  I just want to make sure I am caught up with my documentation before grad school classes start next week.  I have been encouraged by friends and family to document my recipes, since I never really measure anything or cook from recipes.  Everything just [...]

Eggs and curry.  Two of my favorite things combined in one dish for a Saturday at home brunch treat.  This came out a bit soupier than regular scrambled eggs, with the eggs forming an über-rich curry-scented “sauce.”  Perfect for dipping bread into.  This recipe could easily feed two people, but I was hungry and had [...]

This dinner is a improvisation that I put together last night (Saturday, 9 August 2008). I would characterize this meal as Mediterranean-meets-Malay-in-a-Manhattan-love-affair. Full of flavor, yet light enough for a balmy late-summer weekend evening.
The locally-caught wild bluefish and the veggies are from FreshDirect, while the seasonings come from my eclectic pantry of global [...]