Fresh Roasted Shrimp with Tarragon-Pistachio Butterby Chef Rima Olvera of “Duet” www.rimaolvera.com Chef Rima Olvera…. a friend of mine from high school who has become one of the finest chef’s in Europe. She recently tortured me by letting me know she would have prepared this beautiful dish at a party I’m throwing this coming summer. The only challenge is she currently lives in Israel and the party...
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In my quest to find the “best” recipes, I’ve been so fortunate to discover incredibly talented professional and home chefs and bloggers. And many of them have been so willing to share their recipes and techniques with me and the readers of this site. Chef Viviane Banquet Farre is even more generous then most. Whenever I visit her website I am captivated with the mouth-watering photos and elegant combination of ingredients....
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Yield: Six Portions Prep time: 60 minutes Cooking time: 15-20 minutes Equipment Needed: Parchment Paper Sheet pan(Baking Pan) Ingredients: 6 Pieces Parchment cut into hearts see illustration 2 T melted butter 6, 6-8 ounce portions Mahi Mahi fillet 2 large Carrots, julienned 2 Stalks celery, julienned 9 Snow peas julienned 9 shittake mushrooms stemmed and slice thin(optional) 1 leek julienned 1 ½ “ chunk ginger, julienned 1...
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Mediterranean Chicken Recipe and photo reprinted with permission by Chef Dawn Viola www.wickedgooddinner.com Dawn Viola of “Wicked Good Dinner” is an award-winning chef and food-writer. She recently won the 2009 Crisco National Apple Pie Championship (professional division) for her wonderful Vanilla Vanilla-Bean Roasted Apple Pie. Dawn has also appeared on Food Network, Fox News, Martha Stewart Radio, Cooking with...
Read MoreQuinoa Salad With Pecans, Green Herbs and Grilled Salmon by Chef Rima Olvera of “Duet” www.rimaolvera.com My good friend Rima Olvera was kind enough to share one of her recipes with me. She continues to surprise me with her ability to make her food unique and complex with flavors by combining simple and fresh ingredients. For all of us who indulged a little too much over the holidays . . . this dish is an ideal...
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California Coq au Vin Savory Braised Chicken in White Wine, Wild Mushrooms and Pancetta 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. kosher salt 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper 1 whole organic chicken, cut into 8 pieces 5 oz. chunk of pancetta (slice into 1 inch strips) 1 TBSP. butter 1/4 cup sliced leeks (1/2 inch slices) 8 whole Cipollini onions, trimmed and peeled 4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced 1/2 cup celery, rough...
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