Seafood Salad w/Lemon Grass, Mint, Chili-Lime Dressing I never know where I’m going to find a wonderful new recipe to add to this collection. This one was discovered on a Facebook page for a Foodie group in Chicago. They have a group that meets and prepares dinner together. This recipe was made for their April event that focused on Thai cuisine. A member named Kin Lui prepared this dish for their group and it...
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Recipe and Photo by Chef David Wells www.grandmadave.com When you grow up on the coast, enjoying a great seafood chowder is part of the lifestyle. The expectation that it isn’t just good, but exceptional goes with the territory. Several of my high school friends went on to become very accomplished chefs. It’s not surprising as growing up in the wine country and by the sea can be very inspirational. One of...
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Butterflied Grilled Chicken Recipe & Photo by: http://bigboldbeautifulfood.blogspot.com This blogger found my website and when I visited hers, this recipe made my mouth water! We are both fans of the Big Green Egg smoker and I’m happy to share this delicious and simple method for grilling chicken on the Egg. Please visit her site and check out some of her other wonderful pasta and seafood recipes (mussels are her...
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This is one of my husband’s favorite dishes. The tenderness of the chicken and sweet Marsala wine flavor is irresistible. This is an easy chicken marsala recipe but takes a little time. It’s worth it! Ingredients: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 4 tablespoons of good quality extra-virgin olive oil 3 ounces pancetta, diced very small 8-10 ounces white button mushrooms (you can use crimini but I think...
Read MoreMoules Fromage Bleu Growing up on the Mendocino Coast, we would pick mussels off of the rocks and steam them in wine on the beach. Our recipes were not very inventive, but the mussels were always delicious. Last night, I was watching Bobby Flay’s TV show Throwdown on the Food Network and was inspired to make the featured dish – Moules Fromage Blue (Mussels with Bleu Cheese). It looked amazing and it was no surprise...
Read MoreCarter’s Turkey Brine Submitted by: Carter Snead It’s been said by some that Carter’s Thanksgiving turkey is the best they’ve ever had. I asked him to share his technique to brine the turkey. I’m so glad I did! On Thanksgiving, I followed his recipe and it was the best turkey I’ve ever made. When we were carving it, juice was literally squirting at us (even from the breast.) Brining is the process of...
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