Easy Pan Fried Trout with Summer Vegetables

July 26, 2010.   Categories Dinners on the Go!, From www.goodbite.com, Gluten Free Recipes, Light / Healthy, Seafood, Summer.

Easy Pan Fried Trout with Summer Vegetables

This is such an easy pan fried trout recipe and is wonderful on a summer night. It doesn’t take long to prepare but will appear like you spent a lot of time on it. When I have friends over for dinner on a busy weeknight, I prepare this and usually get a lot of “ooh’s” because it’s so colorful and fresh-looking. This is one of my go-to dishes when I want to make something special but don’t have a lot of...

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Spicy Chicken-Vegetable & Cilantro Sausage Soup

April 27, 2010.   Categories Comfort Food, Light / Healthy, Poultry, Slowcooker / Crockpot, Soups.

Spicy Chicken-Vegetable & Cilantro Sausage Soup Sorry, no photos.  I made this yesterday on a whim and wasn’t prepared for it to be this good! It’s really simple and feels more like “assembly” then “cooking.”  This recipe is only to share with you what I did…. however you can make your own substitutions and variations depending upon your availability of ingredients.  The...

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Shredded Carrot Salad with Toasted Almonds & Currants

April 27, 2010.   Categories Chef David Wells, Contributing Chefs, Light / Healthy, Salads, Vegetarian.

Shredded Carrot Salad with Toasted Almonds & Currants

Shredded Carrot Salad with Toasted Almonds & Currents Recipe and photos reprinted with permission by Chef David Wells “Grandma Dave” www.grandmadave.com Chef David Wells never ceases to amaze me.  His limitless energy and passion for his family and his love of nutritional and delicious food is inspiring!  He posted this recipe on his newly enhanced website the other day and I… of course…...

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Fresh Roasted Shrimp with Tarragon-Pistachio Butter

April 25, 2010.   Categories Light / Healthy, Seafood, Smoking / Grilling.

Fresh Roasted Shrimp with Tarragon-Pistachio Butter

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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Chicken Chile Tortilla Soup

March 19, 2010.   Categories Light / Healthy, Soups, Southwestern / Mexican.

Chicken Chile Tortilla Soup

Chicken Chile Tortilla Soup Ingredients: 3 large ripe tomatoes 6 cups chicken broth (homemade or Organic boxed – not low sodium) 6 garlic cloves 2 cascabel chiles, wiped then stemmed & seeded – toasted 2 large pasilla chiles, wiped then stemmed & seeded – toasted 1 chipotle chile w/ TBSP adobe sauce 1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted 6 6 inch fresh corn tortillas (preferably homemade or fresh locally made...

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Mahi Mahi en Papillote (Asian Style Paper Wrapped Fish)

February 11, 2010.   Categories Chef David Wells, Light / Healthy, Seafood.

Mahi Mahi en Papillote (Asian Style Paper Wrapped Fish)

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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