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Archive for Entrees
After Thanksgiving: So Much Turkey, So Little Appetite
By this time in the Thanksgiving cycle, most folks are hoping to hit the drive-through to avoid leftovers. There are a lot of nice dishes in those esteemed remnants! Don’t toss them out, and for sure don’t let them go to waste.
Here are some clever ways to turn unappealing surplus turkey and vegetables into tasty [...] Read more »
Oh So Wrong: Joy of Cooking Frozen Foods?
The Detroit Free Press has just reported on something new you can foist off on your friends and family serve to your loved ones: The Joy of Cooking Frozen Foods!
You read that right. Frozen food you don’t have to cook, so you can experience the Joy of Cooking without even cracking open the book. Amazing!
The [...] Read more »
Thursday Fish: Tomato-Lemon Trout
Hey, Trout Undergrounders! The Chandlermeister tells me that it’s getting colder up your way, and yet you persist in fishing. Well, on the off chance that you actually catch something to eat, here’s a recipe I designed just for you:
Tomato-Lemon Trout
Gather together the following items:
Software:
1 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 lb (1 kilo) frest trout filets, [...] Read more »
It’s a Bacon Celebration
A recent post on another Underground (which shall remain nameless) has referred to a bacon-wrapped hotdog (in a maple bar, no less) as Yet Another Sign of the Impending Apocalypse. Which got me to thinking; if this is the end of the world (and who says it isn’t?), then maybe we should celebrate the ever-popular, [...] Read more »
Gandhi’s Birthday Feast
Today is Gandhi’s Birthday, a major holiday in India. He is revered as the father of modern India, now 60+ years ago. A man of strong will and gentle ways, he led the (mostly) nonviolent ejection of the British from their largest colony, and was featured on the cover of Time magazine three times. He [...] Read more »
Turnabout’s Fair: German Food in India?
I recently mentioned that I had eaten a nice curry dish while flying to India on Lufthansa, the German airline. Well, it seems turnabout’s fair play. Last evening I enjoyed an authentic German meal here in Hyderabad, with a hint of Oktoberfest provided, and in the company of a truly international cast of characters.
It was [...] Read more »
Working Hard for You: Buffet Grazing in Hyderabad
There are so many good things to eat in India that I’m glad my hotel serves several buffets each day. It doesn’t matter to me that they feel obliged to serve Western and Far Eastern style dishes to accommodate the range of their visitors. I wave hi as I go by the maitre d’hotel (who [...] Read more »
If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Fish
Here are some recent fish and seafood recipes from food blogs I visit (fairly) regularly; a couple are even spicy:
Salmon in a Halo (Heavenly!)
Tuna Tartare (For Those Who Hate To Cook Anything)
Crazy Cajun Garlic Jambalaya (With Extra Garlic)
Sauce for Baked Fish (From Tigers & Strawberries, F-BOM 08/08)
Flied Lice With Schlimp (And an Accent)
Enjoy the (Seafood [...] Read more »
