Author: mondo
SAUTED SHISHITO JAPANESE PEPPERS AND VEGETABLE CURRY OVER BASMATI RICE ON AUGUST 2
A beautiful Monday in New York and a visit to the green market at Union square, allowed me to discover a Japanese pepper called Shishito. This very tasty pepper is sweet-hot, thin-walled green and very popular in Japan. They grow in the summer and are...
ROASTED LAMB SANDWICHES ON HOME MADE BUNS ON AUGUST 1
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ROASTED LEG OF LAMB AND ROASTED VEGETABLES ON JULY 31
Last night we had a superb dinner. Alfonso found a beautiful piece of leg of lamb at Fairway in Redhook and he served it with really tender roasted vegetables. We had Ciabatta bread as appetizer with mint chutney along with Chimay Ale Premiere. Delicious Saturday...
JULY BEER TASTING
By now it's a tradition for these home brewers, to constantly taste new beers so once a month we do a tasting event to compare up to 6 beers and learn about the brewers, the techniques and tradition behind.[br] [br] [br] [br] [br] Definitely our favorite from this tasting, another...
PAELLA ON JULY 30
Paellas are a wonderful thing and Alfonso really knows how to prepare a tasty one. Last night after work I stopped by Whole Food at Union Square to get some groceries and I found mussels from Blue bay in Canada, there were small but tasty...
SKIRT STEAK/VEGETABLES CASEROLE AND ORANGE AVOCADO SALAD ON JULY 29
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BAKED SHRIMP CAKES OVER PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM AND MESCULIN SALAD ON JULY 28
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PIZZA MARGARITA AND CHOCOLATE CAKE TASTING
Last night we decorated the chocolate cake and finally tasted it. Everything was fine, the combination of flavors, the pastry creme superb (I will include the recipe later), but the texture of the Génoise Cake wasn't quite right. Definitely a great experience for a beginner...
GRILLED SWORDFISH STEAK AND ROASTED VEGGIES ON JULY 26
On Monday afternoon I stopped by Whole Food, Union Square and found two nice swordfish steaks from Canada. Alfonso grilled them and served with a nice variety of roasted vegetables. Wonderful Monday dinner. In addition in our constant learning about beer and specially Belgian Beers,...