Raspberry Tilapia
Tilapia is cheap. And plentiful. Not exactly the most exotic fish around though. It does have one thing going for it: I can always find it at Safeway. I was surfing for Tilapia recipes the other day and found one…
Baked Tilapia with Sliced Yams
We are trying to lose weight around here. My son has a six-pack for abs. Me? I've got a small keg. So we are eating a lot of fish. Cyndi posted a great fish recipe the other day but I…
Our Last Weekend in the Rathole
This is our last weekend in this little two-bedroom apartment. The last meal I'll fix in this crummy kitchen. (And unlike the last meal I prepared in my previous house I am NOT sentimental about it.) Closing on the new…
Salmon Fillet Salad
A nice easy meal for a hot summer evening. Basically, a sear-roasted salmon fillet on a bed of greens with a couple of red bell pepper rings and quartered tomatoes for color. A few stalks of asparagus were added for…
Lobster Mac & Cheese
Pasta, Cheese, and Lobster (with some shrimp and crab thrown in for good measure): It doesn't get much better than this. With all due respect Parker, this is the ultimate Mac & Cheese. Even my wife, who is not a…
Creamy Chardonnay Shrimp Pasta
So I was having a lunch meeting in one of my favorite spots. They make a great ham and pineapple pizza but this time I wanted to try something different. I spied this on the menu: Chardonnay Shrimp Pasta Shrimp…
Summer Southwestern Meal
OK, so what do you do when the outside temperature is 197 in the shade? Grill, of course! I made these kabobs with just large shrimp (16-20 count) and mild Italian sausage. Inspired by a recipe in Vegetarian Southwest by…
Rouxbe.com
Have you discovered Rouxbe? Rouxbe (pronounced roo-bee) offers online step-by-step video recipes. I've watched several of the videos and I gotta say they are good. In fact the whole site is realy well done. (Disclaimer: I had the identical idea…
Shrimp Cognac with Capers
This dish was insipred by La Posada Hotel's Sherried Shrimp with Capers, the recipe for which can be found in Tastes & Treasures, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Shrimp Cognac with Capers 12 Shrimp, peeled and deveined Flour for…
Penne Rustica
Today was a special day. Not only was it Father's Day for my 84-year old Dad, but we also celebrated my Mother's 79th Birthday. And with my house finally on the market, I had time to prepare a proper meal.…