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Happy Halloween: Asian-Marinated Salmon + Wasabi Potato Balls

By mlb, on October 30th, 2007%

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I have been wanting to make this recipe for the longest time — Ina Garten’s Asian Marinated Salmon. I made it as written, except I added 1 tablespoon of honey to the marinade. And okay, I used a grill pan.

Fine, I also only used 1 pound of salmon instead of a whole side of salmon. But c’mon, that would have been super-duper expensive and a lot of fish for two people.

You might notice that there aren’t any prep pictures here. Well…jwa brought the camera to work and I didn’t have it to take pictures while making dinner. So sad.

Asian Marinated Salmon
1 lb wild salmon (the marinade below will accommodate up to 3 pounds)
For the marinade:
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
3 tbsp soy sauce
6 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp minced garlic
Garnishes: chopped green onions and lemon or lime wedges

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Whisk together the mustard, soy sauce, olive oil, . . . → Read More: Happy Halloween: Asian-Marinated Salmon + Wasabi Potato Balls

4 comments   Asian, Comfort Food, Fish & Seafood

Mt. Tabor Park

By mlb, on October 28th, 2007%

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Kinda lazy tonight. Will just post pictures of today’s walk around Mt. Tabor.

Okay.

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Colorful foliage!

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Park bench, trees, and me!

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Reservoir and downtown in the background

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jwa walking…

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Upper reservoir and Fallness

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Nice!

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Leaves and . . . → Read More: Mt. Tabor Park

3 comments   Autumn, SE Portland

Chicken Breasts with Horseradish-Scallion Crust

By mlb, on October 25th, 2007%

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This was a really good, quick weeknight dinner. It’s from Gourmet magazine and I really just tweaked it a little by adding some lemon zest. We had this with some herbed polenta and uh, I think some broccoli. It was a week or so ago. It’s kind of a blur.

I think the thing I liked best about it was the stuffing kind of vibe. But it was on the outside. It was topping! Crispy topping rocks.

Chicken Breasts with Horseradish-Scallion Crust
This will serve two
1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp chopped scallion
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
Zest of 1/2 lemon
2 tbsp drained bottled horseradish
1/2 tsp chopped fresh tarragon or a pinch dried, crumbled
salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl whisk together mustard and mayonnaise until combined well. Now, I found it easy to make . . . → Read More: Chicken Breasts with Horseradish-Scallion Crust

2 comments   Breads, Herbs, Poultry & Fowl, Recipes

WCC21: Halloween: The Round-Up

By mlb, on October 22nd, 2007%

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First of all, thanks so much to Sara of Weekend Cookbook Challenge for letting me guest-host this month! I had a great time picking a theme and I hope everyone had fun participating. And here are some nifty new seasonal recipes to try this month.

So, what kind of food does Halloween evoke? Soups, root vegetables, apples, huge fancy meals, snacks and sweets. Plus scary meat products! There’s a little bit of everything — something for everyone!

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Okay, first up is the above mentioned Sara of WCC and I Like to Cook fame with this wonderful looking Pam’s Ham and Apple Breakfast Pie adapted from Bruce Aidells’s Complete Book of Pork: A Guide to Buying, Storing, and Cooking the World’s Favorite Meat. I bet her house smelled amazing while this was baking in the oven.

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Gretchen, over at Canela y Comino in Peru turned . . . → Read More: WCC21: Halloween: The Round-Up

One comment   Cookbooks, Food Blogging Event, Holiday

Green Tea Halloween Sugar Cookies

By mlb, on October 21st, 2007%

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Monday night, the WCC round-up* will be up but for now…it’s cookies. I altered a recipe I found at the Whole Foods web site to include matcha (powdered green tea). Where can you get matcha? Try here!

I rolled them out and used my new, cool Halloween cookie cutters for some great shapes — a bat, a ghost, cat, jack o’lantern and a witch boot. But, you could also just roll the dough into two logs, chill and slice into rounds. That would work just fine too.

I really liked the fact that this recipe calls for brown sugar. I think that it held up to the green tea taste really well.

Green Tea Halloween Sugar Cookies
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp matcha
1/2 tsp non-aluminum baking powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
2-3 tbsp milk
3 tbsp granulated . . . → Read More: Green Tea Halloween Sugar Cookies

One comment   Baking, Cookies, Dessert, Tea
 
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