May 17, 2012

April 2, 2009

Go Greek: Taramasalata with Toasted Pita Chips

I made taramasalata recently and thought I’d share… At a recent dinner party, Greek fare dominated the menu. The meal started with taramasalata on crunchy pitas and a crisp white wine. I’d forgotten how addictive the creamy spread can be. Mirroring the consistency of a good, homemade alioli, but eggless, taramasalata is unctuous, tart and salty from the [...]

June 23, 2008

Springtime Honey-Citrus Lacquered Wild Salmon

Recipes courtesy the National Honey Board. For more information on cooking with pure honey, visit www.honey.com. Springtime Honey-Citrus Lacquered Wild Salmon Print Recipe Type: entree Author: National Honey Board Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 19 mins Total Time: 29 mins Serves: 6 Ingredients 6 fillets wild caught salmon (about 2 pounds), pin bones removed [...]

March 7, 2008

Cilantro Roasted Salmon

  Google Recipe View Microformatting by Easy Recipe 1.2.4 What is a convenient way to get more lean protein into my diet? It is certainly that time of year when folks are focusing on eating healthy and losing weight. Our suggestion: indulge in protein rich and Omega-3 packed wild salmon. SeaBear?s Alaskan wild salmon will [...]

February 10, 2008

Get-Into-That-Bikini-for-Spring Break Salad

Here’s a recipe I’d like to share for Super Protein Veggie Salad. Inspired by a tired new year’s resolution to lose weight, this salad is vegetarian, but gets its protein from cannellini beans, wheatberries, nuts and the yogurt/cottage cheese salad dressing. The dressing stays low in calories and fat because it contains no oil, but it satisfies [...]

November 15, 2007

Grey Poupon

greypoupon

Dijon: A Workhorse in the Kitchen One of our favorite prepared ingredients in the kitchen is Dijon mustard. A favorite because of its versatility, we use Grey Poupon Dijon mustard not only on sandwiches but in homemade salad dressings, alioli and sauces. Grey Poupon’s new Harvest Coarse Ground Mustard is ideal for Greek salad dressing [...]

April 5, 2007

Selecting & Cooking Asparagus

Asparagus

Got any tips for selecting and cooking asparagus? The California asparagus harvest is underway and the folks at the California Asparagus Commission have some helpful information to share about this favorite springtime veggie.? At the market, select spears of similar diameter so that they cook evenly. Tips should be compactly closed. Peak selection in markets [...]