September 2007 – Page 2

September 17, 2007

Economical Fish Experiment #2: Baked Tilapia Layered with Ricotta and Vegetables

So, I was all set to do an Indian-inspired Mahi Mahi next when Guilty Carnivore sung the praises of Tilapia in a recent comment. I am very easily influenced by the things that I read so I decided to pick some tilapia up on the way home last week -- $5.99/pound at the Whole Foods …

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September 15, 2007

WCC 20: Show and Tell: The Farmhouse Cookbook

For this Weekend Cookbook Challenge we're supposed to pick a cookbook that we want everyone to know about. Well, honestly, this one was pretty easy for me. The Farmhouse Cookbook by Susan Herman Loomis is one of my most favorite cookbooks ever. Ever! It's also one of the first cookbooks I ever bought. From the …

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September 10, 2007

Sole with Olives, Capers and Bacon…But Still…It's Fish!

Wow! Two posts in two days! Amazing! Uh, anyway, lately, I have mentioned to jwa (threatened?) that we will be eating more fish -- at least two times a week. The problem is, we have expensive, fancy-pants fish tastes. Mostly, we both like salmon, tuna and halibut and that's pretty much our fish repertoire. Now, …

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September 9, 2007

Ending the Weekend Right: Blueberry-Hazelnut Crumble

I have been meaning to make a blueberry pie all Summer -- in fact, I have always wanted to make a blueberry pie. Unfortunately, I hadn't done so yet but then I came across some tasty looking berries at Limbo and was inspired. Sure I was hot and yes, I was kind of lazy. That's …

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September 4, 2007

Tasty Halibut Dish + A Nice Place to Stay in Manzanita

Over Labor Day Weekend, jwa and I headed to the coast to celebrate his birthday. We had a really nice time and a dinner that was so good I'm pretty positive that I'll be making it again soon. It's always a little challenging working in an unfamiliar kitchen but this worked out pretty well. I …

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