Risotto is a classic and clean dish with only a few ingredients, making it a great weeknight meal or side. Arborio rice is suspended in a creamy sauce of wine and broth, finished with a bit of butter and Parmesan cheese. Here, fresh corn kernels add texture and a delightful pop of sweet flavor. To…
Fish & Shellfish
Great technique for tender shrimp full of flavor: Oven-Roasted with Herbs & Garlic
This is more a technique than a recipe. I stumbled on it through Fine Cooking and it is so simple and efficient. Infuse olive oil with fresh herbs for 10 minutes in a hot oven, then add the shrimp and roast them for another 10 minutes. This dish resembles Gambas al Ajillo, but it is…
Happy as a Grilled Clam in White Wine, Butter & Smoked Paprika
After making these simple, quick, and incredibly delicious clams, we were asking ourselves why we had never grilled clams before. We saw this recipe on Gourmet’s award-winning show on PBS, Diary of a Foodie. It’s as easy as placing the clams on a hot grill and then tossing them in 5-ingredient sauce. These clams are…
Tapas Menu Part 2: Mussels with Chorizo and Spinach with Golden Raisins & Pine Nuts
Here are the final two dishes from our Spanish NYE menu. Both recipes are incredibly easy and full of flavor. The mussels recipe comes from Martha Stewart. Fresh mussels pair perfectly with chorizo, the smoky, spicy Portugese sausage. Sop up the white wine and tomato broth with crusty bread, and wash it all down with…
Part 1 of our New Year’s Tapas Menu: Salmorejo and Gambas al Ajillo
Happy 2010! New Year’s Eve is an important event throughout the world, as we reflect on the past year and welcome the new one, with hopes of happiness and prosperity. For New Year’s Eve 2007, Greg and I were on our honeymoon in Barcelona. We were drinking champagne in a sea of thousands of people…
A simple dish with great flavor: Halibut with Cherry Tomatoes and Olives
We picked our first cherry tomatoes of the season… how wonderful it is to eat fresh vegetables from the garden! I learned this simple fish recipe from the restaurant I used to work at in NYC. It’s super quick, easy, and delicious. I usually serve it with sautéed spinach and mashed potatoes. Halibut with Cherry…