CATEGORY: ‘Appetizers’

Ravishing Radishes, Chives & Mustard Greens…

30 Jan, 2012

I was never really fond of small raw radishes.

Christmas Eve Dinner 2011

26 Jan, 2012

Luxurious but not stuffy.

Assorted Bruschetta or MM’s “Leftover” Toasts… :)

11 Jan, 2012

A hearty nibble or two or three of miscellaneous ingredients on toasted bread — how can that NOT be good?

Tako – Octopus Sashimi

18 Nov, 2011

I once had this octopus sashimi that was still alive, and the suckers applied a gentle suction on your tongue that was rather disconcerting.

Thanksgiving Appetizers…

25 Oct, 2011

A simple salad of quickly poached shrimp, baby squid and crab meat chilled and laid out on a fish platter. Drizzled with lobster oil, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper and garnished with freshly chopped italian parsley. This was EXCELLENT.

A Bit of Spain, France & Italy for Lunch…

12 May, 2011

For lunch on Mother’s Day, we decided to stay home and just eat whatever we could come up with given the stuff we had in the fridge, freezers and pantry. We couldn’t decide what to have as a main course, so we ended up with three sort of appetizers… one Spanish, one French…

Semi-Dried Cherry Tomatoes a la Marketman

02 May, 2011

From absolutely no decent tomatoes a couple of months ago to a sudden deluge of the fruit, tomatoes are back in markets with a summer vengeance. But be careful, some vendors must have bad sources or are just taking advantage of consumers as prices varied WILDLY at the markets yesterday. For example,…

Pasture Raised “Seared” Beef Carpaccio a la Marketman

01 May, 2011

It was an impromptu “market dinner” at home. I had been to three markets in the morning and went a little wild. So we texted a few friends and had six people to dinner at 7pm last night. I started dinner preparations at 5:30pm, and meal was ready by 7:30pm, with…

 

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