Archive for February, 2011

Quick Spicy Chicken Meal

February 18, 2011

Dinner

2 February 2011

Herbed Chicken Breasts

with

Tomatillo Salsa and Queso Fesca

Crispy Angel Hair Pasta

Wilted Spinach in Wine and Butter

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Chicken recipe is in A-Z, our favorite quick ones with sauces from Cooking Light. But used Rosa Mexicano Salsa Verde de Habanero. Quick and very good. Real, fresh queso fresca that I get from Mexican Grocer makes a big difference.

Pasta was left overs, crisped up in the pan with a bit of oil.

Rachael Ray’s Wilted Spinach with Butter and Wine was a very good side.

Valentine’s Continues!

February 18, 2011

Dinner

15 February 2011

I went over to Taylor Seafood to see what they had and noticed that the marque still said, “TREAT YOUR VALENTINE TO SOME SEAFOOD!”  OK, its not too late then.

Roasted Halibut

with

Tomato-and-Olive Confit

Radicchio, Haricot Vert & Sweet Lettuce Salad

Variation on the Roasted Swordfish with Tomato-and-Olive Confit recipe in FILE, Swordfish, from Home, March 1998. I simplified a bit, diced a fresh roma tomato, and put in the small copper sauce pan with olive oil, added olives, fresh tarragon, and opps! forgot the garlic! Heated over a low flame while creating the rest of the meal. Also tossed in some sun dried tomatoes in olive oil for good measure. (Pastine brand). Used as a base in the baking dish, and then topped the fish with the same.

Fish was a nice piece of halibut from Taylor Seafoods. From Alaska, $16 I recall. On the skin, one lb cut into three pieces, salted and then seasoned with French Kiss.

Salad is a favorite from Cooking Light, March 2008. The one on unami. Did not have walnut oil, used? truffle? Blood Oranges were a nice touch. Instead of croutons, which Kathy will always push to the side, I crispy fried the prosciutto. Which is fun, and makes a nice touch.

Cascadian “Baby” sic French Green Beans. Not sure how they come up with this . Not much baby or French, i.e. fancy about them. Ordinary green beans on the small side. Nothing like the Trader Joe ones. We have to do a foraging expedition to get more of those.