Another hot summer’s day with the temperature at 32C and no wind at all. The best thing to do would be to sit in the shade with a large glass of iced tea or iced lemonade and take a nap or read a book but since we have family arriving today from Argentina, I’m making …
Another great idea for a summer grill is this Asian-inspired dish of grilled salmon in red curry. It’s quick and easy to prepare and with just the right amount of spice to have for an alfresco lunch. I use salmon because it’s oily flesh flavor is played down by the spiciness of the curry but …
As a follow-up post to our Argentine dinner, here’s the recipe for the empanadas that we served. We made two kinds – carne (mince) and choclo (corn) but there are so many other fillings that can be done. Here are a few ideas: cebolla con Roquefort (caramelized onions and crumbled Roquefort) and jamon y queso …
Last night, we invited our next-door neighbors M & A and kids over for dinner. They had prepared a traditional Iranian meal for us a few weeks back and we decided to do an Argentinean dinner to reciprocate. After a week of careful planning – recipe research (from my mother-in-law), looking for ingredients all around …
After our fantastic Iranian dinner the other night, I decided to dig up some similar recipes for the grill. I came up with an Indian-influenced chicken Tikka with cucumber raita along with some ready-made minted lamb kebabs from the English Butcher. We also made some buttered Basmati rice to go along with the meat. Both …
After all the rich meals we had in Paris, we needed to have an Asian food fix. Luckily, I found some fresh tofu at the supermarket and one evening last week, we had fried tofu and a Thai green curry of chicken with some steamed jasmine rice. The dish is something my sisters and I …
It was another beautiful spring day yesterday – blue skies, warm sun and a slight breeze from the Mediterranean – perfect for a simple dinner of sirloin and young asparagus on the grill accompanied by new potatoes and a salad of goat’s cheese with red onion marmalade. Often the most simple things make the best …
Travels with a Gourmet 