Bourbon Chicken and Avocado Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Garlic
I hit a home run with this recipe -- we all loved the well-seasoned chicken stew: not too sweet and with just the slightest tang.
Fish Fillets in Red Pepper Sauce and Broccoli Salad with Avocado
I don’t know if I’ve ever cooked cod. It’s a very firm fish, with a serious bite, and is a nice change of pace from the other (softer) fillets that I tend to prepare (i.e., tilapia, catfish, mahi mahi). The “Fish Fillets in Red Pepper Sauce,” from The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes,...
Quinoa with Cauliflower, Cranberries, and Pine Nuts and Avocado and Tuna Tapas
I often enjoy preparing and eating Nava Atlas’ recipes. I know her choice of ingredients is never frivolous. Her recipe for “Quinoa with Cauliflower, Cranberries, and Pine Nuts,” from Vegan Express, (recipe below), called out with the joys of cauliflower, dried cranberries, pine nuts, and -- of course -- quinoa, that marvelous ancient grain. I...
Goan Shrimp in Roasted-Coconut Sauce and Avocado-Orange Salad
Shrimp is always a winner with my dining family. I was excited by the notion of the “Goan Shrimp in Roasted-Coconut Sauce,” from the May 2008 issue of Gourmet, with its collection of spices and coconut. And finally, I could use the Laxmi Brand Natural Tamarind Concentrate that I bought at Sahadi’s ages ago. After...
Fish and Corn Chowder and Tangy Cucumber and Avocado Salad
My thoughts on fish soup: it should be a thick, tasty, satisfying bowl of textural complexity, but easy to prepare. This is indeed what I achieved with “Fish and Corn Chowder,” from Express Lane Diabetic Cooking, by Robyn Webb (recipe below). This soup was easy and quick to cook. Dave and our toddler absolutely loved...
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