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Zucchini Bread
Like many gardens out there, ours has been pumping out the zucchini out as fast as we can eat it. When you turn around to find a forearm-sized zucchini that simply wasn’t there ten minutes prior, you know it’s time to use zucchini in just about every meal. This recipe for zucchini bread is based […]
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Yogurtlu Kebab (Kofte with Tomato Sauce & Yogurt)
Middle-Eastern Nachos indeed! The meat-eaters (and a couple Sneaky Sams) at our party a few weeks ago all seemed to enjoy this one. Sausage-shaped meat logs (okay, awesome phrase) are plated atop pita chips, tomato sauce, yogurt, and pinenuts fried in butter.  This worked out really well as party food as you could take as […]
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Green Papaya Salad with Shrimp
Lisa had her first green papaya salad at Thoa in Seattle and absolutely loved it; after trying it myself, I decided that this was something we had to make at home. The recipe itself, which I adapted from a few I spotted online, as well as what I remember of the restaurant version, came together […]
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Grilled Mahi Mahi with Pan-Roasted Corn Salsa and Black Beans
This recipe from Mccormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant Cookbook was deeeelicious and a great summer meal. We needed the grill on for the fish anyway, so we grilled the corn on the cob for the pan salsa. The recipe as written in the book uses a lot more butter and store-bought salsa, but we had […]