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Tilapia with Fresh Corn and Hatch Chiles
It’s that time of year that some wait on pins-and-needles for… hatch chile season! Â The roasters are out in full force at several grocery stores in the area, and with a freezer full of chiles, I wanted to find a recipe off the beaten “green chile stew”/”green chile enchiladas” path. Â This recipe is adapted from […]
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Cochinita Pibil: Slow-roasted Yucatan Pork
We had banana leaves left over from the Steamed Salmon recipe, and I happened to stumble across this tasty-looking pork dish a couple of days before a PEPS potluck, so it was a no-brainer to make it our contribution. I’m still partial to the Carnitas that we’ve made a few times previously, but this recipe […]
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Steamed Banana Leaf Salmon
This is seriously one of the easiest and tastiest salmon recipes we’ve ever made. Adapted for two from the excellent Good Fish: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Pacific Coast by Becky Selengut (from whom I received a private cooking lesson, jealous much?), salmon fillets marinate in sake and mirin before being steamed along with mushrooms […]
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Thanksgiving in May: Chicken Nachatta
Now, I have no idea what “Nachatta” means, but this riff on Chicken Marsala, with cranberries, mushrooms, and a touch of cream, echoed the flavors of turkey and cranberry sauce and so made a fantastic main course for our Thanksgiving dinner. I found the recipe in the Seattle Celebrated Chefs Cookbook, courtesy of Amore. We […]
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Salmon and Asparagus Chowder
This chowder recipe is from Sunday Soup: A Year’s Worth of Mouth-Watering, Easy-to-Make Recipes, a book Lisa’s mom got for us on a recent visit. We’ve already made two or three recipes, and all have been delicious. Salmon, potatoes, asparagus, what’s not to like? [donotprint] Chris says: Yum! I love asparagus season. And in a […]