Sheara here…Chef Monsta’s big sis…when I told her today that I planned on making gnocchi tonight, she said to me “Don’t bother making gnocchi from scratch, it takes forever, just buy it pre-made and make the sauce“. But, being that I had potatoes that I wanted to use up, and having never made gnocchi before, [...]
This steak salad is so easy to prepare and is a great for any meal and any season.
Steak Marinade:
1/2 c soy sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
fresh black pepper
2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp red pepper flakes
Salad:
1/2 lb mushrooms
2 scallions, chopped
2 c arugula
1 Israeli cucumber, chopped
1 Roma tomato, chopped
2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
juice of 1 lemon
salt and pepper
This is an awesome dish if you are sick of the usual fish + starch combo (potato, rice) for your weeknight dinners. It is my take on the pot pie/bureka/spanakopita! Enjoy.
Ingredients: (Yields 2)
1/2 lb salmon
salt and pepper
1/2 c raw spinach
handful of dill
2 sprigs of thyme
2 tbsp butter
1/4 c pine nuts
phyllo dough
1 egg (for eggwash)
Sesame seeds [...]
When I buy an ingredient, I try and use it in different ways, and stretch the ingredient over a few meals that week. So with the pine nuts I purchased to make my Pennette Harry’s Bar last night, I wanted to see what I could come up with.
This dish is extremely colorful, healthy, and unique. [...]
Happy New Year! For my first official post of 2010, I wanted to recreate a delicious dish I ate while on vacation in Miami, Florida this past week. Every time I hit up the MIA, I always spend an evening window shopping at the luxurious Shops at Bal Harbour. I ogle at the [...]
