On the Menu: Grilled Shrimp, Avocado, Fennel, and Orange Salad Tropical Fruit Salad in a Coconut Bowl Jerk Chicken with Coconut Rice and Pineapple Relish-Salsa Costa Rican Watermelon Mojito Popsicles I actually stayed on Scrub Island, a small […]
On the Menu: Grilled Shrimp, Avocado, Fennel, and Orange Salad Tropical Fruit Salad in a Coconut Bowl Jerk Chicken with Coconut Rice and Pineapple Relish-Salsa Costa Rican Watermelon Mojito Popsicles I actually stayed on Scrub Island, a small […]
On the menu: Egg Skillet Baked in Tomato-Paprika Sauce Sweet Potato, Avocado, and Ground Meat, and Egg Skillet Baked Egg Skillet with Spinach, Ricotta, Leek and Char-grilled Peepper I guess I can blame those old Foster's beer commercials for putting in my head the Aussie's reputation for wanting everything big, bold, and hearty. True or […]
On the Menu: Simple Salmon in a Skillet Simple Crab Legs Simple Scallops One of my "Cool Rich Guy" , "Hip-Hop Mr. Darcy" aspirations is to tell some gorgeous woman we are flying away for a luxurious weekend getaway, and to pack that DKNY coat with the "warm and fuzzy" hood, and those cool $475 […]
On the Menu: Cajun Shrimp Guacamole Cucumber-Honeydew Salad with Feta Avocado, Egg, and Green Garnish Breakfast I once told someone, "It would take me a thousand houses and a thousand lifetimes to live out my house fantasies". And for sure, one of them would be a house "plopped" in the midst of a "Garden of […]
On the Menu…… Pollo Guisado (Dominican Braised Chicken Stew) Albondigas de carne (Dominican Style Meatballs) Batida de Lechoza (Dominican Papaya Milkshake) The amazing Casa Kimball, in the Dominican Republic, is a "sturdy looking" villa, made from reinforced concrete and local coral stone. It's not in the jungle, but on the oceanfront, on the outskirts of […]
On the Menu: Lemon and Ginger Pacific Perch Lemon/Lime, Honey, Chili, Shrimp Skewers Alaskan Halibut with Lemon Herb Salt I only came to live in Seattle because of employment circumstances, and I don’t see Seattle as my permanent home, just a temporary stop on my crazy journey. But, give me the right “warm hearted” girl, […]
On the Menu: Grilled Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs Pineapple, Cucumber, and Lime Salad (Vegetarian) Hawaiian Tuna (or Mahi-Mahi) Burgers with Grilled Pineapple Although "slightly" more traditionally furnished than my contemporary taste, this amazing Big Island Hawaiian Villa by Olson Kundig Architects definitely resonated with my own "Zen Vibrations", igniting that inner space of peace and tranquility […]
On the Menu: Iraqi Yellow Spiced Rubbed Chicken Roasted Chicken with Green Sauce and Chili Roasted Chicken with Dates, Olives, and Capers Initially, I didn't want to like this crib on Fire Island, New York, but it has such great modern design, good "Feng shui", and such great, shall we say "personality", that I had […]
On the Menu: Fresh Green Apple Salad Fresh Radish and Watercress Fresh Heirloom Tomato and Onion Salad When I saw this crib situated in a lush forest in Hong Kong, it didn't say "Asia" to me. You could drop this open, airy, modern crib anywhere on the planet, and it would say "Fresh and Clean". […]
On the Menu: One-Tray Baked Cod Provençal West Coast Mussels with Cafe de Paris Butter Tarragon Roasted Halibut with Hazelnut Brown Butter This amazing crib down the coast from me in the sparsely populated Big Sur area of California, is so amazing!!! Fresh caught seafood, a good bottle of wine, overlooking the "Blue Pacific"……that's when […]
On the Menu: Egg & Mango Salsa Waffle Mango and Avocado Chicken Salad Coconut Chicken Skewers with Mango Salad “Mangoes for breakfast, me and you, definitely ‘Chez Nous’ “ –Michael Franks (from the song “Chez Nous” [“In Our House”] ) I’ve done mango recipes in a Caribbean Villa before, and trust me, when you get […]
On the Menu: Wild Garlic Omlette Banana Bread Waffles Avocado and Egg Croissant Sandwich When I first ran across the photo shoot for this amazing home in Southern France, the first thought that came to my head was…."damn, that house must get some breathtaking sunlight in the morning" ……My second thought was…."I could cook a […]
On the Menu: Spicy Lamb Wraps Couscous with lemon Lamb Rib Chops with Quick Cherry Pan Sauce One thing I didn't want to do in this new blog section of is to force myself to present these totally authentic dishes form all over the world (if there even is such a thing as "totally authentic" […]
On the Menu: Chipotle Wings Tequila and Lime Marinated [Grass Fed] Steak Chorizo con Papas (Mexican Potatoes and Chorizo) Anyone looking for traditional, authentic Mexican architecture and cuisine might find this post a little "anti-climatic". I'm only obligated to be authentic to my "mind's eye", and my individual soul. Which is why I posted this […]
On the Menu: West African Fish Stew Simple African Chicken Stew African Peanut Stew with Greens I remember talking to an African cab driver (who actually had PHD degree) back in Chicago, we were talking about Africa, and he comment that "All of Africa is not just grasslands, jungle, desert, and mud huts" This sharp, eco […]
I'm kinda "brushing up" my Latin Style Cooking, for both the coming World Cup and the coming 2016 Olympics in Brazil. This "simpler than you think" Moqueca de Peixe (Brazilian Seafood Stew) should do well for replacing my annual SuperBowl Seafood Gumbo… And the "Aguarela do Brasil" ("Watercolors of Brazil") come forth so creatively and […]
On the menu…… Lemon Herb Salmon, and Blackened Salmon with Mango Salsa Living up here in "The Great Northwest" of the USA, this area is of the country is heaven for Salmon and Seafood lovers This amazing crib, next door to my [current] home, in Seattle Washington, in Southlands Vancouver is a good "Great Northwest" […]