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September 22nd, 2015

Blog, Fish, Seafood

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Fish Tacos – Quick & Easy and All in Pictures

Last post showed how to cook a whole fish on the stove, which is a technique I just recently learned – and like very much for its terrific flavor and because it makes the most of the fish by reducing the loss of meat that takes place when fish is filleted (removed from the bone while the fish is raw). But since filleted fish is most available on the market, especially in our U.S. grocery stores, making these quick and easy fish tacos is a great way to make a complete and fantastically flavorful meal with a good piece of fish fillet.

Here’s what you need for ingredients to make quick and easy fish tacos.

Click any picture on this page for a complete, easy-to-follow step-by-step picture book recipe. Read more »

September 14th, 2015

Blog, Fish, Seafood

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Stove Cooked Whole Fish with Fresh Vegetables – All in Pictures

Just a few weeks ago one of my sons and I went fishing for black sea bass out of Falmouth, Massachusetts. When we got back, I commented to our boat captain as he cleaned our catch about the amount of waste that went into filleting the fish. The boat captain the next slip down heard my comment and mentioned that we Americans are about the only culture that fillets fish. Most everyone else cooks their fish whole. That captain, Capt. Willy Hatch, who runs Machaca Charters, then told me that he particularly likes to coat the fish skin with a dry rub, meaning dried herbs and spices, and then cook the fish, with just the head removed, in hot oil, which essentially steams the fish from the inside out in its own juices. Capt. Willy, great guy, then prepared two fish exactly the way I needed to cook them whole as shown in the picture below.

September 8th, 2015

Blog, Fitness Food, Salads & Salad Dressings, Vegetables

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Crisp Corn and Bell Pepper Salad – All in Pictures

Last two posts showed how to cook corn on the stove and in the microwave oven. Easy. Here’s a great way to combine the crisp sweetness of corn with bell pepper (I like using red, yellow, or orange bell pepper for this because they’re sweeter and more flavorful than green bell peppers), onion, garlic, and cilantro. Terrific combination!

Here’s what you need to make this crisp corn and bell pepper salad for 3-4 people.

Click any picture on this page for a complete, easy to follow step-by-step picture book recipe. Read more »

September 3rd, 2015

Blog, Vegetables

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Microwave Cooked Corn on the Cob – Incredibly Easy, All in Pictures

Aside from being incredibly quick and easy, cooking corn in the microwave oven as shown in the picture book recipe you can get here is probably the best way both to maximize corn’s flavor and nutritional value as the corn cooks inside its own husk.

Here’s what you need to cook corn on the cob in the microwave oven.

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August 28th, 2015

Blog, Vegetables

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Stove Cooked Corn on the Cob: Quick, Easy, and All in Pictures

Fresh, crisp corn on the cob; it’s a summer staple and very quick and easy to cook on the stove.

Here’s all you need.

August 19th, 2015

Blog, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, Snacks, Special Recipes

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Pistachio Pesto: Nutty, Herby, and All in Pictures

If you like pistachios and basil or are already a big fan of pesto, you’ll love this recipe. As I mention on the first page of the step-by-step picture book recipe shown below you can get by clicking any picture on this page,…

August 14th, 2015

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Kid-Friendly Microwave Cooked Tortilla Pizza – All in Pictures

Summer’s rippin’ to an end. Kids’ll be back to school soon. Here’s another easy way to help encourage their independence in the kitchen. My then 10-year-old daughter showed me how to make this quick and easy tortilla pizza that kids can make on their own safely for either a snack, lunch, or dinner.

Here’s all you need to make a tortilla pizza that takes about 1 minute prep time and about 45 seconds to cook in the microwave oven. Read more »

August 8th, 2015

Blog, Kid-Friendly Recipes, Salads & Salad Dressings, Snacks

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Empowering Kids in the Kitchen with Kid-Friendly Quick & Easy Tuna Salad – All in Pictures

This quick & easy kid-friendly to make tuna salad is a great way to empower kids’s confident independence in kitchen because it requires only 3 ingredients, 3 pieces of equipment, and no cutting with a knife or even the use of a can opener if you buy cans of tuna with pull-tab tops as shown below.

Kid-Friendly Tuna Salad Ingredients Click any picture on this page for a complete, very colorful step-by-step picture book recipe.

Kid-Friendly Tuna Salad Picture Book Recipe

August 1st, 2015

Blog, Salads & Salad Dressings, Vegetables

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Tomato, Fresh Basil & Mozzarella Salad – All in Pictures

One of my favorite late summer foods is freshly picked, richly flavorful, no-kidding vine ripened tomatoes, which I usually get fresh from the field at Berberian’s Farm Stand in Northborough, MA. And one of my favorite ways to enjoy those tomatoes is in a fantastically flavorful and easy to make salad made with fresh basil (also from Berberian’s), mozzarella cheese, olive oil, a little salt, a good crunch of ground black pepper and, of course, a shot of balsamic vinegar.

June 20th, 2015

Blog, Breakfast, Fruit, Kid-Friendly Recipes

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