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Bun Thit Nuong - Beef Noodle Salad
Posted on 14. Apr, 2009 by singleguychef.
If you are unfamiliar with this beef noodle salad, you need to make it on a nice summer day served outside with a cold beer and some extra chopped Thai chilies for those who like it hot. A traditional Vietnamese salad that is unexpectedly light and bright.
Serves 4
Beef Marinade:
2 Tbsp of soy sauce
1 [...]
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Green Peppercorn Filet with Cream Sauce
Posted on 21. Oct, 2007 by singleguychef.
Along with steak au poivre, green peppercorn fillet is an absolute favorite of mine. It’s a wonderfully rich sauce that should become one of your staple recipes.
Serves: 3
Ingredients
For the fillet:
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 6- to 8-ounce filet mignon steaks
For the peppercorn cream sauce
1 3/4 cups beef stock or veal stock
1/4 cup chopped shallots
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Potato Pancakes with Smoked Salmon and Scrambled Eggs
Posted on 12. Aug, 2007 by singleguychef.
Some of you have been wondering where I’ve been. No…I’ve not joined Cirque de Soleil nor have been killed at the Ninja Warrior tryouts. I have been busy with “life.” You see, I’ve got a test in Kung Fu coming up in a month or so and have been training heavily for that. Familiar with [...]
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Pan fried Cod with Gazpacho Sauce and Salsa topped with Black Olive Tapenade
Posted on 12. Jul, 2007 by singleguychef.
I’ve got a few cookbooks on the shelf…ok, shelves…ok, several books…fine, a lot of books on the shelves. So much so that C said, “You can’t shouldn’t buy anymore cookbooks until you make at least one recipe from each book on those shelves.”
So…here’s one. It’s a modified recipe from Patrick O’Connell’s Refined American Cuisine. DON’T [...]
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Smoked Salmon parcel of Mediterranean style Israeli couscous
Posted on 10. Jul, 2007 by singleguychef.
A great dish that be served as an elegant appetizer, or as part of a main course accompanied with a simple mixed green salad tossed with a lemon caper vinaigrette.
Serves: 6-8, depending on parcel size. Plenty of couscous for some great leftovers.
Ingredients
For Salmon:
1/2 lb of smoked salmon, choose the center pieces as they make for [...]
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Thai Tofu, grilled Mango, Zuchinni and Seaweed Salad Stack.
Posted on 04. Jul, 2007 by singleguychef.
I don’t know about other bloggers of my ilk, but it’s a rare occasion that I have the interest to dine out and even rarer still that I get excited to try a place. It had been a long time since I’d been out to Ann Arbor and when I heard about eve, my interest [...]
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Shrimp Avacado, Pink Grapefruit and Cotton Candy Melon with Grapefruit, Jalapeno dressing
Posted on 24. Jun, 2007 by singleguychef.
I’ve been patiently waiting to get my hands on some blood oranges so I can play around with some recipes. You know…something like a blood orange, molasses peppercorn sauce for a nice fillet. But alas, my grocer hasn’t produced and so here I am, filling my curiosities with some other fruits. I made a fruit [...]
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Salmon with Mojo Sauce
Posted on 18. Jun, 2007 by singleguychef.
Serves: 2
Ingredients
For Salmon
8 oz. of Salmon fillets
3 TBs. of olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
flat leaf parsley for garnish
lemon juice for drizzling
For Mojo Sauce
2 cloves of garlic, peeled
2 tsp of Spanish paprika
1 tsp. ground cumin
5 TBs. of extra virgin olive oil
2 TBs. white wine vinegar
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Preparation
1. Place the garlic, paprika [...]
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Grilled Lamb Chops with Chick Pea and Rosemary Roagout
Posted on 04. Jun, 2007 by singleguychef.
One of the laments that my friends, who don’t cook, have is, “I always have ingredients left over and I don’t know what to do with them.” So, for this dish, I wanted to make use of items that I had leftover from last weekend’s dishes and stuff I had in the pantry. Limiting [...]
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Sea Bass with Ginger Soy Broth and Ginger Coconut Rice
Posted on 28. May, 2007 by singleguychef.
I’ve been beginning to recognize a theme in this first installment of Food Play-1. All the dishes have been
quick to make, taking 30 minutes or less. This dish stems a quick dashi soup I make that’s infused with simple flavors.
Ingredients
Ginger soy broth:
2 cups of water
1 cup dry white wine
2 TBs. of [...]
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