Single Guy Chef

Spicy Potato Tapas

Posted on 18. Jun, 2007 by singleguychef.

I am sure there are hundreds of different ways that you can makes this Tapas. In fact, my Spanish source, as I was making this dish, she was educating me on the different ways she prepares her potatoes. So here’s one way to make this dish.
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
For Fried potatoes
3 lbs. of baby potatoes
olive oil
sea salt [...]

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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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Roasted Asparagus with Serrano Ham and Aioli Sauce

Posted on 18. Jun, 2007 by singleguychef.

One of my all time favorites. I had some leftover asparagus and some serrano from a paninni recipe so what better way to use them both together?
Makes 16 spears
Ingredients
8 slices of serrano ham
16 asparagus spears
coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
For Aioli sauce
1 large egg yolk at room temperature
1 TBs. of white vinegar or [...]

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Blueberry, Ginger, Lime Caipirinha

Posted on 18. Jun, 2007 by singleguychef.

Traditional capirinha is made with cachaça and tangerine lime and sugar, not tangerine. It was a late posting and you can see I was sampling the product earlier. :-P. Thanks to Brazilian Girl for the catch. I’ve been served a multitude of variations. Here’s my contribution to the mix and I am sure this libation [...]

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Wine with your cooked Cabbage

Posted on 17. Jun, 2007 by marriedWineGuy.

So what wine would you drink with the cabbage rolls your mother sent you home with from your visit earlier this week?……………Times up. It was something I had to take a few minutes to consider myself.
Let’s see, you’ve got cooked cabbage, stuffed with a meat and rice mixture, covered with a tomato and carrot [...]

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Roshambo Winery

Posted on 06. Jun, 2007 by marriedWineGuy.

I should tell you that I am an optimistic wine drinker. I expect every bottle to be at least good. And in fact, nowadays, most wines are good. There is much more constancy in wines than in days of old. This does not mean that outstanding wines are not being created. [...]

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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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Angoves Nine Vines

Posted on 03. Jun, 2007 by marriedWineGuy.

I would be lying if I didn’t say that I originally picked up this bottle of Angove’s 2006 Nine Vines Rose’ because of its beautiful color. Then, when I read that it was made from Grenache and Shiraz grapes, I had to taste it.
I was not disappointed and you won’t be either. It’s [...]

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Fresh Berries with Puff Pastry and Coconut whipped Cream

Posted on 31. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

In my freezer, I currently have:
3 boxes of phyllo sheets
6 packages of won ton wrappers - circa 2004, I am bad about cleaning out the freezer 1 HUGE bag of frozen peas
1 bag of corn
1 ice pack for my sore parts
vodka
gin
Oh here it is, a box of puff pastry rounds!
I *raises hand* admit that [...]

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Posted on 31. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

Because it’s almost Friday and sometimes, we just need a little distraction to help some of us make it there.
We may fall to them in Kitchen Stadium but we’ll reign supreme in Kitchen Arcade!
30 seconds with Rachel Ray
BAM! Get beat down by Emeril
Mario Party - Batalli Style
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Alton [...]

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