Grilled Mushroom and Ricotta Pizza on Sourdough Wheat Crust
I have been on something of a pizza kick lately, and not those commercially prepared pies with flavorless cheese and mushy veggies. I can directly pin-point when this all started. It began at the Mushroom Council lunch when Chef Kent Rathburn made us a grilled mushroom pizza. I knew in that moment that I would be making a pizza with grilled mushrooms. This is the result. I used mushrooms that were available at the grocery store,...
Baked Fish Tacos with Chipotle Dressing
I love warm weather food! There is nothing like it, and when the temperature breaks the 95F mark I pull out my favorite Summer recipes. One such recipe is fish tacos. Cool and crisp lettuce, creamy avocado, and crunchy fish wrapped in a corn tortilla is perfect for a light afternoon lunch, or a dinner on the patio with a cold beer. There is just one problem with this dish, and that is deep frying the fish. Of course, you know I...
Lunch at Abacus with the Mushroom Council
Today’s post is a departure from the norm. Stay with me, there are a lot of good cooking tips to come. A few weeks ago, through the wonders of Twitter, I was offered the opportunity by The Mushroom Channel to attend a lunch hosted by the Mushroom Council. I know what you are thinking. There is a council for mushrooms? Yes, indeed there is and they hosted a lovely lunch event for restaurant owners, food suppliers, university...
Soft Taco Stack
I’ll admit it. I do not use my new slow-cooker enough. I really don’t. That is why I am going to try and make a habit of participating in Thoughtless Thursdays over at Pots and Plots. For this edition of Thoughtless Thursday I made a Soft Taco Stack. It is all the components of tacos, just arranged differently and cooked more slowly. What you end up with is something like a Tex-Mex lasagna. It’s spicy,...
FoodBuzz: 24, 24, 24 – Eating Local – Dallas, Texas
Howdy y’all! Welcome to Texas! One evening, while feeling particularly full of myself, I submitted a proposal for Foodbuzz’s montlhy 24, 24, 24 event. For those of you reading who do not know what 24, 24, 24 is I’ll give you the short version. 24 bloggers have 24 food events over 24 hours. Fun, right? I decided on the following menu: Fried Gulf Coast Shrimp Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos Smoked Beef Brisket...
Chipotle Gouda Cornbread
Do you impulse buy? I do. My impulse buys are most often food related. Last week I discovered a really great local cheese shop, Scardello Artisan Cheese, in Dallas and I could not help but go in and shop. I got some terribly expensive, and very tasty, sea salt caramels, some disappointing dark chocolate, and two superb cheeses. One was a sharp cheddar made in Texas, and the other was a raw milk Gouda, also made in Texas. The...
