Archive for the Donna's Recipes Category

  • and tonight’s presentation is… - March 8th, 2006
  • We had chicken kabobs, with orange & red peppers, tomatillos, mushrooms, and zucchini:
    the Prep

    and Cooked:

    I brushed them with a mixture of oil, vinegar, minced garlic, dash of chili powder, sprinkle of lemon juice, and s&p. Next time, I might marinate the meat separately to give it a little more flavor. And I’ll toss [...]

  • And the cooking goes on… - March 4th, 2006
  • Today, we had shrimp over pasta for first dinner.

    The shrimp was baked in a foil packet with butter, lemon, fresh garlic, and parsley. For the pasta, I had to use spaghetti since we didn’t have any linguine. Tossed it in a little olive oil after draining, and added some diced red [...]

  • Rockfish! - March 3rd, 2006
  • Well, I think the cooking experiment today was a success. I made it the the asian market and came back with lots of cool stuff.
    This was tonight’s dinner: Rockfish filets with lime-coriander-garlic paste, broiled and served with baby bok-choy sauteed in a little oil, rice wine vinegar and a dash of [...]

  • A Cooking Lesson - March 2nd, 2006
  • A few Saturdays ago, we went to R & T’s to have dinner with them, and — more specifically — for me to get a cooking lesson from Rob. Rob manages to produce the most wonderful 5-course/5-hour meals, that recall a time when people actually sat down to share more than sustenance, instead of [...]