Sunday, August 15, 2010

Chilean Sea Bass with Mango Salsa

I was in Albany for my sister's Pre-Wedding Celebration this weekend so I didn't cook, but I thought I'd share this fish recipe that I made and photographed a while ago and never posted.

It was such a fun weekend with lots of friends and family, and I learned that many of them read this blog!  Thanks readers! 

My mom made a salmon dish with peach chutney this weekend (Yum!), which reminded me how much a love fish served with sweet condiments.  This recipe makes 3 cups of mango salsa which is great to eat leftover with chips, or make a smaller amount if you want just enough to eat with the fish.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Pasta with Cauliflower and Spinach

Here's a quick and easy pasta dish that you probably could have thought of yourself, but you didn't.  That's my favorite kind of weeknight dinner recipe - something that you can practically perfect on the first try and that you know you'll like, but that you didn't have to think of on your own.  It's inexpensive and only takes 30 minutes or so to prepare.

This recipe is adapted from Mark Bittman's The Minimalist Cooks Dinner.  It's a small book full of quick and simple recipes that you probably could have improvised on your own.  I'm a Bittman fan so I was excited when I found this book on the Give-Away Table in our lobby!  Apparently you can also buy it for five dollars on amazon.com.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Grilled Chicken Kabobs

I used a cast iron grill pan that we got for our wedding to make these delicious kabobs and served them over quick and easy cous cous.  They would probably be even better cooked outside over a real grill, but we do what we can.  It was still fun to feel like we were grilling on a summer night.

The whole meal is very quick and simple.  We had leftovers so I brought some for lunches and then we still had enough for another dinner served with corn on the cob.

For variations, try whatever veggies you like instead of peppers, swordfish instead of chicken, and rice or quinoa instead of couscous.