Author Archives: Anne Z

Sauteed Corn with Fresh Tomato Salsa

August 21, 2007 – 7:10 pm

We had this with chili-rubbed broiled salmon and zucchini tonight. The salmon was so easy you don’t need a recipe. Season your fillets with salt, pepper, and a good dousing of chili pepper then broil for 10 minutes or until opaque. I used frozen sockeye salmon from Costco, just thaw overnight in the fridge. Each […]

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Menu Planning: Almost Back to School

August 18, 2007 – 10:24 am

Last week the recipes from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast mostly lived up to the cookbook’s title, so I’m trying a few more this week to decide if I want to buy the cookbook. I don’t know what I liked better — the Grilled Tomato Linguine or the Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Oven-Baked Polenta […]

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Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Oven-Baked Polenta

August 18, 2007 – 10:07 am

Another delicious recipe from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast. I would buy the cookbook on the strength of this recipe and Grilled Tomato Linguine alone, but I have a couple more weeks to keep it from the library so I’ll be cooking more from it this week.
Simmering the chicken in chicken broth and sauteed mushrooms […]

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Oven-Baked Polenta

August 18, 2007 – 9:55 am

You won’t catch me stirring a bubbling and spitting pot of polenta again. Oven baking it is so much cleaner and more convenient. Plus, you don’t need special polenta — just use regular cornmeal.
The recipe called for 1/4 c milk to be stirred in after the polenta is baked, but I forgot to do that […]

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Grilled Tomato Linguine - Easy and Delicious

August 15, 2007 – 2:20 pm

Even if you haven’t grown your own tomatoes, you can enjoy delicious summery tomato pasta. I wouldn’t do a raw tomato sauce with the tomatoes I get at the grocery store, but this grilled version substitutes nicely. The juice in the tomatoes becomes thick and rich, not dripping out like you might expect it to […]

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Carmelized Onion and Garlic Tart - Good in Theory

August 14, 2007 – 12:12 pm

Adapted from The Dinner Doctor by Anne Byrn.
Caramelized Onion and Garlic Tart 
Make a crust of canned crescent roll dough by lining a pie plate or tart pan with triangles, long points facing inwards. Press together to cover entire bottom and sides. Bake briefly in 375 degree F oven.
Slice 2 medium onions thinly, saute until golden […]

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Greek-Style Mini Lamb Burgers with Tzatziki

August 12, 2007 – 6:50 pm

Adapted from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast
Tzatziki (cucumber sauce)

1 English cucumber, peeled, seeded and grated
1/2 c. plain yogurt
juice from 1/2 lemon
handful fresh mint, chopped
small garlic clove, pressed
salt and pepper to taste

Mix together, cover, and chill.
Lamb Burgers

1 lb. ground lamb
1 small onion, chopped
handful fresh parsley, chopped
leaves from a few stems fresh oregano, chopped
salt and pepper […]

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Menu Planning: August Heat

August 12, 2007 – 3:18 pm

This week, Rick attends law school orientation and I am busy writing chapter 10 while starting a phat new consulting job. It’s hot outside and produce is plentiful, even if not in my backyard. So we’re doing lots of grilling and veggie action:
Grilled Tomato Linguine from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast, the cookbook that goes […]

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I’ll Cook Dinner If You Buy Groceries

August 12, 2007 – 2:04 pm

This is the second incarnation of The Everyday Cafe. I kept a blog of the same name at Typepad for a year or so starting in 2004 (here’s a page from the Wayback Machine). Now I’m back at it.
I made a deal with my husband. He does the big grocery shopping trip each weekend and […]

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