Korean Meatballs – Next in our Meatball Series is a trip to Korea, for some Korean Style BBQ Meatballs. Ingredients include ground beef, baked with Asian spices and topped with a tangy soy-garlic-ginger glaze, toasted sesame seeds and green onions. The prominent spice is Korean paste Gochujang. Serve the Korean Meatballs over rice for a…… Continue reading Korean Meatballs, BBQ Style
https://youtu.be/R-WAROEwO34 Polenta is a kind of cornmeal mush that originated in Northern Italy as peasant food. But in the US, it’s served at upscale restaurants as a gourmet dish. The reality is somewhere in the middle. It can be a basic porridge, not a lot of flavor, or a high end, kicked version that has…… Continue reading Polenta two ways – Creamy and Grilled
https://youtu.be/u5dkv4yIa-s Tuna Tartare – Don’t be afraid to prepare raw fish. Go to a store that carries sushi-grade tuna and work quickly when you are cutting the fish. This recipe is easy and tasty. The Asian flavors of ginger, soy, jalapeno and lime juice accentuate the clean, silky taste of the tuna, and topping with…… Continue reading Tuna Tartare w/Sesame and Ginger
The second appetizer from our Grilling Dinner Party is a Grilled Pizza. If you have never grilled pizza dough before, you may think it would just sag and drip all over the grill when starting to cook it. The opposite is true. As soon as the dough hits the hot grill, it begins to puff…… Continue reading Grilled Pizza with Shaved Asparagus and Arugula
Every once in a while, we need to take a break from eating meat. But what to serve? Here are a couple of recipes together that form a nice meal. The first recipe is a Pan Roasted Asparagus soup, taken from the NY Times Cooking Section. (https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/5937-pan-roasted-asparagus-soup) It takes less than an hour to prepare.…… Continue reading Roasted Asparagus soup and Caprese Corn Salad
