Archive for the 'cookbook' Category

Southwest Chicken Wings and Black Bean Dip

June 11th, 2007

Anne’s Southwest Wing Fiesta
This is a fantastic, do ahead chicken wing recipe. Screaming with flavors of the southwest! These chicken wings are coated with hints of smoky pepper, cilantro, and lime then served with a well-balanced, tasty, warm black bean dip and homemade flour tortilla chips.
A delicious Sunday afternoon fiesta at home. [...]

Alternative Hummus (no beans)

June 8th, 2007

Zucchini-Jalapeno HummusBy Anne, Bend, Oregon
2 medium zucchini, rough chop
5 garlic cloves
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1-2 tsp. sea salt
1/4 - 1/2 tsp. chipotle chile pepper (omit for raw diet)
1 jalapeno, rough chop (optional)
1 1/2 tsp. paprika

To blend in later:
3/4 cup hemp seed
1 cup organic, no-salt tahini
Blend the first eight ingredients in food [...]

Angel Hair Pasta with Seasonal Walla Wallas and Fresh Prawns

May 21st, 2007

One of the BEST stir-fry dishes I have ever created. Incorporating market-fresh bok choy adds a wonderful texture from the leafy greens to the crisp crunch of the stalk. Each perfectly cooked prawn is surrounded by an abundance of rich flavor without a heavy sauce.

My White Chocolate Bread Pudding

May 20th, 2007

A few years back I enjoyed a heavenly white chocolate bread pudding at the Bonfire Restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts. Since that evening, I have tried to re-create the dessert and was not fond of the results. Recently I created a bread pudding I am extremely happy with, and has become my [...]

Fresh Mango Tart

May 19th, 2007

Need to work on the presentation, but the flavour … delicate, fresh, and beautiful.
Five Ingredients:
Mascarpone cheese, fresh lemon, mango, baker’s sugar, pastry dough.

Coconut Mango Sticky Rice ~ Kow Neuw Mamuang

May 4th, 2007

A delicious sweet thai dessert. Rice has never tasted so good!

Here’s my family’s favourite way to enjoy sticky rice! ….

There’s a Boca Burger for everyone

April 29th, 2007

This one is following my avocado theme. A meatless masterpiece. I have a few more avocados to eat and what better way than to flavour up a meatless burger?! Vegetarian warning: Contains Tillamook Pepper-Jack Cheese. The dressing may not be vegetarian-kosher. Substitute as desired!

Spanish Avocado Vegetable Wrap

April 25th, 2007

Adapted from a local newspaper recipe, a well-balanced flavourful tortilla wrap full of grilled vegetables, avocado, a bit of pepper jack, black beans, and a jalapeno-cumin viniagrette. Light and oh-so tasty! Recipe tucked away in this post. Enjoy!

My Egg Salad Sandwich

April 24th, 2007

I’m experimenting with a variety of egg salads after reading an inspiring story on the delicious cooking blog: 101 Cookbooks. This particularly whimsical egg salad sandwich is made from boiled eggs, celery, turmeric, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, mayonnaise, melted dill havarti, and homemade seasoned sweet onion rings on toasted whole grain flaxseed wheat. [...]