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- two duos and a crab roll
On Saturday, we had Lee-Roy and Jamie over for the first dinner at Maison MHK (Milan-Hong Kong) in quite some time. Since it has been so hot, I figured it’d be nice to do a duo of ceviches, a duo of scallops, and a crab roll.
Going clockwise from the top: a seared scallop, a salmon and papaya […]
- Bronzed Grouper w:: grilled potato and vegetable salad
My vitriol at Whole Foods still hasn’t been bottled. Mary Milan suggests that we take the Rotten Fruit Percentage post and distribute it at our local Whole Foods. I had no idea that she had so much anger inside her.
Anyway, here’s the recipe and story for shopping list, version 6/17/06. Don’t buy […]
- shopping list, version 6/17/06
our recent shopping excursion netted us:
baby spinach, one boxpine nutsbasilparmesan reggiano cheeseolive bar (luques, kalamata, citrus stuffed)lemon (1)peppers (green, yellow, red)green onioncrook neck squash (2)garlic (2 heads)portabella mushroom (1)red bliss potatoes (1 bag)sugar plum tomatoes (1 box)red onionvanilla ice cream (pomegranate and blueberry swirl)grouper (1 1/3 pounds)
check back to see how this all came together…
- ghetto gourmet coming to l.a.
calling all foodies who’ve been coveting the ghetto gourmet phenomenon in northern california: hang on to your socks, ghetto gourmet will be in town for four dates next week. one of them is already entirely booked but it looks like there are reservations available for June 22, 25, and 27. $40 for four […]
- why i love leftovers and why you should too
So you made the Pan Roasted Sable w:: Sweet Potato Hash, Pomegranate Dressing and you have leftover hash and dressing. What the hell are you going to do with them?
Do yourself a favor, go out and buy some Diver scallops (or giant sea scallops), spinach, and garlic and make this:Season the scallops with salt and […]
- for your weekend culinary enjoyment
We had one of Mary Milan’s colleagues over for dinner last night. I had originally planned to make Pan Roasted Salmon with Pancetta and Sweet Potato Hash but Whole Foods only had wild Copper River salmon which I am sooooo over. Yeah, yeah, they’re only around for four weeks but they taste kind […]
- slinging hash
In high school, when I was convinced I’d be newspaper man, I worked for a teen newspaper run by the Parks and Recs Dept. of San Franscisco. It was a great gig - I got paid to write a column, which kind of became a little cult hit in the city. I was […]


