Thursday, January 19th, 2012
INGREDIENTS
- 3 Tbs. flour
- 3 Tbs. cornmeal
- ¼ tspn. onion salt
- 1/8 tspn. pepper
- 2 Tbs. butter or margarine
- 1 lb. Alaskan cod fillets; thawed
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese; grated
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine flour, cornmeal, onion salt, and pepper. Melt butter in a shallow baking dish. Dredge cod in flour mixture, and place in dish. Turn cod to coat with butter; sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake at 450°F for 8-10 minutes or until cod flakes easily with a fork.
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
INGREDIENTS
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter; at room temp. plus more for greasing the pan
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tspn. baking powder
- 1 tspn. baking soda
- ¼ cup honey
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ tspn. ground cinnamon
- ½ tspn. salt
- 1 cup baby bananas; roughly mashed
- ½ tspn. vanilla
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup plain, whole milk yogurt or sour cream
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter an 8½ x 4½ inch loaf pan and set aside. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder and set aside. Put the butter, honey, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in the bowl and beat the mixture on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and add the bananas and vanilla, beating on medium speed until the mixture looks broken or lumpy, about 1 minute. The bananas should be smashed, with a few small chunks remaining. Turn the speed to medium-low and beat in the egg until incorporated. Turn the speed to low and gradually add the sifted flour mixture, mixing just until no traces of flour remain. Add the yogurt and mix until the batter has only a few remaining white streaks. Be sure to avoid over mixing. Gently fold in the chocolate, if desired. Transfer the batter to the pan. Bake in the center of the oven until a tester comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes, then unmold and cool completely on the rack.
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb. fresh cod; cut into 4 pieces
- 3 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 garlic clove; minced
- 2 Tbs. fresh basil; chopped
- ¼ tspn. red pepper flakes
- Salt & pepper; to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
Mix the oil, garlic, basil, red pepper, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Place the cod in a zip lock bag, add marinade, squish around and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Cook the cod in a hot skillet for about 3 minutes per side.
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
INGREDIENTS
- 2 calamari steaks
- 1 cup flour
- 1 egg
- ½ cup bread crumbs
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
- 2 tspn. Emeril’s Original Essence
- Salt & pepper; to taste
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 4 Tbs. butter
- Juice of ½ lemon
- ½ cup white wine
(or chicken stock)
- 2 Tbs. capers; rinsed & drained
- Italian parsley; chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
Rinse the calamari steaks in cold water and pat dry. Season both sides with salt and pepper. Prepare a breading station with flour in the first bowl, whisked egg in the second, and a mixture of bread crumbs and panko in the third. Season the flour and bread crumbs with about 1 tspn. each of Emeril’s Original Essence. Heat olive oil and 2 Tbs. of the butter in a large nonstick skillet on medium high heat. Dredge the calamari steaks in the flour, egg, and then bread crumbs, and add to the skillet.
Brown well on each side, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer calamari to a plate. Cover with aluminum foil and keep warm in the oven while you prepare the sauce.
Add white wine (or chicken stock), lemon juice, and capers to the pan. Use a spatula to scrape up the browned bits and reduce slightly. Whisk in the remaining 2 Tbs. of butter. Serve calamari with the sauce spooned over the top and sprinkled with parsley.
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
INGREDIENTS
- ½ lb. ground turkey or chicken
- 1 Tbs. soy sauce; or to your taste
- 1 tspn. ginger root; grated
- ½ cup panko crumbs
- 1 cup radish greens; roughly chopped
- Salt & pepper; to taste
- 1 tspn. Asian garlic chili sauce (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
Put all the ingredients into a food processor and pulse until it is ground in a rough mixture. Wet your hands and roll out meatballs or patties the size of silver dollars. Heat a non-stick skillet sprayed with cooking spray or oil until it’s hot. Add the meatballs or patties and cook on each side over medium heat until done; approximately 4 minutes on each side. Don’t overcook.
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
INGREDIENTS
- 4, 6 oz. boneless, skinless rainbow trout fillets
- 2 tspn. soy sauce
- Salt & pepper; to taste
- 1 tspn. white sugar
- 1 tspn. olive oil
- 1 tspn. garlic; minced
- 1 tspn. fresh ginger; minced
- 4 green onions; chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
Rub trout fillets with soy sauce. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar; set aside. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic, ginger, and green onions; cook and stir until golden brown. Add trout fillets and cook until browned and crispy, about 3 minutes. Turn fillets over, and continue cooking until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 3 minutes more.
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