I once ate a Peach Jalapeno salad at Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan (http://www.zingermansdeli.com/) and ever since then I have been in love with the combination of fresh fruit with Jalapeno peppers. Yes, I know it sounds like an odd combination, take my word for it, most kinds of fresh fruit with spicy Jalapeno really well. I like to...
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Tag Archives: fruit
Seared Scallops with a Fruity Peach/Pineapple Sauce and Basil Pesto
I like the combination of a sweet fruity sauce with seafood because usually the natural sweetness in a good quality fish, scallops or shrimp is complimented really well by a fruity sauce. Of all the variety of seafood, I think scallops are the sweetest in taste and when they are seared over a high flame, their natural sugars get...
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Mulberry-Strawberry Jam
A close friend of mine runs a day care in Oklahoma City and she is so good with these kids that I always think that these must be the luckiest babies in the world to get her unconditional love and life lessons on a daily basis. She makes up little projects for these kids – last week she helped...
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Fruit-Nut Wheat Berry Salad
Until I started this blog and started putting my recipes down on paper, I hadn’t realized that there was a pattern to my style of cooking/eating. As I look at the various recipes and pictures I have uploaded, a clear pattern seems to emerging now – I clearly like colorful healthy foods that taste good and are easy to...
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East-Asian Grocery Stores
Korean/Asian Grocery Store:
I have lived in East Asia and so when I want to make any of the recipes that I learned from my friends there and I need to get the specialty ingredients, I head for the Asian store (eg wasabi, picked ginger for sushi, sweet...
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