Rock Your Palate

This big guy probably somewhere in the northwest knows how delicious salmon fish can be. I am not privileged to get my hands on salmon this fresh nor do I like eating it in such a fashion. But grilled with your favorite spice rub, yeah! This Salmon Summer Salad recipe I designed to utilize grilled salmon leftovers. Sometimes I have to hide the leftovers otherwise this would be a Veggie Summer Salad… hmmm.

Recipe serves 7 [ages 2 -12] This recipe is a simple and easy dish to prepare pleasing many different young taste buds. No spices… like no little ‘green things’, no veggies, no sauce; just pasta and parmesan cheese. 1 LB pasta de jour 4-6 quarts of water 1/2 tsp salt 4 Tbsp butter 1/2 Cup [...]

Recipe Serves 4 4 Cups of uncooked Campanelli pasta, cooked al dente 1.5 Tbsp minced garlic 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 Tbsp all purpose flour 3 Cups whole milk 2 egg yolks 1 Tbsp fresh thyme, chopped 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1 Cup Asiago cheese 1.5 Cup sharp cheddar 1/2 Cup Fontina cheese 1/3 Cup [...]

Standard Operating Procedures At home like at any respectable foodservice operation or manufacture we can adopt standard operating procedures. Wash your hands with soapy water or use an alcohol based hand cleanser after using the rest room. Wash your hands before and after handling raw meats. Store raw meat products on the lowest rack in the refrigerator keeping [...]

DHA In Baby Food. Docosahexaenoic Acid or DHA is a fatty acid critical to brain and eye development in babies and young children. It is found in breast milk and like any nutrient only dependent upon the mother’s diet. In 2002 the addition of DHA to baby formula was approved in the US. Research supports [...]

This tip is very easy and learned from my friends Vince & Rose from Italy. Just before the frost clip all your excess basil [or other garden herb], wash and chop. Place the chopped basil into the ice cube trays filling to the top; then add olive oil. Freeze and pop cubes into a freezer [...]