http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summarySun, 29 Oct 2006 18:10:23 +0000http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/munkicat@gmail.com (s.)Blogger115http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/115320586622376764Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:00:00 +00002006-12-21T19:33:55.097-08:00The whole menu was supposed to hinge around the fact that we were having hamachi. I tried to keep it izakaya-style. So, I think it mostly ties together, except for the chilled soup; that was the result of my having thought too much about it and getting excited about making it. All very tasty, nonetheless. bacon-wrapped enoki mushrooms Key words: bacon-wrapped. These turned out to be really greathttp://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/07/small-plates-for-lot-of-people-big.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116591487393050478Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:02:00 +00002006-12-21T19:30:49.995-08:00We had some folks over before heading to the Walt Disney Concert Hall for the Messiah sing-a-long. As a good friend said about last year's experience, "the Messiah kicked our butts." That is one difficult piece of music to sing. I'm sure the professionals were cringing in their seats. baby salad Baby spinach with roasted baby eggplants, pomegranate seeds, feta, and almonds. Ok, so I went http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/12/pre-concert-dinner.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116569641558951661Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:00:00 +00002006-12-21T19:29:05.059-08:00Not as good as corned beef hash, but a slightly healthier alternative. beet greens, bacon, and potato hash I had some cooked beet greens that I wanted to use up, so I came up with this idea. It sounded really good in my mind, and it turned out pretty well, too. You can't really go wrong with bacon. [potatoes, beet greens, bacon, salt, pepper, egg]http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/12/leftovers-hash.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116625606502596994Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:00:00 +00002006-12-21T19:28:24.024-08:00I was starting to run out of ingredients, so I dug up some andouille sausage from the freezer, fried some onions and mushroms, and tossed on my magic chili powder. I'm such a one-trick pony. almost-vegetarian quesadilla I almost had a vegetarian dish here. But the meat-loving side of me won out, and I threw in a diced andouille sausage. [flour tortilla, andouille sausage, onions, mushrooms, http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/12/wrap-it-up.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116625585498514633Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:30:00 +00002006-12-19T21:33:23.606-08:00This tasted better than it looks. garlic-chicken salad This was the remainder of the garlic chicken from Monday night. I tossed it with some greens, pomegranate seeds, and a roasted garlic vinaigrette. [greens, leftover chicken, roasted garlic, pomegranate seeds, feta cheese, roasted garlic vinaigrette.]http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/12/leftovers-salad.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116625670512780786Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:08:00 +00002006-12-16T00:11:54.703-08:00These were so cute I couldn't resist buying them. I have no idea what to do with them. Stay tuned for the final results. baby eggplants http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/12/almost-too-cute-to-eat.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116373343275263405Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:12:00 +00002006-12-13T09:38:51.776-08:00I had preserved these lemons several months ago, and have just now gotten around to using them. If I had known how tasty they'd be, I'd have used them up much earlier than this. moroccan chicken with lemon and olives This is my first time making anything like this, so I followed the recipe pretty carefully. I did have to double it since I was cooking for 10 people, but I think it came out prettyhttp://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/11/moroccan-feast.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116556343331023083Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:31:00 +00002006-12-13T09:33:59.096-08:00D's younger brother is a dietician, and when he's not encouraging us to eat more healthily, he's cooking up good eats in Orange. sashimi salad This salad was amazing. And super-healthy. See what you can learn when you eat with a dietician? I think we'll be incorporating this into our regular lineup. [sashimi, rice, seaweed salad, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, egg, wasabi, mayonnaise, ginger http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/12/guest-chef-series-2-sashimi-salad-in.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116556309943294212Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:00:00 +00002006-12-12T14:49:16.750-08:00We spent the weekend in Phoenix with D's relatives, and his cousins cooked up a fantastic waffle breakfast. waffles If we ever have kids, I hope they turn out even half as cool as these girls. They cooked up a huge batch of pancakes and then went on to make some really great waffles, in 3 flavors no less: plain, blueberry, and chocolate chip. And aside from being great cooks, they're also smart,http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/12/guest-chef-series-1-waffles-in-phoenix.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116556212937582853Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:00:00 +00002006-12-11T16:42:16.710-08:00It took a while, but we finally got around to eating up our leftover turkey. spinach & turkey pot pie I didn't really have a recipe to go by, I just improvised. We're trying to eat lighter, so the bechamel sauce is really made with lowfat milk. There's still a substantial amount of butter, though. The biscuit topping is courtesy of Knott's Berry Farm biscuit mix. It's actually very good. [http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/11/turkey-pot-pie.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116486968835795033Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:15:00 +00002006-12-11T10:28:24.073-08:00We really don't eat sushi all the time. My mom just happened to have a large slab that she had already defrosted, so we had to eat it. hamachi in various shapes Mmmmm. Hamachi. [sushi rice, nori seaweed, hamachi, radish sprouts, masago, wasabi, soy sauce]http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/11/shapes.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116461554394519250Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:00:00 +00002006-12-09T11:49:37.073-08:00I love the farmer's market. I don't know why I don't go more frequently. tomato mozzarella basil Heirloom tomatoes from the farmers market really made this special. My basil wasn't so special, so I made it into basil oil, rather than trying to use the whole leaves. [heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil oil, salt, pepper] beets, walnuts & feta on arugula I love arugula. [arugula, roasted http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/11/two-salads.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116461600118949529Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:21:00 +00002006-12-09T11:48:49.456-08:00After lunch at Curry House, we went down to Nijiya to pick up some fish. salmon hamachi handrolls I guess this isn't really "cooking". I made the rice, but that really takes no effort. I thought I would try to wild salmon sashimi instead of the regular stuff (I guess it's farm-raised). It's much leaner, but still has a buttery texture, and the color is a much deeper red. It's almost tuna-like http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/11/sushi-euphoria.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116555923700231465Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:17:00 +00002006-12-07T22:27:17.016-08:00I think this makes a nice abstract composition. hash browns & poached eggs Hash browns are really easy to do at home (if you have a food processor), so these are a regular on our Saturday brunch menus. [russet potatoes, salt, pepper, butter, egg]http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/11/hash-eggs.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29623345/posts/summary/116409853779054493Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:30:00 +00002006-11-29T10:55:44.996-08:00This Margaret must have been some party girl to have both a pizza and a drink named after her; in two different countries, no less. pizza margherita Sadly enough, the basil I had bought was already wilting, but I salvaged what I could and used it on the remainder of the leftover pizza dough. [pizza dough, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, basil, olive oil, salt, pepper]http://www.yeedesign.com/themenu/2006/11/margherita.htmlmunkicat@gmail.com (s.)