From the monthly archives:

June 2010

Make Your Own Bottarga

June 29, 2010
Spaghetti with Bottarga

Waste not want not, or so they say.  Working on the assumption that there’s a lot of truth in that old chestnut, we’ve almost worked our way through an entire twenty pound mahi mahi.  We’ve had seared mahi mahi with green seasoning, mahi mahi and coconut curry, soy-glazed mahi mahi, mahi mahi in a creole sauce, and fish head curry.  The [...]

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Mushroom Asparagus Risotto

June 23, 2010
Mushroom Asparagus Risotto

We always take at least one extra, empty suitcase when we travel to Italy.  We need something to hold the olive oil,  cantuccini biscotti for Audrey, salumi, cheese, coffee, pasta, rice for risotto, and honey.  And the dried porcini mushrooms.  I love their earthy flavor and use them to add depth to risotti, soups, stews, pot roasts and stuffings.  The ones I [...]

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Bourdain, Bones and a Fish Head Curry

June 16, 2010
Fish Head Curry

I’ve always had a thing for the bad boys.  You know the type - mad, bad, dangerous to know.  I like a man who works hard and plays harder.  I’m not afraid of dirty fingernails or a dirty mind.  A man who can’t curse is no man at all.  Of course, under the bad boy exterior, I do expect [...]

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Scallopalooza

June 2, 2010
Brandywine Bay Restaurant

It’s taken a while to trickle down but the recession has hit the BVI hard this year.  The two industries upon which our island economy depends, tourism and financial services, are both feeling the downturn.  Rumor has it the government is running out of cash (not really surprising the way they spend it).

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