pcarpen

monday: catalonian monkfish stew with crushed almond, parsley, and saffron broth. saffron chickpeas tuesday: goi tom. vietnamese cellophane noodles with grilled shrimp, greens, napa cabbage, cucumbers, carrots, bean sprouts, scallions, cilantro, mint, peanuts, and fish sauce

aw shucks. thanks for the compliment.

Looks delicious... I've added it to my list of eG Dinner Ideas. Is that a toasted English muffin? in the interest of not wanting people to think that i'd use an english muffin as a bun:

wednesday: turkey burgers with fontina, tomato, and greens

monday: spring pea risotto with meyer lemon, parsley, mint, and parmesan

sunday: grilled whole mediterranean sea bass, grilled fingerling potato salad, grilled ramps

nope. just drizzled with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and then halfway through cooking, drizzled with the parsley and mint pesto. watch out for those flare-ups though.

i know you've all missed me. computer problems.... friday: grilled pizza with tomato, fresh mozzarella, and basil. monday: hearts of palm with proscuitto di parma and shaved parmesan white beans with lemon, green onion, lemon, and thyme grilled squid with mint and parsley pesto

monday: bucatini with tomato, parsley, mint, green onions, lemon zest, parmesan, lemon, and olive oil

sunday: yogurt, mint, garlic, and chili marinated chicken, patti's "inflamed" couscous salad with artichokes, pan roasted asparagus, olives, mint, and parsley, grilled tomotoes

woops! right-o indeed. so many threads, so little time... please return to your original programming...

and if you hadn't heard, the Times announced the new food critic... New NYT Food Critic Announced

thursday: thai curry mussels with red onion, garlic, ginger, scallions, lime, chilis, cilantro, wine, and coconut milk

same as the rest of them. we plate it up at the kitchen table, sit down to eat, and take a picture with the flash on. no special lighting used at all. i guess we just get lucky with good shots.

wednesday: grilled shrimp salad with green onions, mango, and peanuts

monday: artichoke, ricotta, lemon zest ravioli with parsley and mint pesto tuesday: grilled skate with fennel and cucumber salad, arugula, shaved parmesan

wednesday: butternut squash and coriander soup

I think pcarpen wins the prize for gorgeous chicken skin. Beautiful photos. What blend of spices went on the chicken? Was it roasted in pieces? No cooking for me lately, unless you count unwrapping pieces of gum and lighting cigarettes as cooking. actually, there's not even chicken skin there. i pulled it off before marinating. that's just the spice rub giving it that color. it's cumin seed, coriander seed, fennel seed, cayenne, cloves, cinammon, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. also marinated in some minced garlic cloves, olive oil, and some lemon juice. grilled as pieces.

tuesday: moroccan spiced chicken with israeli couscous salad

monday: panini two ways: grilled baby artichoke, caramelized fennel, and fontina proscuitto di parma and fontina

saturday: homemade potato gnocchi with susanne's red sauce and parmesan sunday: grilled squid with a parsley and mint pesto, white beans, grilled tomato, and greens

thursday: mussels steamed in beer and onions with lemon and parsley

wednesday: grilled shrimp tacos with cilantro, scallion, lime, salsa, and guacamole

monday: Mahogany clams with tomato, pinenuts, garlic, white wine, parsley, scallion, lemon, and israeli couscous and East Coast Grill House Pickles

thursday: pressed grilled veggie cuban sandwich with grilled eggplant, grilled onions, roasted peppers, swiss cheese, cornichons, and mustard. i posted this a few weeks ago, but i couldn't resists getting some better shots. before pressing: after pressing: