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Curried Catfish Pané

Great first time frying breaded fish.
Topped it with a blend of sautéed onions, pumpkin purée, and fire roasted tomatoes, safflower oil, and the freshly made cornmeal-curry spice. Raw Cayote decorates the edges and goes well with the tomato blend. Continue reading
Mediterranean Quiche
Yields 1, 9-inch pastry
Kick-off your day savoring the flavors of the summer!
Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies w/ Cocoa Beans
Sautéed Swinging Beef
Irish Soda Bread
Simple delights, always bringing joy to the table.
Basic Irish Soda Bread
Yield: 4 wedges
2 – 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk Continue reading
Orange Miso Salmon
After a 9-hour marination–plus a few slices of sashimi–the succulent fillets hit the piping hot oil searing the skin. Immediately after hitting the pan, the heat was reduced to low and the salmon cooked for ~5min (flipping-over for the last 15s). Continue reading
Breakfast in America
Kirschstrudel II
Kirschstrudel, Round 2: in the bag! Continue reading
Chocolate Yummy
Talk about four tiers of heaven! Chocolate Yummy: Vanilla Cream Cheese spread across a Roasted Pecan Shortbread Crust, topped with dark chocolate custard and adorned with Freshly whipped cream and more chocolate. What a perfect wrap-up to Charlie’s farewell dinner of century egg-chicken congee paired with lemon-honey ginger beer.
Here’s the link to the recipe on Charlie’s blog:
http://charles-fortner.blogspot.com/2012/05/chocolate-yummy.html?m=1