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Sustainable Black Cod in a Spicy Coconut Broth
Cooking for Solutions at the Monterey Bay Aquarium is back! I have been involved with this event since it began, and I’m passionate about its mission: to help consumers, chefs and businesses choose seafood that is caught or farmed in … Continue reading
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A Super Bowl Snack with a Spicy Twist
This is one of those combinations that sounds weird, but is a crowd-pleaser. This recipe for Grilled Shrimp Wrapped in Soppressata with Mango Hot Mustard Sauce was published in my John Ash Cooking One on One cookbook. Depending on the … Continue reading
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Gluten Free Dishes for Holiday Gatherings
As we gather for the holidays with friends and family for great meals and get togethers, you may find that some of your guests are on a gluten-free diet. It is becoming more common as an increasing number of people … Continue reading
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JAPANESE STYLE ROASTED SALMON
I recently demonstrated this recipe at the Farmer’s Market in Windsor, CA, near my home in Sonoma County. We used salmon that was line-caught locally in Bodega Bay. Before you purchase any seafood, I recommend consulting first with the Monterey Bay Aquarium … Continue reading
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Roasting, Poaching and Toasting Garlic
A simple way of taming garlic’s sometimes dominating flavor is to roast, poach, or toast it first. When you cut into raw garlic you break the cell walls and it immediately begins to oxidize. A product of that oxidation is … Continue reading
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All About Asparagus- Part 3
COOKING ASPARAGUS Wash asparagus just before cooking to remove any bit of grit left from the sandy soil it is usually grown in. Asparagus does not usually need to be peeled unless you get a particularly stringy spear. This is … Continue reading
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All About Asparagus- Part 2
I have fond memories of wild asparagus growing up on my Grandparents ranch in Colorado. The ranch was at the base of Mt. Princeton, one of the Collegiate Peaks and also one of Colorado’s 53 “fourteeners” (mountains more than 14,000 … Continue reading
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Cool Kitchen Tip: Opening Sparkling Wines and Champagnes
At sports victories we’ve all seen the winners shaking a bottle of champagne and then opening it so the cork flies off and the wine showers out of the bottle. Fine for a sports celebration, but you definitely don’t want … Continue reading
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Cool Kitchen Tip: Facts About Cookware
• Aluminum: Remember a few years ago when people were throwing out their aluminum pots and pans because of the “Aluminum causes Alzheimer’s” scare?? According to the National Institutes of Health there is absolutely no evidence that cooking in aluminum … Continue reading
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