WEDNESDAY Oven-Roasted Wild Salmon | Wilted Baby Bok Choy & Scallions | Orange-Hoisin Sauce Once again, we are the benefactors of Dave’s fishing bounty! His latest fishing expedition brought him out to the Farrollon Islands… Lying 28 miles off the coast of San Francisco, the jagged silhouette of the Farallon Islands disrupts the clean Continue reading → «Oven-Roasted Salmon & Bok Choy with Orange-Hoisin Sauce»
THURSDAY Salt-Grilled Shrimp | Mixed Greens with a Citrus-Parmesan Vinaigrette This grilled shrimp dish is served at Michael Mina, San Francisco and it’s appeal, for me, rests in the perfect marriage of sweet, salty & spicy. I was so happy to see the recipe revealed in the R.S.V.P. section of this month’s Bon Appétit. It Continue reading → «Salt-Grilled Shrimp & Mixed Greens with a Citrus-Parmesan Vinaigrette»
THURSDAY Oven-Roasted Salmon with a Soy-Ginger Glaze | Spinach Salad with a Citrus-Parmesan Vinaigrette Is it warm {dare I ask even hot} where you are yet? Here, in my little corner of the world, June 6th was a chilly, foggy day for the most part. The sun made an appearance late in the afternoon Continue reading → «Salmon With A Spinach Salad & Citrus Vinaigrette»
WEDNESDAY Oven-Roasted Salmon with Soy-Ginger Glaze | Garlic Soba Noodles According to my menu {as posted} we should be having Spicy Peanut Noodles with Steamed Vegetables this evening but a wonderful thing happened earlier this afternoon which called for a change of plan. Shortly after lunch our neighbor, Dave, knocked at my kitchen door Continue reading → «Oven-Roasted Salmon & Garlic Soba Noodles»
TUESDAY Saké-Steamed Salmon | Saké Butter | Aromatic Brown Rice | Steamed Baby Bok Choy So, as you can see, I am enjoying my new bamboo steamer! I used it for the first time on Sunday for steaming a medley of vegetables and, in addition to it being so very easy {preparing a variety of Continue reading → «Sake-Steamed Salmon, Aromatic Rice & Baby Bok Choy»
TUESDAY Chicken Apple Sausages on the Grill | Baked Beans with Maple and Molasses But first, a {short}Birthday Dinner recap…Yesterday was so very warm here {I dare say even hot}…temperatures peaked around 82°F. There was absolutely no breeze and a dull haze hung over the Bay all day. Needless to say, the birthday dinner I Continue reading → «Chicken Apple Sausages on the Grill, Baked Beans with Maple and Molasses & A Birthday Snapshot»
FRIDAY Preserved Lemon & Spring Vegetable Risotto with Grilled Pernod Shrimp It is Friday…a real Friday, for me…thank the heavens above! The horse show last week&{end} has rendered this little family unit on active duty for eleven days straight…that doesn’t sound like a lot to me right now but I assure you, it feels Continue reading → «Preserved Lemon & Spring Vegetable Risotto with Grilled Pernod Shrimp»
MONDAY Lobster Bisque | Herbed Popovers THIS LOBSTER BISQUE IS BETTER THAN SEX…yep, that is the line that got my attention. Wouldn’t it grab yours? I spend quite a bit {you have no idea} of time, here at The Dinner Concierge, searching/researching recipes and reading food-related articles. Well, needless to say, when I came across Continue reading → «Lobster Bisque & Herbed Popovers»
TUESDAY Shrimp Roast & Rice Tonight’s dinner is yet, another Canal House-inspired dish. We really do try to have one seafood meal per week {I have been on a bit of a lag in that sense coming off the Holidays} but here we go… Shrimp Roast {adapted from Canal House Cooks Everyday}: For the Continue reading → «Shrimp Roast & Rice»
THURSDAY Lobster Roll-Style Salmon Sandwiches | Oven-Baked Potato Chips This is one of those dinners that happens along every once in a while and which leaves you so much extra time because 90% of the preparations have been done ahead {well, maybe I planned it this way}…in any event, I am so happy to have such Continue reading → «Lobster Roll-Style Salmon Sandwiches & Oven-Baked Potato Chips»
