donna's daily dish

pizza love

10/13/2022

I miss Medusa Stone Fired Pizza in Asbury Park. While they had their standard pizza offerings, it was their seasonal pizzas that really really appealed to me. Recently my son-law-sent me a recipe from the website “The Pioneer Woman” for White Pizza with Butternut Squash and Prosciutto. Occasionally I enjoy eating something other than a pizza with red sauce and mozzarella. This savory pie sounded very appealing and takes advantage of the new crop of squash.

easy grilled flank steak

6/23/2022

Now through Saturday, my local Shop Rite has flank steak on sale. I wanted to prepare something easy and not from my recipe file. I found a wonderful recipe on the Epicurious app (Gourmet Magazine, July 2007) for Korean-Style Grilled Flank Steak. My husband and I loved the Korean Cheeseburgers last week, and after reading through the recipe, decided this was worth a go. Besides the flank steak you’ll need soy sauce, unseasoned rice vinegar, fresh ginger, garlic, Sriracha, granulated sugar, sesame oil, scallions and sesame seeds. For accompaniments soft leaf lettuce and white rice. In lieu of Sriracha I used Gochujang

new turn on chicken

6/22/2022

A few months ago, I was watching the Food Network and Guy Fieri was in Hawaii reporting on the preparation of Huli Huli Chicken. Huli Huli is barbecue chicken that’s slathered with sauce whose main components are ketchup, soy sauce, brown sugar and an acid (rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar or pineapple juice). It sounded interesting, but it wasn’t until The New York Times featured it in their “Here to Help” column that it grabbed my attention. The original recipe is by Alana Kysar, a food blogger who wrote a book called, “Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawaíí,” and adapted by Margaux Lasky.

grillin' between raindrops

5/18/2022

After a beautiful Sunday, Monday’s weather went from sun to rain, back to sun then rain again. I was undecided as to what to make for supper; then I remembered Whole Foods had Bell&Evans bone-in chicken breasts on special for $3.49/lb. I dug into my recipe box and found a recipe for Jerk Chicken.

I’ve had this recipe for many, many years and can’t recall where it’s from. The recipe calls for vegetable oil, white wine vinegar, lime juice, sugar, scallions, fresh garlic, a jalapeno pepper, dried thyme, allspice, salt, cinnamon, freshly ground black pepper, cayenne pepper and three pounds of chicken parts. The combination of spices and cooking method is what gives the chicken its name. Also, it can be either a dry rub or a wet marinade

ah, sunday

5/16/2022

The sun is finally out, the weather is warmer and I hope it stays this way as we have family coming from out of state this week. I’ve been busy preparing things ahead of time so that I can enjoy their visit. What did I prepare ahead of their visit?

Let’s start with breakfast. I prepared British-Style Currant Scones, these are similar to something my sister-in-law used to enjoy from a local bakery, Easy No-Yeast Cinnamon Rolls, individual zucchini frittatas with Pecorino chives and mini hash brown frittatas.

refresh

9/13/2021

Over the past several years, my husband and I have reduced the amount of red meat that we eat and have substituted eating a lot of chicken and turkey. With ground turkey, I’ve made turkey meatballs and wide variety turkey meatloaves.

As the weather is still quite warm and humid, I opted for a recipe that I found on the Food Network website for Turkey Burger Patty Melts, a recipe by Guy Fieri. Back when I was growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, diners were plentiful in New Jersey. In Little Falls, New Jersey on Route 46E there was West’s Diner, which later became the Primrose Diner. I recall my late mother ordering a patty melt. It was a beef patty that was served on toasted rye bread smothered with cheese and onions.

change in plans

6/24/2021

The other evening, we were planning to meet friends on the beach for a light supper of sandwiches and snacks. Unfortunately, the weather was uncooperative, so we had to reschedule. In the meantime, I had to come up with a meal. I went to Whole Foods and picked up bone-in pork chops which were on special for $4.99/lb. From the New York Times Cooking website, I selected Grilled Pork Chops with Cherry Sauce for my preparation. Cherries were also on sale ($4.99/lb.) and I was able to purchase just enough for the sauce.

served with a twist

6/24/2021

A few weeks ago, when dining out, my entrée came with a side of Mexican Street corn. It was presented with the corn off the cob and served in a mini cast iron frying pan. The corn had a dollop of a creamy mixture that made the corn taste oh so delicious.

After doing some research, I found a recipe for this tasty side dish. Grilled Mexican Street Corn (Elote) is from the website Simply Recipes. For the recipe you’ll need corn with the husks removed, Mexican Crema or sour cream (I substituted plain Greek yogurt), cilantro (not a fan, so I used parsley) ground chipotle pepper, lime zest, lime juice, lime wedges and cotija cheese.

csa week 3

6/6/2021

The ingredients from my CSA Box, Week 3, were lettuce, escarole, spinach, Breadsmith pizza dough from Cranford, NJ and Antonio Mozzarella from Newark, NJ. My daughter and I split everything with the exception of the pizza dough as I make my own. Last week I prepared Escarole, Capers and Fontina Pizza, a recipe from the Alice Waters cook book “Chez Panisse Pasta, Pizza & Calzone.” The spinach will be part of a pasta dish I found on the New York Times Cooking website, Spicy Butternut Squash Pasta with Spinach, by Yasmin Fahr.

For the pizza recipe you’ll need pizza dough, 2 bunches of escarole, an onion 6-7 cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, red wine vinegar, red pepper flakes (my contribution) and black olives.

touchdown!

5/11/2021

I pulled a flank steak out of my freezer the other morning and wanted to try a new recipe. After doing a general web search, I came across a recipe by former NFL player, Eddie Jackson. The reviews seemed split, but I decided to give it a go.