Monthly Archives: May 2013

Grilled Chilean Sea Bass

Chilean Sea Bass is my favorite fish- it’s naturally buttery, rich, and meaty. This particular fish goes well with white butter sauces, and of course, champagne. Give this recipe a try- it will amaze your friends and family.

Avocado Dressing

Avocados are one of my favorite foods- their rich, creamy texture is a delight to experience. I came up with this dressing recipe as an alternative to ranch dressing.

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Chimichurri Recipe

Chimichurri is an Argentinian sauce that’s used for grilled meat. The basic recipe consists of chopped parsley, garlic, pepper, olive oil, and vinegar- try using fresh herbs from your garden to make a concoction that is truly original!

Tagged Argentina, Argentinian food, chimichurri, chimichurri recipes, extra virgin olive oil, fish, grilling, grilling fish, grilling fresh fresh, grilling poultry, grillings steaks, poultry, steaks, summer grilling

Cold Avocado Soup with Bacon Lardoons

Summer has finally arrived! It’s time to start cooking outside on the grill, and experimenting with cold soups and fruit dishes. One of my favorite summer-time soups is made with ripe, oily avocados. This thick, rich soup will cool your palate and ignite your taste buds.

Tagged avocado soup, avocados, bacon, bacon lardoons, bacon recipes, cold soup, cold soups, cooking, dinner, dinner ideas, soup recipes, summer dinner ideas, summer recipes, summer soup ideas, summer soups

Salmon Oscar Style

Some of my favorite ingredients to work with are rich buttery sauces, asparagus, salmon and lump crabmeat. Put all of these components together and you have Salmon, Oscar Style. This is an extremely rich, delicious dish.

Tagged asparagus, bernaise sauce, butter, butter sauces, cooking salmon, crabmeat, dinner, dinner recipes, fresh salmon, hollandaise, lump crabmeat, lunch, lunch recipes, preparing butter sauces, salmon, salmon oscar style, salmon recipe, salmon recipes, seafood dishes, seafood recipes

Beekeeping

I raced home from a meeting this afternoon. It was a special day, and one I’d looked forward to even before we had adopted the North Sicilian colony onto Topa Topa Drive. The bees had been with us a month, and it was time to check the hive box to determine whether or not it was time to add the Super.

Tagged bee, beekeeper, bees, cultivating bees, cultivating honey, honey, honeycomb, making honey, natural sweeteners, sweet, sweeteners

My Garden

Every year when the middle of May rolls around I get excited because it’s time to get my garden ready. I have a nice plot in my backyard- it’s approximately 8 X 14- plenty of space for veggies and herbs.

Tagged compost, fertilizer, garden, growing fruits, growing vegetables, manure, mushroom manure, nitrogen, osmocote, planting vegetables, plants, preparing a garden, prepping soil, soil, soil prepping, tilling

How to Prepare Frozen Fish

It’s not always easy to get to the market before dinner, especially if you work full-time, or have have children at home. It’s often easier to purchase food in bulk, place it in the freezer, and prepare it during the week. Frozen fish that can be bought ahead of time- but be careful, not all seafood items are freezer-friendly.

Tagged baking, cod, cooking fish, cooking methods, cooking seafood, dinner ideas, dinner recipes, fish, fish recipes, frozen fish, frying, grilling, halibut, mackerel, salmon, seafood, seafood recipes

Nola on the Square, Pittsburgh PA

Pittsburgh may be the last place you would expect to find Cajun and Creole food but French-born Yves Carreau had a vision for a Market Square landmark that would ultimately become NOLA on the Square. If you are looking for the different flavors of New Orleans combined with a classic jazz atmosphere, NOLA on the Square is definitely for you.

Tagged chef, dining pittsburgh, Executive Chef Andrew Hebson, Nola, Nola on the Square, pittsburgh dining, Pittsburgh restaurant reviews, Yves Carreau

Salmon Kebabs Recipe

Summer is right around the corner and if you’re like me, most of your cooking will be done on the grill outside. Salmon is a meaty fish that lends itself well to kebabs. Try skewering different veggies and fruit with your fish- the possibilities are endless!

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Chef Chuck Kerber, a graduate of The Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts, has over 20 years of cooking experience at various hotels, restaurants and other private establishments. Selected as one of Pittsburgh's 50 finest in 2012

Monthly Archives: May 2013

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