Recipes

Shrimp salad makes for an elegant summer luncheon.  Capers and fresh basil, blended into a lemony yogurt dressing give delicately flavored shrimp a tangy fresh dressing.  At the last minute, I decided to throw in a few blueberries and grapes.  Feel free to add any seasonal fruit to your salad.  Your salad bed is your choice too.  This time, I used arugula, often I make this salad with soft bib lettuce.  Did you know that capers are actually pickled flower buds?  The caper bush, also called a Flinders Rose, are native to the Mediterranean. Ingredients: 1lb shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 stalks...

This recipe is inspired by a similar presentation found in The Ultra Metabolism Cookbook by Mark Hyman, MD.  I love reading cookbooks, but I often use them as a starting place rather than following to the letter.  That's what happened last night. The main difference between our two versions is in the mojo sauce.  I decided to cook my juices, spices and garlic, intensifying the flavors and reducing slightly then adding the herbs with the heat off but sauce still warm.  My ingredient list is a tad different too, mainly because my local grocer was out of fresh jalapeno peppers.  I...

If you've never tried steelhead trout you are missing out on a treat! It is very similar to salmon but has a more delicate taste and firmer texture.  According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, steelhead trout caught in the United States is one of the healthiest types of seafood that you can eat. It is rich in lean protein, vitamins, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids while containing a low level of contaminants like mercury, pesticides, dioxin and polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. One of our favorite ways to prepare steelhead trout is grilled on a cedar plank.  The final dish has a...

Move over traditional coleslaw, we've given you a healthy makeover!  Raw beet spirals give this slaw a beautiful color and add fabulous taste.  Radishes add a spicy crunch to the cabbage too.  We love making this slaw with fish tacos along with lots of fresh salsa.  It is also super good as a side salad for your next BBQ. You can find a spiral maker at most grocery stores.  They got very trendy for making zoodles.  Ingredients: 1 raw beet spiraled.  It can also be cut julienne style in narrow rods 4 large radishes spiraled or julienned 1 1/2 cup...

This quintessential duo is a sure favorite.  Store bought guac and salsa pale in comparison to freshly made. This duo is very easy to make side by side as many ingredients are used in each recipe.   Guacamole: 2 ripe avocados, mashed 3T red onion, diced 1/3 cup Roma tomatoes, chopped without seeded centers 2T fresh cilantro, chopped 1t The Furies EVOO 1T fresh lime juice 1/2 t salt 1/2 t pepper Instructions: Stir EVOO into mashed avocado Add onions, tomato, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper and stir gently Salsa: 1 1/2 c Roma tomatoes, chopped without seeded centers 1/3...

This summer salsa is incredibly delicious and compliments fish tacos, and grilled meats and fish alike!  Ataulfo mangoes are yellow, slightly smaller and narrower than traditional mangoes.  They are delightfully sweet!  Sometimes coined the King of Fruits, mangoes are a nutritious treat.  High in beta carotene, vitamin A & C, and prebiotic dietary fiber, mangoes also have enzymes that aid in digestion.  This may be the only recipe I post without EVOO, but it is special enough on it's own. Ingredients: 2 ripe Ataulfo mangoes 3T red onion, diced 1/3 cup red bell pepper, diced 1T jalapeno pepper, diced 1T...

What is more fun than Taco Tuesday?!  Once you make homemade fish tacos with fresh salsas you will never go back.  We keep a couple of packages of Trader Joe's frozen mahi mahi in the freezer to have on hand. Thaw frozen fillets overnight in the refrigerator on top of paper towels to absorb water.  A table full of fresh salsas and slaw compliment the fish and make it a feast.  All of our salsa recipes will follow. Ingredients: 4 mahi mahi fillets 2t chopped onion flakes 2t chili powder 1t garlic powder 1t cumin 1/2 t salt 1/2 t pepper...

Cooking restaurant quality clams is surprisingly easy at home.  The sauce is delightfully flavorful; not a drop of ours was leftover- sopped up with a fresh crusty bread.  Choose any type of pasta to accompany this dish, or leave it out all together and enjoy the broth with a spoon.  The recipe serves 6-8. Clams are an exceptionally dense protein source! They are one of the best dietary sources of vitamin B12 and iron.  Clams are also rich in Omega 3 fatty acids DHA and EPA and minerals selenium and manganese.  One fun tact about clams is that they are...

A great marinade can bring out the natural flavors in meat, naturally tenderize, and seal in juices.  This recipe is sure to please!  When purchasing meat, always reach for grass 100% grass fed or finished.  Experiment with different cuts of meat.  This marinade is great with flank steak.  This time we used strip steak.   Ingredients: 2T Red table wine 1T Worcestershire sauce 2T lemon juice 2T soy sauce 1 clove garlic, chopped 1/4 t Dijon mustard 2t fresh rosemary 2t fresh parsley 1t black pepper 1/2 t red pepper flakes, only use if you like heat! 1/4 cup The Furies...

The Furies got this recipe from our customer, Cathie Greenwold, and she graciously let us add it to the site! The addition of cornmeal in the batter almost gives it a texture similar to cornbread.  When I made it, I hesitated to use all of the syrup, don't hesitate! The syrup blends into the cake and it holds up beautifully. Final note, I of course, used plain Greek yogurt.  My favorite way to eat this is as a coffee cake for breakfast. This recipe is from Gran.  She always glazed it with chocolate, but I like the syrup and cream...