Summer Brussels Sprout Medley

The perfect summer companion to your favorite fish or grilled foods. Sautee a red onion in 1 tbsp of coconut oil along with 2 – 3 strips of bacon, depending on your taste. We modify our coconut oil based on the bacon grease, if it’s less marbled, we use up to a tbsp of coconut…

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Fresh Mint and Greek Yogurt Sauce

We were considering posting this sauce as part of our lamb chops this weekend, but then we made some amazing salmon on the grill. Henry has mastered how to cook salmon so that it is perfectly crispy on the outside and moist and perfectly cooked on the inside. This sauce, amazingly, is almost more delicious…

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Roasted Pork Shoulder

Another one of my mom’s treasures…and old time favorite from my childhood. Please try this simple dish – it will surely satisfy and be easy on your wallet. Fantastic – we’ll post her red cabbage very soon. Ingredients 5 – 6 lb pork shoulder bone in sea salt lightly rubbing shoulder completley 4 large cloves…

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Tomato Cardamom Shrimp Entree

My dad loves shrimp and does not get them often enough in Austria, so of course one of the first requests was to cook him some. He likes fresh vegetables and herbs, and vine ripe tomatoes. Hmmm…I thought, how do I whip him up something tasty and introduce something new at the same time that…

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Duck Duck Soup

Remember the $18 Duck? This little duck fed us until we were stuffed for three full meals. So as promised, we are finally sharing how to make this easy soup from your left over Whole Duck recipe, i.e., the carcass and innards. ~You can also do this recipe with left over chicken, or turkey, or…

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Thai Ground Pork in Coconut Milk

We’d like to provide you with an alternative to ground beef or turkey for a change  – PORK. We love wonderful lean local pork as you know in just about any form.  Please give our Thai inspired dish a try, it’s fast and very easy and super healthy. We served it here with some yellow…

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Bacon Cauliflower

Cauliflower is one of our favorite veggies to eat, not just for its’ delicious taste, but also for its’ amazing nutrition. We love it ground up as a rice substitute, steamed, grilled, sautéed or Austrian style which we’ll share in the near future. Today we thought we’d give you an interesting alternative to the steamed…

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Persimmon Salmon en Papillote

This is an exquisite way of preparing a perfect Salmon filet with a different flair. The persimmon was a beautiful companion to the wonderful taste of Sockeye. We served it with a tasty mushroom and leek medley, but you can pair this dish with some of our other side dishes such as, Ensalada de Agucate…

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Nutty Kitchen Thanksgiving 2010

Oh my…what a great week! No post this past Monday because we will be featuring and sharing our Thanksgiving Menu with you this Wednesday before the wonderful celebration. We will be posting all of our recipes following Thanksgiving. Hmmm….ceviche you say? A bit unconventional? …absolutely! But, Luis is visiting from Bogotá and this is one…

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Spice Detox Fish in Parchment Paper

Yum, yum, yummmmmm. 🙂 after visiting our new nephew and celebrating over the weekend with wine and plenty of food, we thought it was only appropriate to serve a light and detoxifying dish tonight for dinner along with some fabulous grilled asparagus. The ginger, turmeric, and cilantro in this dish are revered for their many…

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