This salad captures the light of the new season with albacore tuna as the central ingredient, “springing forward” thanks to the petite nonpareil capers, kalamata olives and sweet Campari tomatoes. Roasted fingerling potatoes from Zuckerman’s Farms surround the bed of organic arugula and parsley. A combination of minced shallots, Meyer lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil dressed our spring salad. No special recipes used here, simply a culmination of shopping at Costco, Trader Joe’s, Richmond Produce Market and the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market – a testament to the age-old thinking that it takes a lot to make something look simple. Here is to enjoying this time of rebirth and renewal!
Tag: Costco
Dinner before Phoenix
With my husband’s impending departure for a business trip to Phoenix, this was the perfect opportunity to have a special farewell dinner. Artichoke risotto and grilled halibut were the featured dishes this evening. The purchase of a huge jar of artichoke hearts from Costco propelled my search for a recipe which I found online through a surprising source – the Junior League of Tulsa, Oklahoma! Wild halibut (which I actually ended up broiling) was dressed in lemon juice, lemon zest, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, capers and basil, a great recipe presented on Epicurious.com. A delightful Edna Valley Chardonnay accompanied this meal. Thanks to the current issue of Martha Stewart Living, we enjoyed a blueberry crisp for dessert. Delicious! P.S. I heeded the advice in the recipe about making extra topping and freezing it so that it would be ready for quick assembly when we next have fresh fruit on hand.
Marcus
Now that I have stopped crying for the moment after the burial of our beloved cat Marcus (brother of Neiman), here is a look at the “sitting shiva” dinner we had that evening. This included delicious smoked salmon from Bryan’s Market (some of the best in the City) garnished with wonderfully fragrant dill and onion, deviled eggs and sweet potato chips. The potato was simply sliced crosswise, brushed with oil, salted and then baked. Instead of using bagels, I served Miltons multi-grain crackers since we have a huge box that we had purchased at Costco. We were too full and too exhausted to eat the dessert I had purchased – rugelach from Sweet Things Bakery located within CalMart – so we had them for breakfast the next morning. FYI Marcus now rests below a Meyer Lemon tree we recently purchased at Flora Grubb Gardens. We await the beautiful blossoms.