Cooking and Recipes
Welcome to the Cooking and Recipes section of our website. A little background on our diet and cooking is in order. I stopped eating meat when I was in my mid-twenties and was a real vegetarian for several years. Somewhere along the way I put seafood and then poultry back into my diet. But, I have not eaten red meat or pork in over forty years. Kristine will occasionally have meat at a restaurant but nothing at home. What we do eat is a plant based Mediterranean style diet. We typically eat seafood or chicken about once a week. Kristine cooks in the oven or uses a crockpot and I cook on the stovetop or grill. We both enjoy flavorful and spicy dishes but also a simple meal like grilled chicken, rice and vegetable. We are pretty comfortable with what and how we eat (but do not judge others) and have been encouraged to share our recipes here. I’m less likely to follow a recipe than Kristine and I don’t measure much of anything, I realize it makes my recipes a little harder to follow but it’s where I live. Sorry about that. As always we would be grateful for your feedback, please let us know how you liked any of these dishes. So welcome and we hope you enjoy!
Limey Summer Vegetables over Linguini
This is another recipe that is more of an outline than a strict recipe. Much of what goes into it is dictated by what’s in the garden or the vegetable drawer. A few of the components need to be a part of it: the limes, garlic, cashews, mushrooms and parmesan are...
Caribbean Jerk Shrimp
This recipe originally came from the Runner’s World Cookbook which I highly recommend. It is healthy, extremely tasty and easy to prepare. The key is the jerk seasoning which is often sold as Jamaican Jerk and these days is widely available at most supermarkets. Jerk...
Easy Crock Pot Red Sauce
This recipe was born of need. Our garden produces a lot of tomatoes starting in mid-July. They come fast and furious and it is impossible to eat them all before they spoil. This goes on for weeks. The joy of this method is that it cooks while your day goes by with...
Peanut Sauce Stir Fried Vegetables
I’ve been making this dish for years. There never was a recipe; you just kind of wing it. However, if you don’t like peanut butter this will not work for you. Sometimes I add chunks of chicken but mostly not. I pretty much always use mushrooms of which there are so...
Lemon Scallops and Mushrooms
This is another no recipe dish that I have been making for several years. It is very popular with family and friends. The key is truly fresh sea scallops. One way to check is to ask for a sample scallop at the seafood counter. It shouldn’t smell overpoweringly fishy...
Curried Shrimp with Pineapple
I’ve been making this dish since I was in my late twenties. There never was a recipe; I just kept experimenting until it came out well. The shrimp and pineapple are often included although chicken can be substituted for the shrimp or it can be made without either as a...