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Green Bean and Potato Salad

Posted in Blogroll, Cooking, Florida, Food, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Potato Salad, Recipes, United States, USA, tagged Florida, Food, Potatoes, USA on July 15, 2008| Leave a Comment »

I got this great recipe from About.com:Southern Food and it worked out very well – although I did make a few adjustments to the recipe.

My recipe is as follows:

3 lb new (red) potatoes – cooked in salted water until just tender
1 lb fresh green beans that have been trimmed, cooked for 5 minutes in boiling salted water, and rinsed in ice water
1/2 a medium red onion – slivered
1/4 of a vidalia (sweet) onion slivered

The Dressing consisted of the following:

In bowl big enough to whisk in:

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp sea salt
a few turns of fresh ground black pepper
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp dijon mustard

Whisk all of the ingredients and pour over the potatoes, green beans, and onions all of which have been combined in a large mixing bowl. The flavor is wonderful! Hope you enjoy. Write if you have questions.

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Farmer’s Market

Posted in Blogroll, Cooking, Florida, Food, Orlando, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Recipes, United States, USA, tagged Farmers Maret, Florida, Food, USA on July 15, 2008| 3 Comments »

Saturday we went to the Winter Park (FL) Farmer’s Market. Early in the morning the market area was teaming with people and vendors. We wanted to get there early since it was supposed to be a very hot day – and Mother Nature didn’t lie. By 9:30 AM it was really getting steamy. I had my camera and camera/backpack on and it got uncomfortable fast. The older I get – the less I can stand the heat – it really bothers me.

OK, if you’re anything like Donna and I, we start eating with our eyes. The market had so many beautiful veggies, flowers, cheeses, plants, shrubs, herbs, breads – you name it. Here are a few shots from the market.

We bought peppers, tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, radishes, lemons, and red potatoes. So far I’ve used the lemons, tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, green beans and potatoes. I’ll have a few dishes to post soon.

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Grilled Shrimp with Lemon Pasta

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Sunday I made Grilled Shrimp with Lemon Pasta. I looked around for an easy lemon pasta recipe and found Giada De Laurentis had one that was easy and looked great – check out her Lemon Spaghetti.

For the shrimp I made a marinade as follows:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
juice of one lemon
two garlic cloves finely chopped
1 tsp of Old Bay seafood seasoning
a few turns of fresh black pepper and a pinch of sea salt
Some fresh chopped basil to sprinkle

I whisked this all in a medium bowl and then tossed in a half pound of large de-veined shrimp. Let that marinate for about an hour; then placed the shrimp on skewers that were soaked in water for about a half hour.

I grilled the skewered shrimp on high on an electric grill for about three minutes each side. Only turned the skewers once. Enjoy. Write if you have questions.