Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on June 24, 2011
Friday, at long last ? and not a minute too soon. Time to kick off the shoes, sip something refreshing, and happily decompress to beautiful and/or amusing food photographs.
FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD.
When they are available, recipes and recipe links will accompany select ?Fab Food Friday Fotos,? with a guarantee that at least one frugalicious recipe will always be included.
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Mug of Stew | Photo credit: Rebecca Nichols, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Chilli Crab Spaghetti | Photo credit: Jerry Pank, Flickr, Creative Commons
Photographer/cook Jerry Pank provided this recipe with a few variations:
Chilli Crab Spaghetti Recipe
Ingredients
* 150 g dried spaghetti
* 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
* 2 small hot chillies de-seeded and finely chopped. red or green are fine. They freeze brilliantly, so freeze what you don?t use.
* Thumb sized lump of ginger, peeled and grated ? home-made lazy ginger is just as good.
* 100 g white crabmeat
* 100 g peeled prawns
* Good splash of nam pla
* 150 g cheery tomatoes
* 4 spring onions, chopped on the diagonal
* Juice and zest from 1 lime
* Leaves from fresh coriander or parsley, choppedMethod
Cook the pasta until it has just a little bite, about 10 minutes in boiling salted water.
Add the oil to a separate large pan and saut? the garlic, chilli, ginger, tomatoes, and half of the spring onions for 4 minutes.
Tip the drained pasta into the large pan, add the crab, prawns, lime and herbs.
Mix well and serve. Garnish with the remaining spring onions and a few herb leaves.
Variations
Don?t be too bothered about the quantities of the seafood, crab tends to come in minute packs and can be quite expensive. Make up the difference with prawns or other seafood that may be available.Serves 2.
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Bahama Mama Welcome Drinks, Norwegian Cruise Line | Photo credit: Benjamin Thompson, Flickr, Creative Commons
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El Fogon?s Ceviche de Pescado, Toronto | Photo credit: Sifu Renka, Flickr, Creative Commons
Photographer Sifu Renka wrote this description about the gorgeous ceviche de pecado:
El Fogon?s Ceviche de Pescado
This Peruvian gem serves two types of lemon-marinated ceviches that are based on a time-honoured recipe. The first, and more popular version, features dense filets of basa (a type of catfish) that have been briefly cooked in lemon, salt and garlic before being tossed with finely sliced celery, white and red onion slivers and chopped parsley. Keeping with tradition, the mountain of fish is sided by cooling chunks of cooked corn on the cob, thick slices of sweet and regular potato.
Spice lovers may ask the kitchen to pre-season their ceviche with fiery chilli-garlic dip (red pepper, garlic, oil, salt), but take heed, it?s tongue-searing hot.
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Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce | Photo credit: Nicole Lee, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Garlic Jelly, Wisconsin Farmers' Market | Photo credit: McBeth, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Lomo Saltado, Mo Chica Peruvian Restaurant, Los Angeles, California | Photo credit: R. E., Flickr, Creative Commons
Quick description from photographer R.E.:
Lomo Saltado is a dish of marinated steak, vegetables, and fried potatoes, usually served over white rice.
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Tomato Beef Chow Mein with Crispy Hong Kong Style Noodles, Hong Kong BBQ Restaurant, Castro Valley, California | Photo credit: pointnshoot, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Bacon, Chocolate, Maple Milkshake, Paper Moon Diner, Baltimore, Maryland | Photo credit: spam911, Flickr, Creative Commons
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World's Best-Tasting Grilled Eggplant | Photo credit: woodleywonderworks, Flickr, Creative Commons
Easy instructions for making the ?World?s Best-Tasting Grilled Eggplant? are provided by photographer/cook woodleywonderworks:
World?s best-tasting grilled eggplant
Classic recipe ? just slice about an inch thick, brush on a mixture of little olive oil, a little garlic and ?chop? spices. I usually grill at 400 degrees about 8 minutes/side.
This is one dish that tastes better with a bit of salt which seems to remove the bitterness and bring out the nutty sweet flavor. I?m finding I enjoy eggplant more each year and this year we shoehorned in five in our little garden.
Try it in a sandwich or blend it for baba ghanoush.
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Garlic Roasted Dungeness Crab at the Crab House | Photo credit: Michael Huang, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Brooklyn Diner Cheeseburger, New York City | Photo credit: Adam Kuban, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Strawberry Trifle with White Chocolate & Almonds | Photo credit: John Watson
Excuse me while I lift my jaw up from the floor ? oh, my, what a stunning trifle! Photographer/cook John Watson provided the recipe:
Strawberry Trifle with White Chocolate & Almonds
With white chocolate and almonds. I modified this recipe at Epicurious.
My first one. It?s very tasty and easy to make.* 3-1/2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream, divided
* 12 ounces high-quality white chocolate (such as Lindt or Perugina), chopped
* 1-1/4 teaspoons almond extract, divided
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1/2 cup water
* 7 ounces Boudoirs or Champagne biscuits (crisp ladyfinger cookies),* divided* 1 cup raspberry jam, melted, divided
* 1-1/2 12-ounce packages frozen unsweetened raspberries, partially thawed, divided
* 2 6-ounce containers fresh raspberries
* 3/4 cup sliced almonds, toastedBring 1 cup cream to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add white chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool to barely lukewarm, about 10 minutes. Beat 2 1/2 cups cream and 1/2 teaspoon extract in large bowl to soft peaks. Fold in white chocolate mixture.
Stir sugar and 1/2 cup water in small saucepan over medium heat until sugar melts. Mix in 3/4 teaspoon extract; remove syrup from heat. Quickly submerge 1 biscuit in syrup; shake excess back into pan. Place dipped biscuit in bottom of 14-cup trifle dish. Repeat with enough biscuits to cover bottom of dish.
Spread 1/3 of melted jam over biscuits in dish. Top with 1/3 of partially thawed berries with juices. Spread 1/3 of whipped chocolate cream over. Repeat layering with dipped biscuits, melted jam, partially thawed berries, and whipped chocolate cream 2 more times.
Mound fresh berries in center of trifle. Sprinkle almonds around edge. Cover and chill at least 5 hours and up to 24 hours.
*Available at some supermarkets and at Italian markets.
Makes 16 servings.
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Wild Boar with Potato, Carriage House, Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, Ontario | Photo credit: jbcurio, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Spices at a Rialto Market Stall, Italy | Photo credit: jayneandd, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Banana-Coconut Cream Tartlet with Coconut Rum-Caramel Sauce, Whipped Cream, Toasted Coconut, All Seasons Bistro, Calistoga, California | Photo credit: trustella, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Baked Chicken Breast Chunks | Photo credit: Mullenkedheim, Flickr, Creative Commons
Easy, quick, and flavorful ? you can substitute other chicken pieces for the breast chunks, if so desired. Photographer/cook Mullenkedheim provided the recipe for this baked chicken dish:
Marinated chicken breast chunks in olive oil, cooking wine, salt, pepper, and a dash of ponzu. Cut up onion and green pepper and put them in a dish. Put the chicken on top, and added a couple of sprigs of fresh rosemary. Covered in tinfoil and baked for an hour in my toaster oven at whatever temperature the 750-watt setting produces. Verdict: delicious down-home cookin?.
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Best Apples for Baking | Photo credit: veganbaking, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Kale Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing | Photo credit: esimpraim, Flickr, Creative Commons
Photographer/cook esimpraim provided this recipe for kale salad with a spicy peanut dressing, which is posted at the terrific Dishing Up Delights food blog. Check the site out ? there are a great many other creative recipes posted there.
A few other recipes that looked intriguing to try include Pumpkin Bread with Cinnamon Cheesecake Layer, Braised Short Ribs with Autumn Root Vegetable Puree, and Spinach Bread Pudding with Lemon and Feta.
Kale Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing
(Adapted from The Kitchn)* 1 large bunch curly or lacinato kale
* 1 large carrot, peeled
* 6 tablespoons roasted, salted peanuts, divided
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 1-1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
* 1-1/2 teaspoons packed brown sugar, or more to taste
* 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
* Pinch red pepper flakesFold each leaf of kale in half lengthwise and slice out the center rib. Discard ribs. Roll a stack of the leaves up and slice in half lengthwise, then crosswise into very fine ribbons. Wash and rinse thoroughly in a salad spinner.
Slice the carrot very thin, either by creating curls with a peeler, or by running the halved carrot lengthwise down a mandoline. Toss with the kale and 3 tablespoons of the peanuts.
In a chopper or small food processor, briefly pur?e the remaining 3 tablespoons peanuts, oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper flakes. Pulse it just a few times; the peanuts should be partially pur?ed, but with some nibs and nubs still left in the dressing. Taste and adjust the seasonings as necessary.
Toss the dressing with the slaw and let it sit for at least a few minutes before serving.
Makes 2 large servings.
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Best Dang Cheese Grits, Catfish, & Biscuits This Side of My Momma's House, BB's Cajun Cafe, Houston, Texas | Photo credit: kshilcutt, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Spinach with Egusi | Photo credit: arsheffield, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Apricot Rugelach | Photo credit: cyberpenguin, Flickr, Creative Commons
Walnuts, pecans, apricots, cinnamon, cream cheese, butter ? what?s not to love about apricot rugelach?
For the detailed recipe, as well as some fab history on rugelach (I had no idea that ?rugelach? is Yiddish for ?little twists?), photographer cyberpenguin used the recipe posted at the food site Cooking with Corey. These traditional Jewish rolled cookies ? yes, they?re rather fattening, but that?s why they?re so darned delicious ? will be a hit for whatever occasion you make them. Per a note in the recipe, these are lower in fat than most standard rugelach recipes.
In many parts of the country, apricot trees are now groaning with fruit. Perfect, frugal way to use some up?
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Black Bean & Sweet Potato Flautas w/ Mango Salsa | Photo credit: Don't Lose Your Lunch, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Garlic Pierced Pork Roast with Baked Potato Wedges | Photo credit: Happy Sleepy, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Vegan Voodoo Doughnut | Photo credit: HA! Designs - Artbyheather, Flickr, Creative Commons
Hilarious doughnut ? photographer Heather wrote:
We went to Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland ? and got a couple of these voodoo doll donuts? filled with raspberry filling (blood) ? stabbed in the heart by a pretzel stick. Yum!!!
I had the Memphis Mafia? a banana fritter with chocolate and peanut butter (heaven) and the hubs had the Dirty Rotten Bastard, which consisted of chocolate and lots of peanut butter.
I was hoping that there would be a Voodoo Doughnuts (they have at least 100 varieties, some of which are vegan) in my home state of Arizona, but no such luck. Some background info on Voodoo Doughnuts, snagged from Wikipedia:
Voodoo Doughnut is an independent doughnut shop based in Portland, Oregon USA. The original location, opened in 2003, is at 22 SW 3rd Avenue, ?just south of the Burnside Bridge? and around the corner from Dan and Louis Oyster Bar. Voodoo Doughnut is known for its unusual doughnuts, the eclectic decor of its shops and its iconic pink boxes which feature the company?s logo and drawings of voodoo priests. There are two other locations, one at 1501 NE Davis Street in Portland that opened in June 2008, and one in Eugene, Oregon that opened officially in June 2010.
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The Los Angeles Times noted that Voodoo is an international tourist attraction.
Two of their doughnuts, the NyQuil Glazed doughnut and the Vanilla Pepto Crushed Tums doughnut, are no longer available by order of local health officials. According to one of the co-owners, ?the Nyquil one was kind of a lark, but that?s the one that got the most famous. With the Pepto doughnut, I honestly thought if you had that shot of tequila you shouldn?t have at 2:00 a.m., and then you got sugar, bread, Pepto, and Tums, you?d either feel better or puke your ass off and then feel better because you got it out of your system. So it was a win-win either way.?
On December 24, 2008, Voodoo?s Portland Creme was designated as Portland?s ?Official City Doughnut? by a resolution introduced by Portland Mayor Tom Potter and passed by city commissioners the same night. The resolution also expressed Portlanders? ?deepest gratitude to Voodoo Doughnut management for its dedication in the face of these stringent economic times in providing employment opportunities?and above all, creating and naming a doughnut after our beloved city that leaves a lasting taste and fond memories on its customers near and far away.?
OK, this is a definite must-visit when I am ever in Oregon.
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White Turnip & Arugula Salad with Vanilla Bean Olive Oil Dressing | Photo credit: hummingcrow, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Candied Horseradish | Photo credit: normanack, Flickr, Creative Commons
Photographer normanack provided a recipe link to this unusual candied horseradish ? yeah, I?m tempted to make it:
A medieval confection made by my daughter for her medieval history class. The recipe is on the Medieval Cookery website.
Garoupa's Caudal (Tail) Fin Soup | Photo credit: William Cho, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Cuban Torta & Tamale, Tacolmeca, Burnsville, Minnesota | Photo credit: Bill Roehl, Flickr, Creative Commons
Photographer Bill Roehl wrote this summary of his Cuban torta and tamale lunch:
Cuban Torta and Tamale
Breaded steak, ham, and Mexican sausage topped with their standard beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, and fresh scooped avocado.
A cute little tamale in the back.
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Mango Sorbet with Lime Foam & Cayenne Red Pepper Chili Powder, Bouchon Cookbook Bistro Dinner | Photo credit: David Vo, Flickr, Creative Commons
Photographer/cook Davi Vo wrote:
Mango sorbet with lime foam and cayenne red pepper chili powder. If you have ever had the street vendor version of fruit in a bag, you should recognize this flavor combination (mango + lime + chili)
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Broccoli & Bleu Cheese Soup | Photo credit; Jen, Flickr, Creative Commons
Photographer/cook Jen provided this recipe for this lovely big batch of broccoli and bleu cheese soup ? it?s also incredibly quick to make:
Broccoli & Bleu Cheese Soup Recipe
Recipe from Best Recipes which I stumbled on from Evan?s blog.
I?ve garnished mine with an Italian mini toast, bleu cheese, and a small broccoli piece.Very tasty, and I?d make this again ? but I might split the recipe in half next time as this makes a lot of soup. I used a big stock pot for this.
The recipe says it serves four, but it?s a little over a half gallon of soup.
Preparation time ? 15 to 30 minutes
Easy to make and simply delicious!
Ingredients
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 large onion, diced
* 2 large potatoes, cut in large pieces* 500 g broccoli, cut in pieces
* 2 L chicken stock
* 125 mL fresh cream
* 150 g bleu cheese, cubedMethod
Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onion.
Add the potatoes and broccoli and cook for another 4 minutes.
Add the chicken stock and bring to the boil.
Reduce heat and cook for another 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are well cooked.
Use a blender to blend all the ingredients.
Add the fresh cream and the blue cheese and stir well on low heat until all the blue cheese has been dissolved.Serve soup garnished with pieces of bleu cheese.
Serves: 4.
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Greenland Fish for Lunch - Halibut, Salmon, Shrimps, & a Few Fish with Danish Names I Can't Remember, H8 Restaurant at Rodebay, Vestgronland, Greenland | Photo credit: kaet44, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Going Nuts | Photo creidt: mrjorgen, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Berry Almond Biscotti | Photo credit: Look Over There, Flickr, Creative Commons
The recipe, provided by photographer/cook Look Over There, for these awesome berry almond biscotti is also available in Russian on the Flickr site.
Berry Almond Biscotti
325? F (1st), 300? F (2nd) Makes 2 1/2 dozen
*2 1/4 cups flour
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 tsp baking powder
* 1/2 tsp baking soda
* 1 tsp cinnamon
* 1/2 tsp nutmeg
* 2 eggs
* 2 egg whites
* 1 tbsp almond or vanilla extract
* 6 oz dried berries (Cherries are best, cranberries, etc?)
* 3/4 cup sliced almondsPreheat oven to 325? F.
Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Whisk together eggs, egg whites, and extract in separate bowl. Mix with dry ingredients, just until moist, using electric mixer on medium speed. Then add berries and almonds.
On floured surface, divide batter to form two logs, approximately 14? Long and 1-1/2? Wide. Place on a cookie sheet (Use parchment paper! Won?t stick) And bake 30 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 300? F. Cut biscotti into 1/2? Slices. Stand upright on cookie sheet and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
Cool and store in a loosely covered container.
Recipe copied shamelessly from a cranberry package.
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Carrot Cake Ice Cream | Photo credit: joyosity, Flickr Creative Commons
I?m thinking this may be an awesome treat for me to bring to my sister?s Fourth of July pool party bash.
On her food blog, The Cooking of Joy, photographer/cook/blogger joyosity has posted the recipe for making that tantalizing carrot cake ice cream dessert. She writes this about it:
I did say that the next time I got carrots in my Boston Organics delivery I would make carrot cake ice cream, and I am a woman of my word. I basically followed David Lebovitz?s recipe from the L.A. Times except I substituted raisins and rum for the currants and whiskey for the simple reason that I didn?t have the latter two.
Click here to go to The Cooking of Joy for the detailed recipe (it makes about 1 quart of ice cream) and instructions. Be forewarned that there haven?t been any updates, as of today, to the blog for almost a year. No notice about stopping blogging or moving to another site, so while the recipe is still up (it?s pretty complicated and lengthy, which is why I?ve not posted it here), it may not be up in the near future.
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Homemade Vegetable Stock on the Stove | Photo credit: calamity_hane, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Insalata Di Pasta | Photo credit: truth82, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Photographer/cook Dennis Wilkinson?s recipe for these delectable waffles is easy, and perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. A frugal meal that looks like a million bucks and freezes well ? kids of all ages will love these!
Buttermilk Waffles with Cornmeal
My birthday gifts this year from Kris & the girls were mostly kitchen implements, including a spiffy new Belgian-style waffle iron, and I just had to break it in this morning for Sunday breakfast.
Made these, a buttermilk waffle with a little added cornmeal, dusted with powdered sugar and topped with sliced strawberries. Bacon on the side, because, well, bacon.
It was a cloudy morning, so these are lit with some nice natural light out on the front porch.
Recipe is adapted slightly from The Best Recipe, by the folks over at Cooks Illustrated, assuming my notes are correct.
Ingredients
* 2 c. all-purpose flour
* 2 tbl. stone-ground cornmeal
* 1 tsp. table salt
* 1/2 tsp. baking soda
* 1 2/3 c. buttermilk
* 2 tbl. unsalted butter, melted
* 1 tbl. sugar
* 2 eggs, separatedDirections
Preheat your waffle iron.
Combine flour, cornmeal, salt, and baking soda in a bowl and set aside.
Whisk the egg whites and sugar together to form relatively stiff peaks.
Whisk together buttermilk, egg yolks, and melted butter, then add slowly to the dry ingredients, mixing and folding with a rubber spatula. Fold in the egg whites.
Cook in your waffle iron per manufacturer?s instructions. My iron used a scant 3/4 c. of batter per waffle without overflowing. As I mentioned, I was working with a brand-new iron which has a ?crisp exterior/moist interior? and ?uniform texture? switch, and I found that I preferred the ?uniform texture? setting with the color on the darker side.
Top with whatever you like. We used strawberries and powdered sugar this morning, but good maple syrup is great, too (especially with butter and toasted pecans), as is fresh fruit & whipped cream.
I got 8 waffles out of this recipe (half of which are now frozen as toaster fodder for breakfast for the kids later in the week). Your mileage will vary along with your waffle iron.
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Spinach, Bleu Cheese, Mustard, & Cream Served over Pasta | Photo credit: herbrm, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Wheat | Photo credit: w9ned, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Grilled Pork, Shredded Pork, Egg Cake, Fried Egg - Saigon Grill, Durham, North Carolina | Photo credit: Ross Grady, Flickr, Creative Commons
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Vintage Gordon's Gin Ad with New Mini-dress: 'What will the English think of next?' Playboy magazine, Aug. 1967 | Photo credit: jbcurio, Flickr, Creative Commons
This vintage ad is one of many fabulous vintage food and drink ads posted at JB?s Warehouse & Curio Emporium.
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Food photos selected and posted are credited and have Creative Commons-licensed content.
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Past three months of Fab Food Friday Fotos posts:
Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes, White Bean Salad, Smoky Kielbasa with Snap Peas & Basmati Rice, Watermelon Steak, Homemade Gravy, Simple Beet Soup, Lamb Shish Kebab, Recipes, & More
Mocha Marshmallows, Chicken & Rice, Spanish Lentil & Mushroom Stew, Chocolate Cake Waffle Batter, Eggplant Risotto, Rustic Chicken & Pancetta Stew, Baked Crab Cakes, & Easy Recipes
Brussels Red Potato Gratin, Milk Chocolate Souffle, Bacon & Pumpkin Pasta, Sausage & Tomato Risotto, Chicken Tinola, Onion Panade, Zucchini Tart, & Comfort Food Recipes
The Outdoorsy, Festive Memorial Day Food & Recipe Edition? Summer?s Here!
Kentucky Hot Brown, Mac & Cheese, Black Bean Tamale Pie, Marshmallow Cake, Jicama-Orange Salad, Bakwan Jagung, Chocolate Oatmeal Chippers, Potato, Leek & Andouille Soup, & Frugal Recipes
Chic & Cheap Casseroles, Cuban Meatloaf, Mahi Mahi with Tequila Salsa, Egg & Grits, Nakkisoppa, Smoothies, Chawanmushi, Russian Tea Cakes, Mango Salad, Turkey Steaks, & Recipes
Springtime Baked Chicken, Farfalle & Veggies, Stuffed Jalape?os, Sausage & Lentils, Brown Rice Stir-fry, Navy Beans, Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies, Tempeh Salad, & Cheap Recipes
White Chicken Lasagna, Nutella Pots de Cr?me, Cottage Cheese Apricot Buns, Cornish Pasty Pie, Palak Paneer, Lavender Rice Pudding, Blueberry-Sour Cream Muffins, Mango Chicken Curry, Recipes, & More
Almond Cantucci, Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole, Rhubarb-Blueberry Pie, Turnip-Corn Chowder, Pretzel Dogs, Salads, Red Bean Jambalaya, Pasta, & Recipes
Swedish Visiting Cake, BBQ Ribs with Moxie Glaze, Cornbread Casserole, Egg Dishes, Hush Puppies, Plums, Spaghetti & Braised Kale, Beef Heart Satay, Vintage Food Ads, & Awesome Frugal Recipes
Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday Edition ? New Orleans, Cajun, Creole Food & Recipes? Let the Good Times Roll
The Frugal Irish Food & St. Patrick?s Day Recipes Edition? ?irinn Go Br?ch!
Reuben Appetizers, ?Princess? Bread, Lemony Chicken & Pasta, Vegetable Lasagne, Smiley Potato, Roast Beef with Mushroom Gravy, Acorn Squash & Feta Casserole, Plus Frugal Recipes
Spiced Roasted Potatoes, Apple Pie Tartlets, Cheesy Spinach Casserole, Lentil Barley Chili, Lioness Bento, Strange Fruit, Hazelnut Coffee Cookies, Frugal Recipes, & More
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