Comments for MediterrAsian Cooking http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com Sat, 17 May 2008 07:28:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on Penne with Roasted Pear, Goat Cheese and Walnuts by Emily http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/penne-with-roasted-pear-goat-cheese-and-walnuts/#comment-149 Emily Thu, 01 May 2008 14:03:25 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/penne-with-roasted-pear-goat-cheese-and-walnuts/#comment-149 Interesting idea...why not? Apples are good with cheese too after all, and roasted/baked apples are just as nice as roasted pears. I imagine any kind of firm apple suitable for baking would work, so if you do try the substitution let us know how it comes out. :) Interesting idea…why not? Apples are good with cheese too after all, and roasted/baked apples are just as nice as roasted pears. I imagine any kind of firm apple suitable for baking would work, so if you do try the substitution let us know how it comes out. :)

]]> Comment on Penne with Roasted Pear, Goat Cheese and Walnuts by Mike G. http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/penne-with-roasted-pear-goat-cheese-and-walnuts/#comment-148 Mike G. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:13:16 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/penne-with-roasted-pear-goat-cheese-and-walnuts/#comment-148 I haven't noticed pears in the stores around here lately. How do you think apples might work as a substitute? I haven’t noticed pears in the stores around here lately. How do you think apples might work as a substitute?

]]> Comment on Broccoli: Food and Medicine by barbara http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/broccoli-food-and-medicine/#comment-146 barbara Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:47:35 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/broccoli-food-and-medicine/#comment-146 Yum yum vegetables! So delicious and healthy and beneficial!! I came across <a href="http://www.supplementinfo.org/index.php?src=news&srctype=detail&category=Supplements%20In%20The%20News&refno=101&utm_source=social_mktg&utm_medium=blog_posts&utm_term=broccoli&utm_campaign=Social%2BMarketing" rel="nofollow">this site</a> which has an article on how broccoli can decrease the risk of bladder cancer! Worth the read. Thanks for the great post! Yum yum vegetables! So delicious and healthy and beneficial!! I came across this site which has an article on how broccoli can decrease the risk of bladder cancer! Worth the read. Thanks for the great post!

]]> Comment on Easy Oven Frittata by Lovelyn http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-145 Lovelyn Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:41:47 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-145 This recipe looks great. I love frittatas. Like Alexis, I've been stuck in the mushroom, spinach and cheese rut. I'm going to make the basil and tomato one tonight. I just need to buy something to cook it in. I've recently moved overseas and have very little supplies in my kitchen. This recipe looks great. I love frittatas. Like Alexis, I’ve been stuck in the mushroom, spinach and cheese rut. I’m going to make the basil and tomato one tonight. I just need to buy something to cook it in. I’ve recently moved overseas and have very little supplies in my kitchen.

]]> Comment on Easy Oven Frittata by Emily http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-144 Emily Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:47:13 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-144 Alexis, thanks for commenting! :) Glad you like the recipes and hope you enjoy the results. You can pretty much throw anything in there according to taste, the possibilities are endless! Aleithia, your Mexican inspired version sounds great...the touch of cumin sounds like an interesting addition, I'll have to try it. Alexis, thanks for commenting! :) Glad you like the recipes and hope you enjoy the results. You can pretty much throw anything in there according to taste, the possibilities are endless!

Aleithia, your Mexican inspired version sounds great…the touch of cumin sounds like an interesting addition, I’ll have to try it.

]]> Comment on Easy Oven Frittata by Aleithia http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-143 Aleithia Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:45:15 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-143 A while ago, I started making a baked egg dish just like this. Now I know what to call it! I know it doesn't fit the Mediterrasian label, but if anyone enjoys Mexican flavor, try adding the following to the standard 6 eggs, 1 c. milk, and pinch of salt: 1 medium white or yellow onion, diced 1-2 cans (4 oz.) of mild diced green chiles (for people in America, buy the Hatch brand if you can find them) 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin Sautee these items in a lightly oiled skillet, until onions are just barely translucent. Combine with egg mixture and 1/4 c. Parmesean cheese. Bake as mentioned above. Serve with corn tortillas. A while ago, I started making a baked egg dish just like this. Now I know what to call it!

I know it doesn’t fit the Mediterrasian label, but if anyone enjoys Mexican flavor, try adding the following to the standard 6 eggs, 1 c. milk, and pinch of salt:

1 medium white or yellow onion, diced
1-2 cans (4 oz.) of mild diced green chiles (for people in America, buy the Hatch brand if you can find them)
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

Sautee these items in a lightly oiled skillet, until onions are just barely translucent. Combine with egg mixture and 1/4 c. Parmesean cheese. Bake as mentioned above.

Serve with corn tortillas.

]]> Comment on Easy Oven Frittata by Alexis http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-142 Alexis Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:01:17 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-142 Mix, pour and bake...? Sounds like my kinda meal, no muss no fuss! So, frittatas can be made with something other than spinach, cheese and mushrooms?! I thought the tuna, artichoke & parmesan was a unique blend and then scroll down to find another treat with the tomato, basil and asiago ~ Yum! They both look so scrumptious. I knew there was a reason I put the eggs back in the fridge tonight after realizing an egg & cheese tortilla just wasn't gonna cut it. It's gonna be a frittata for me this weekend! Now I just have to figure out which one... Mix, pour and bake…? Sounds like my kinda meal, no muss no fuss!

So, frittatas can be made with something other than spinach, cheese and mushrooms?! I thought the tuna, artichoke & parmesan was a unique blend and then scroll down to find another treat with the tomato, basil and asiago ~ Yum! They both look so scrumptious.

I knew there was a reason I put the eggs back in the fridge tonight after realizing an egg & cheese tortilla just wasn’t gonna cut it. It’s gonna be a frittata for me this weekend! Now I just have to figure out which one…

]]> Comment on Easy Oven Frittata by Emily http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-141 Emily Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:23:19 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-141 Thanks, Courtney! Eggs for dinner are great, aren't they? :) Hope you enjoy the recipes! They're very forgiving recipes and totally flexible...I find I can add more eggs or less milk or not bother precisely measuring ingredient quantities, and still get consistently good results. (And if you like eggs with a Mediterranean spin for dinner, check out the recipe for Spanish tortilla de patatas on the MediterrAsian site: http://www.mediterrasian.com/delicious_recipes_tortilla.htm) Thanks, Courtney! Eggs for dinner are great, aren’t they? :) Hope you enjoy the recipes! They’re very forgiving recipes and totally flexible…I find I can add more eggs or less milk or not bother precisely measuring ingredient quantities, and still get consistently good results. (And if you like eggs with a Mediterranean spin for dinner, check out the recipe for Spanish tortilla de patatas on the MediterrAsian site: http://www.mediterrasian.com/delicious_recipes_tortilla.htm)

]]> Comment on Easy Oven Frittata by Courtney http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-140 Courtney Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:11:34 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-140 Oh my goodness, that looks wonderful. It's definitely going to be made soon! I'm happy to see it posted here...I recently read that egg dishes generally aren't enjoyed in mediterranean culture but I often eat eggs for dinner and have been wondering about that. Oh my goodness, that looks wonderful. It’s definitely going to be made soon! I’m happy to see it posted here…I recently read that egg dishes generally aren’t enjoyed in mediterranean culture but I often eat eggs for dinner and have been wondering about that.

]]> Comment on How to Eat Well the Mediterranean Way by the Hummus guy http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/how-to-eat-well-the-mediterranean-way/#comment-139 the Hummus guy Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:41:16 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/how-to-eat-well-the-mediterranean-way/#comment-139 Regarding the hummus - dipping pita triangles in it is not an Asian custom but rather an American invention. Here in the middle-east the hummus is not a dip but a spread, and it is not used as an addition to anything else but as the center of a whole meal. A plate of good hummus with some vegetable salad on the side is a nutritiously complete meal. Regarding the hummus - dipping pita triangles in it is not an Asian custom but rather an American invention. Here in the middle-east the hummus is not a dip but a spread, and it is not used as an addition to anything else but as the center of a whole meal.

A plate of good hummus with some vegetable salad on the side is a nutritiously complete meal.

]]> Comment on Easy Oven Frittata by Emily http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-138 Emily Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:23:56 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-138 Definitely! The traditional method is great of course, but it's nice to just mix, pour and bake since it cooks/browns just as well. Thanks, Ric. :) Definitely! The traditional method is great of course, but it’s nice to just mix, pour and bake since it cooks/browns just as well. Thanks, Ric. :)

]]> Comment on Easy Oven Frittata by Ric http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-137 Ric Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:19:26 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-137 What a simple way to cook frittata! And I would imagine that the flavors are intensified through the baking process as well. Both versions look and sound fantastic -- yum! What a simple way to cook frittata! And I would imagine that the flavors are intensified through the baking process as well. Both versions look and sound fantastic — yum!

]]> Comment on Easy Oven Frittata by Emily http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-136 Emily Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:23:18 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-136 And thanks for commenting! Hope you like the recipes. That's the best, isn't it, knowing that you have food all ready for the week ahead. :) And thanks for commenting! Hope you like the recipes. That’s the best, isn’t it, knowing that you have food all ready for the week ahead. :)

]]> Comment on Easy Oven Frittata by sue bette http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-135 sue bette Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:43:24 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/easy-oven-frittata/#comment-135 Thanks for the new frittata recipe - I have gotten in the habit of making a big frittata for Sunday breakfast - mainly so I can enjoy the leftovers during the week! Thanks for the new frittata recipe - I have gotten in the habit of making a big frittata for Sunday breakfast - mainly so I can enjoy the leftovers during the week!

]]> Comment on Broccoli Gnocchi with Cheese sauce by Guilherme http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/broccoli-gnocchi-with-cheese-sauce/#comment-134 Guilherme Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:30:16 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/broccoli-gnocchi-with-cheese-sauce/#comment-134 @Aleithia - I'm glad to know you like it so much ;) @Aleithia - I’m glad to know you like it so much ;)

]]> Comment on Broccoli Gnocchi with Cheese sauce by Aleithia http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/broccoli-gnocchi-with-cheese-sauce/#comment-133 Aleithia Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:08:56 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/broccoli-gnocchi-with-cheese-sauce/#comment-133 I'd never had gnocci before, but now I love them. The recipe is so simple, yet so tasty! I was especially impressed with the sauce. I'm used to making a more traditional roux for creamy sauces, so I'm very excited to find one that is lower in fat without losing any of the flavor. I’d never had gnocci before, but now I love them. The recipe is so simple, yet so tasty! I was especially impressed with the sauce. I’m used to making a more traditional roux for creamy sauces, so I’m very excited to find one that is lower in fat without losing any of the flavor.

]]> Comment on Grilled Marinated Tofu Steaks with Japanese-style Stir-fried Vegetables and Soba Noodles by Aleithia http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/grilled-marinated-tofu-steaks-with-japanese-style-stir-fried-vegetables-and-soba-noodles/#comment-132 Aleithia Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:05:18 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/grilled-marinated-tofu-steaks-with-japanese-style-stir-fried-vegetables-and-soba-noodles/#comment-132 I tried the recipe (with fresh tofu) last night, and it was outstanding. I'm looking forward to leftovers for a change! :) I tried the recipe (with fresh tofu) last night, and it was outstanding. I’m looking forward to leftovers for a change! :)

]]> Comment on How to Eat Well the Mediterranean Way by Trudy http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/how-to-eat-well-the-mediterranean-way/#comment-130 Trudy Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:55:40 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/how-to-eat-well-the-mediterranean-way/#comment-130 Australia is right on Asia's doorstep, and many migrants from all over Asia have made it their home -- including my sister-in-law, Vivian. Over the last 50 or so years many migrants from Mediterranean cultures (particularly Greeks and Italians) have also settled in Australia, bringing their own cultural and gastronomic influences. So you're right, it's a real cultural melting pot, with a distinct Asian and Mediterranean influence. As you can probably tell, a lot of those influences have rubbed off on me. :D Australia is right on Asia’s doorstep, and many migrants from all over Asia have made it their home — including my sister-in-law, Vivian. Over the last 50 or so years many migrants from Mediterranean cultures (particularly Greeks and Italians) have also settled in Australia, bringing their own cultural and gastronomic influences.

So you’re right, it’s a real cultural melting pot, with a distinct Asian and Mediterranean influence. As you can probably tell, a lot of those influences have rubbed off on me. :D

]]> Comment on How to Eat Well the Mediterranean Way by Emily http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/how-to-eat-well-the-mediterranean-way/#comment-129 Emily Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:54:47 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/how-to-eat-well-the-mediterranean-way/#comment-129 Great list of ideas! Paula definitely asked the magic question, didn't she? :) I was thinking your beloved Australia must have all kinds of interesting influences on the local cuisine, just because of where it is geographically and the different groups of people that have passed through there over the years. I imagine there's an Asian influence in addition to the European. Would love to hear more about that sometime, though that might need a whole other post. ;) Great list of ideas! Paula definitely asked the magic question, didn’t she? :)

I was thinking your beloved Australia must have all kinds of interesting influences on the local cuisine, just because of where it is geographically and the different groups of people that have passed through there over the years. I imagine there’s an Asian influence in addition to the European. Would love to hear more about that sometime, though that might need a whole other post. ;)

]]> Comment on Zesty Lime and Salmon Soup by Emily http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/zesty-lime-and-salmon-soup/#comment-128 Emily Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:27:09 +0000 http://www.mediterrasiancooking.com/zesty-lime-and-salmon-soup/#comment-128 Heh heh...confession: I was originally planning to make this soup with a white fish such as catfish, but the salmon was what looked the best at the market that day. Sometimes you just have to roll with it. :) Heh heh…confession: I was originally planning to make this soup with a white fish such as catfish, but the salmon was what looked the best at the market that day. Sometimes you just have to roll with it. :)

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