Gharnu Gourmet

July 18, 2009, Saturday dinner WHAT: flat Pita Bread (not the pocketed one) red onions tomatoes green bell pepper cucumber lemon juice, salt, pepper olive oil tzatziki (homemade or readymade) sweet potato fries /or regular fries (used frozen ones from Trader joe's) red chili powder  hot sauce HOW: Cut vegetables in long pieces and marinate them in some lemon juice, sall and pepper and olive oil for 2-3 hours warm pita bread on both sides..you can use some olive oil spread tzatziki on warm bread  add some hot sauce add some vegetables on top  add some sweet potato fries  roll the pita bread add more tzatziki from top and sprinkle some red chili powder enjoy! How to make  tzatziki: 3 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. wine vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced salt, white pepper 1 cup green yougurt (strained) 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded, drained and shredded dill (optional) Combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic, sa...

July 23, 2011, Saturday Brunch WHAT: left over green curry (blend it so it is smooth paste to avoid big pieces of veggies in it otherwise it will be hard to roll) sticky rice (or left over rice) 2ggs 1 tbsp Soy sauce 1 tsp crushed garlic handful green onions handful basil sriracha sauce (or any hot sauce) salt - pepper HOW: combine crushed green curry and sticky rice, make sure it is not too liquidy   create sushi like log by rolling it in a bamboo mat or aluminum foil (like  http://mannyljr.typepad.com/ ). it should be about same length as your omelet diameter. combine eggs, salt, pepper, soy sauce, crushed garlic and green onion and make very thin omelet. put omelet on a flat surface, add lots of basil, sriracha sauce as first layer put sticky rice log on it and start rolling and at the end hold with toothpick you can use left over green curry[blended] as dipping sauce once done, you can cut in half or three pieces...

Apr 29, 2012, Saturday Dinner TORTAS -WHAT: small buns avocado cabbage  sliced jalapeños coriander  onion capsicum frontera grill taco sauces salt, pepper, lemon/lime juice dry pasilla chile powder salt, pepper taco seasoning optional tabasco or other mexican hot sauce TORTAS - HOW: slice the buns in halves and toast/grill both side and set aside cut slices of avocado, season with some salt, pepper and lime juice and set aside thinly slice cabbage and add pepper and lime juice slice onions and capsicum and saute till onions are caramelized, add salt and taco seasoning add taco sauce on both side of the bun, layer onion, capsicum, jalapeños, cabbage, avocado slices. add tabasco or other hot sauce per your taste,  close the bun and put on grill again to compress.  can eat hot or cold --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Dec  10, 2011, Saturday Dinner Party at Kathy's WHAT: toasted sour dough bread [or baguette or crackers] Brie log mix of mushrooms - porcini, button, cremini, chanterelles, shiitake balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup veg. broth olive oil garlic thyme rosemary parsly, salt, pepper lemon juice truffel oil toasted pecans HOW: Mushrooms: heat olive oil in large skillet quarter all mushrooms and add to the skillet on low, mid heat  mushroom will release some liquid but after a while it will absorb it and start to get caramelized [about 20 mins] add rosemary, thyme, chopped garlic, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and veg. broth and let mushroom hydrate and absorb that flavors and caramelized some more. add salt and pepper to test remove from heat, add pecans and parsly and add little truffel oil Brie: take the log of brie and cut the top rind  add mushroom mix on top ...

Dec  10, 2011, Saturday Dinner Party at Kathy's WHAT: garbanzo beans onion garlic salt, cumin powder, chili powder, turmeric powder, black pepper lemon juice feta cheese mint cilantro sweet red peppers pomegranate oil HOW: heat some oil in skillet and add cumin, chili powder and turmeric and toast it for 1 min add onion and sauté till transparent, add garlic and saute till garlic looses its row smell add drained and washed garbanzo beans and cook for 5 minutes add salt, pepper and lemon juice and remove from heat and let it cool add mint, cilantro, feta, red peppers and pomegranate seeds

Nov 10, 2011, Thursday Dinner A dish after cleaning out my refrigerator and pantry with addition of some left overs! I am calling it "world" because I am using ingredients from around the world -  mexican, italian, Mediterranean,  korean and indian! WHAT: tortillas mix cheeses [i used feta, goat and asiago] olive tapenade roasted corn caramelized onion with balsamic vinegar  gochujang sauce [or other hot sauce] salt mango, keylime salsa [frontera] , or any other salsa. HOW: mix all cheeses in one bowl heat a little oil in skillet and add corn, onion, tapenade and let it cook for few minutes add gochujang sauce and salt take a tortilla and add a layer of cheese and then corn mixture on half side and cover it with other half cook stuffed tortilla on both sides till crispy cut in 2 or 3 tringles and enjoy with salsa