Crepes and Beer Pairing

By Greg B. Crepes are among some of the simplest foods to prepare, ingredient wise but are fairly complicated to do well.  Below I’m going to take you through my crepe recipe, which I think turn out pretty well as a dessert crepe (but the recipe can be modified to suit the food you want to eat).  I know this may offend some of the people who eat very refined cuisine here, but a crepe is really a versatile French tortilla since both have the same mission: provide an easy and delicious vehicle for other food into the mouth! Read more

Preparing a Dinner of Hasenpfeffer Stew

By Greg B. A little while ago, my roommate bought two rabbits from H-mart and frozen them, promptly to forget about them.  It was not until last week that he decided it was time to cook them, and gave me free reign to prepare something good with them.  Naturally, the first thing that comes to mind (after bugs bunny, roger rabbit or br’er rabbit) is hasenpfeffer stew.  The recipe is simple, very tasty and comes highly recommended by me! Read more

Recipe: The most simple grilled rainbow trout…EVER!

Another simple recipe, this time using Rainbow trout that was on sale for $7.99 / lb at Whole Foods! This went great with zucchini and asparagus. The other items on the plate are chicken breast and spicy chicken burgers. I know the plate looks messy and crowded…but when you don’t have a kitchen (STILL!) it’s nice to use less dishes so you are able to cook at home sometimes!

Grilled Rainbow Trout

Ingredients:

• Whole rainbow trout, cleaned and gutted with head intact.
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Ground Sea Salt
• Fresh Ground Pepper
• 1/2 lime, cut into wedges

Necessary tools:

• Grill (or broiler)
• Metal skewer (or wood skewer soaked in water for 30 mins)

1. Rinse trout in cool water.
2. Rub inside and out with olive oil, salt and pepper.
3. Place lime wedges inside trout and use metal skewers to enclose the cavity of the fish.
4. Grill over medium heat, 6-8 minutes per side until skin is crispy. Flip only once and use great caution not to let the fish fall apart.
5. Serve!