Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on November 2, 2012
?I?m at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I?ve just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.?
~ Rodney Dangerfield
FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD.
Such a week with the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, and the US national elections are thankfully just a few days away. Time to decompress, de-stress, turn off the noise of politics, and enjoy this week?s fabulous collection of food photos and recipes.
When they?re available, recipes and recipe links will accompany select ?Fab Food Friday Fotos,? with a guarantee that at least one thrifty recipe will always be included.
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Cioppino | Photo credit: Kevin D. Weeks, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Cioppino (it?s pronounced chuh-PEE-noh) is a lovely fish stew, easy to make, perfect for chilly nights ? some background info from Wikipedia:
Cioppino is a fish stew originating in San Francisco. It is considered an Italian-American dish, and is related to various regional fish soups and stews of Italian cuisine. Cioppino is traditionally made from the catch of the day, which in the dish?s place of origin is typically a combination of dungeness crab, clams, shrimp, scallops, squid, mussels and fish. The seafood is then combined with fresh tomatoes in a wine sauce, and served with toasted bread, either sourdough as bouillabaisse, burrida, and bourride of the French Provence, suh or baguette. The dish is comparable to cacciucco and brodetto from Italy, as well as other fish dishes from the Mediterranean region suquet de peix from Catalan speaking regions of coastal Spain.
A few recipe links for cioppino for you to explore: Giada De Laurentiis at Food Network, What?s Cooking America, Wall Street Journal, and Bon Appetit.
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Russian Babayevskiy Dark Chocolate, 75 Percent Cacao | Photo credit: Eugenia Vlasova, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Eggs on Baby Spinach with Peas & Brie | Photo credit: esimpraim, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
The recipe for photographer/cook esimpraim?s lovely, inexpensive (except for the brie, but that?s what makes it so good) egg dish is posted on her food blog Dishing Up Delights ? it was adapted from a recipe at Lucullian Delights.
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Happy Teapot, Thames Festival, Bankside, South London | Photo credit: Paul Simpson, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Chocolate Brioche Banana Bread Pudding with Chocolate Caramel Sauce | Photo credit: RACINGMIX, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Fennel & Leek Gratin with Spicy Cajun Chicken | Photo credit: Manne, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Overview and Fennel & Leek Gratin with Spicy Cajun Chicken recipe link provided by photographer/cook Manne (recipe is based off one at BBC Good Food):
Perfect low carb dish, with steak, pork chops, or stir-fried chicken.
See recipe at Tummyrumble, my food blog.
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Lunch of Local Asparagus, Smoked Salmon, Dollop of Horseradish, & Locally Baked Granary Bread | Photo credit: John Oxton, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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?It?s Dessert Time!? ? Front & Back Covers of Vintage 1953, 36-Page Dessert Cooking Booklet, Published by General Foods Corp (click image to enlarge) | Photo credit: alsis35, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Sausage Balls (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free) | Photo credit: Cassidy, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer/cook Cassidy?s gluten- and dairy-free sausage balls recipe are posted at Cooking Gluten (& Dairy) Free.
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Breakfast of Homemade Feijoa Scones | Photo credit: Teresa, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer/cook Teresa provided this overview of her lovely breakfast:
Despite a poor recipe choice, the feijoa scones turned out ok. I made the feijoa jelly last night using the discarded skins. It was the first time I?d ever canned something ? I am so happy it set and the jar sealed (yes it is an old pasta sauce jar?).
Information about feijoa from WikiBooks:
The Feijoa or pineapple guava is an egg-shaped fruit with a thin lime-green skin. The flesh inside is cream-colored and encases a jelly-like center. The texture is gritty, close to that of a pear. The flesh tastes like a combination of several other fruits, usually described as pineapple, guava, and strawberry. Some people report a taste similar to that of a quince or lemon. Feijoa is native to South America, but is now commercially grown in New Zealand and California.
Feijoas are most often eaten raw. The fruit is ripe when it is slightly soft and the jellied inner section is clear. The fruit is unripe when the jelly is white and is spoiled when the jelly is brown. Unfortunately, this test of ripeness may only be determined once the fruit is opened. Peel the fruit before preparing, as the skin is bitter.
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Chiles & Peppers | Photo credit: time_anchor, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Seafood Fried Noodles in Korean Stone Bowl, Tokyo, Japan | Photo credit: Nemo?s great uncle, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Beautiful Beans, Bad Godesberg Farmers? Market in Germany | Photo credit: Nancy White, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Chipotle Chicken Tacos | Photo credit: anjuli_ayer, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Recipe for photographer/cook anjuli_ayer?s spicy chicken tacos at A Smart Mouth, with this summary:
It?s starting to get cold. Cold means frost which means winter vegetables. In the winter, we have two main options: squash or roots. This year I?m just not ready for either. Since I started paying more attention to seasonal produce, I have been amazed with how excited I am as new vegetables come to the greenmarket. Not this winter. My stomach has been saying ?Winter, slow dooooown.? I?m eating tacos tonight. [I also had tacos last night.] For now I am beating the cold wind and puffy coats by building an inner fire using the magic of capsicum and tequila.
If you?re feeling what I?m feeling, join in on my fun. Chipotle chicken tacos with cheddar and guacamole.
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Roast Beef, Horseradish Cream, Green Beans, Dried Mole @ Ludobites 007, Gram & Papas, Downtown Los Angeles, California | Photo credit: kayone73, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Moroccan Chicken Soup | Photo credit: Raul P, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Baked Apple Crisp | Photo credit: Simply Frugal, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Simple, homey, and cheap, photographer/cook Simply Frugal provided an overview and the recipe link for this baked apple crisp:
Baked apple crisp. On days when I?m too lazy to make a crust, I just sprinkle rolled oats, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon over sliced apples and bake them for 35-45 minutes.
Recipe blogged here at Simply Frugal.
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Biscuits Rising in the Oven | Photo credit: heartajack, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Horseradish & Chili Pasta, with Smoked Trout | Photo credit: foodjungle, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Easy cooking instructions provided by photographer/cook foodjungle:
Pasta that will let you cry tears.
Grab a pack of smoked trout, 4-5 of those red tiny chilies you see above (imported from Thailand), 2 tablespoons low fat creme legere with herbs, 1 teaspoon fresh finely grated horseradish, and a small red onion.
1. Cook the pasta according package instructions.
2. Flake the smoked trout into a bowl.
3. Finely chop the red onion and chillies, mix them into the trout flakes.
4. Add the creme legere and the horseradish and mix well.
5. Season to taste (careful with salt as the trout is already salty).
6. Toss cooked pasta in the mixture and serve.
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Nice Mixed Tempura of Aubergine, Carrot, Sweet Potato, Prawn, & Scallop (The Best), Soseki Restaurant, London | Photo credit: su-lin, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Red-Wine Pasta with Broccoli, Zucchini, & Paneer | Photo credit: gay.goy.gourmet, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer/cook gay.goy.gourmet used this recipe at Epicurious.
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Chorizo & Grape Skin Bread, Lunch at Ruca Malen Winery, Argentina | Photo credit: Velo Steve, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Chicken Stew with Mint, Chili, & Coriander | Photo credit: arsheffield, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Lunch Buffet @ Green Pepper Indian Restaurant, Melbourne, Australia | Photo credit: avlxyz, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Description from photographer avlxyz:
AUD16 Friday Lunch Buffet ? Green Pepper Indian restaurant
Plate #1 ? AUD16 Lunch Buffet ? Green Pepper Indian restaurant, Bourke Street, Melbourne.
Very spicy curries. Tandoori chicken, lamb rogan josh, butter chicken, lamb biriyani, & basmati rice.
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Chicken Menudo | Photo credit: digipam, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Funnel Cake, Gilroy Garlic Festival, California | Photo credit: Besighyawn, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Exciting Potato | Photo credit: Nuwandalice, Flickr, Creative Commons, some right reserved
Photographer/cook Nuwandalice wrote this:
Don?t usually post photos of food on Flickr, but goshdarnit this potato was photogenic. My first time trying this exciting new method, as well!
Put a bit of garlic in-between each slice, and slathered generously with butter and olive oil. Om to the nom, is all I have to say about that.
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Lemons at Farmers Market at Brisbane Powerhouse, Queensland, Australia | Photo credit: yksin, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Espirales con Champi?ones / Spiral Pasta with Mushrooms | Photo credit: Lablascovegmenu, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer/cook Lablascovegmenu provided directions (no measurements) for this easy, frugal pasta dish:
Espirales con Champi?ones
Boil pasta. Sauce is made from stir-fried onions, courgette (zucchini), and mushrooms. Once is almost done, add milk and flour to thicken sauce. Serve.
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Drying Manta Ray to Eat Later, Taebaesksan Mountain, Gangwon-do, South Korea | Photo credit: Esteban Mendieta Jara, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Royal Cherry Cheese Cake | Photo credit: Bulsara McKinney, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Be still my heart? photographer/cook Bulsara McKinney provided the recipe for this luscious Royal Cherry Cheese Cake:
This is a Cherry Cheese Cake. Recipe below. This is what it looked like at first. Then I looked at the picture and it had a ring of cherries around the edge, so I tried to do that. The next picture is the result of that. P.S. Ignore the fresh cherries to the right. The recipe called for canned pie filling so that?s what we used.
Royal Cherry Cheese Cake Recipe
Crust:
* 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
* 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
* 3 Tbsp. granulated sugarFilling:
* 3 8-oz. packages of cream cheese, softened
* 3 eggs
* 3/4 cup granulated sugar
* 1 tsp. vanilla extractTopping:
* 1 21-oz can of cherry pie fillingPreheat oven to 375?F. Brush bottom and sides of the spring form pan with melted butter. Chill in the freezer until ready to use.
Crust: Using a fork or pastry cutter, blend all crust ingredients together in small bowl until well mixed. Press mix firmly against bottom and sides of a 9? spring form pan.
Filling: Using low speed on a mixer, cream together sugar and cream cheese from filling ingredients. Add eggs one at a time and beat well into mixture. Add vanilla and lightly beat until well blended. Pour filling into crust.
Bake at 375?F for 40-50 minutes.
Chill thoroughly for at least 2 hours and decorate with pie filling before slicing.
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Thai Black Rice | Photo credit: postbear, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
While I?ve heard about black rice, this is the first time I?ve seen it. Photographer postbear provided this background info:
Thai black rice, Ox Head brand. It?s sticky and I use it for rice pudding or ohagi. friends gave me a bag of tiny red beans and I?ll cook them up later tonight (I made the black rice and some sticky white rice earlier) so I can make a bastardised ohagi type dessert.
It works in sushi, too ? I prefer mixing the sticky white with black rice or a bit of brown just to vary the flavour and look of the roll. The night before last I made several rolls with cucumber, some nukazuke pickles, pickled ginger, daikon and some other bits and bobs.
The sushi can be made to look very elaborate and detailed if you are careful with the layers ? looks impressive, but the ragged screw-ups taste just as good.
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Butterscotch Blondies with Peanut-Pretzel-Caramel | Photo credit: csp67, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Recipe for this fabulous blondies dessert/snack is posted at Epicurious.
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Portuguese Egg Tarts | Photo credit: Rubber Slippers in Italy, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Historical info on these Portuguese egg tarts posted here.
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Beets at the Market, Charlottesville, Virginia | Photo credit: kthread, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Asian Pork & Kale | Photo credit: saralafas, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer/cook saralafas gave this list of ingredients (no measurements):
Ingredients: Pork tenderloin, rice vinegar, sesame seed oil, honey, soy sauce, ground dry mustard, ground ginger, garlic powder, sesame seeds
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Roasted Turnips with Caraway & Dillweed | Photo credit: SaucyGlo, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Root veggies and roasting were made for each other ? recipe for these awesome roasted turnips is provided at Carolina Sauce Company. Photographer/cook SaucyGlo wrote this:
Roasting brings out a deep, mellow sweetness in sometimes-sharp or bitter root vegetables, and roasted turnips are no exception. For best flavor, use young little turnips instead of the baseball (or larger!) size ones. If small enough, simply quarter the peeled turnips. But if using some larger ones, just make sure all the turnip chunks are roughly the same size. This recipe makes two to three hearty side servings, and there?s no reason why you couldn?t multiply the quantities to make more servings. I served this with crab cakes tonight, but the German-inspired flavors would also pair well with bratwurst and other German dishes, as well as roast chicken, roast beef, steak and brisket. A dollop of sour cream (or nonfat Greek yogurt) or creamy horseradish sauce would certainly complement these turnips.
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My First Flan | Photo credit: Matt Gonzalez, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Link and description from photographer/cook/webmaster Matt Gonzalez:
My first flan
Fell apart when I took it out of the dish, but I think it was a valiant effort for my first try. It was easily the most dangerous thing I?ve ever made! Recipe at cookingmatt.com/flan-de-leche.
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Lovely Bowl of Hot Chocolate, La Niche Restaurant in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia | Photo credit: howard61, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Greek Marinated Chicken Breasts | Photo credit: Lynn Gardner, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
My mouth is watering looking at this chicken dish photo ? photographer/cook Lynn Gardner wrote this:
Greek Marinated Chicken Breasts
Based on Betty Crocker?s recipe for ?Grilled Proven?al Chicken Breasts? but I used Penzeys Greek Seasoning instead of herbes de Provence (I also let the chicken marinade for nearly 24 hours). A very tasty marinade.
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Spanish Potatoes with Saffron, Almonds, & Bread Crumbs | Photo credit: megabeth, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
I?m dying to try this recipe ? photographer/cook/webmistress megabeth provided the recipe link and wrote this summary:
Spanish Potatoes with Saffron, Almonds, and Bread Crumbs
I was asked, when I announced my intentions to do a vegetarian Vuelta a Espa?a if I?d be featuring saffron. But, of course! Spain is the largest exporter of saffron, so it?s only natural I use it in these recipes. Saffron is the bright star of this dish leaving you with that subtle perfumed flower flavor. Don?t worry about blowing your budget on this expensive flavoring, just a little bit will do you just right in this recipe.
If you?re patient enough, and can stand the wonderful cooking smells from the oven, let these potatoes get nice and crispy in the oven. That little extra time will adds a little smokiness and texture to the potatoes.
Recipe and Details on Veggin?.
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Thai Okra & Pomegranate Salad | Photo credit: Sean Ganann, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Grain Belt Beer Sign, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Photo credit: Photomatt28, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Food photos selected and posted are credited and have Creative Commons-licensed content with some rights reserved for noncommercial purposes, unless otherwise noted.
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Past three months of Fab Food Friday Fotos posts:
Deliciously Creepy Halloween Food & Thrifty Recipes Galore, Plus a Hat Tip to Foods of New Orleans
Pumpkin Coconut Milk Panna Cotta, Chicken Paprikash, Shaved Asparagus Salad, Vegan Tostada, Malted Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lemon Walnut Pesto, Popcorn Cupcakes, Cous Cous & Veggies, More Recipes
Broccoli & Pecan Sauce, Bang Bang Chicken, Mocha Mousse, Black-Eyed Peas & Ham, Cheese Biscuits, Italian-Style J?cama-Cucumber Salad, Soups, Apple Cranberry Muffins, Red Curry Shrimp & Pineapple, & More Frugal Recipes
Green Zebra Gazpacho, Rice Pudding & Rhubarb, Crackly Fudgey Brownies, Gluten-Free Perfect Roasted Chicken, Soups & Salads, Cheesy Spinach Potatoes, GF Chocolate Strawberry Torte, Chile Rellenos, & More Thrifty Recipes
Sunday Chuck Roast, Chilaquiles Casserole, Asian Lentil Rice Wrap, Chocolate Streusel Banana Coffee Cake, Zucchini Gratin, Gluten-Free Walnut Apple Cake, Bacon & Leek Risotto, Mac & Cheese Nacho Bake, More Thrifty Recipes
Polish Zurek, Raw Okra Salad, Mini Chocolate Cupcakes, Steak with Cilantro Sauce, Gluten-Free Sesame Chicken, Corn & Seafood Jambalaya, Lebanese Lamb Stew, Tuna Croquettes, Collard Greens & Bacon, & More Frugal Recipes
Date Nut Cookies, Sausage Hash, Baked Sea Bass, Matryoshka Bento, Wakey Wakey Breakfast Muffins, Stir Fry Ox Heart, Green Bean, Mushroom, & Hazelnut Salad, Vegan Onion Soup, Quiche, Triple Chocolate Banana Ice Cream, Lebanese Roasted Eggplant, & More Cheap Recipes
Caribbean Coleslaw, BBQ Pork Ribs, Pepper Cornbread, Fruit Pizza, Pepperoni Grilled Chicken, Mighty Rhino Cookies, Grilled Shrimp, Menemen, Cambodian Catfish, Blueberry Bread, Chicken in Milk, & More Frugal Recipes
Taco Salad, Chinese Cabbage Rolls, Beet-Lemon Cupcakes, Amish Chicken Pot Pie, Peach & Blueberry Rustic Tart, Squash & Turkey Casserole, Buttermilk Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese, Tres Leche, Vietnamese Beef Jerky, More Cheap Recipes
Cast Iron Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake, Mango & Paprika Pork, Salads & Salsas, Polenta Fritters, Vindaloo Chicken Curry, Summer Tomato Pie, Roasted Lamb, Turnip Chicken Soup, & Frugal Recipes
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake, Mini Wellingtons, Coffee Granita, Chicken Satay, Spicy Italian Lentil Soup, Honeyed Fig Crostata, Green Chile Pork Chops, Salmon & Baby Spinach, Sesame Ginger Salad, Steak & Horseradish Sauce, Veggies, & More Recipes
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