Archive for September, 2009
While autumn is already making its chilly, foreboding presence felt across much of America, the isles of Hawaii remain as sunny and temperate as ever. Sometimes it’s nice to create a festive tropical-themed dish in order to forget about the prevailing cold weather conditions at work outside the home. Even if it’s just for the duration of a home-cooked meal, you can indulge in the unique flavors that come from half a world away.
Ingredients:
6 mahi mahi fillets
3-4 cups chicken stock
4 ounces dry breadcrumbs
2 ounces macadamia nuts
3 ounces margarine
1-2 ounces shallot, diced
4 ounces papayas
4 ounces pineapple
1-2 tablespoons shredded coconut
granulated sugar, to taste
Hawaiian sea salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. Blend nuts and breadcrumbs into a course mixture, and coat each side of fillets.
2. Panfry shallots until you can see through them, add chicken stock, papaya and pineapple. Add course sea salt, sugar and pepper as desired. Sauce should thicken; remove from heat after 20 minutes.
3. In second pan, melt butter over mediumheat. Panfry fish on both sides until cooked and nuts are a shade of golden brown.
4. Add liberal dollops of sauce over top of fish, add crushed coconut at the end.
The all-natural food movement is gaining steam every day, and more people are realizing the benefits of organic food. Not only do organic foods taste better, but they are better for you and better for the environment. Many people talk about the benefits of eating organic fruits and vegetables, but what about organic meat? What are the benefits of eating naturally raised beef, pork and chicken?
Animals that are raised organically are not fed antibiotics, the bovine human growth hormone rbGH, or other artificial drugs. They are fed only organic feed and often take in a wider range of nutrients than those raised on factory farms. They are also treated in a more ethical, humane way – free-range chickens, for example, are allowed to spend time outdoors in the fresh air rather than be confined to a small pen throughout their whole lives. Whether you’re health-conscious or simply an animal-lover who likes to eat meat, organic meat is the way to go. Don’t add seasonings filled with preservatives and additives to your meat; keep it all-natural by using organic seasonings on your organic meats.