Chef Bill here ~ Recently I’ve been watching Bobby Deen’s new show Not My Mama’s Meals on Cooking Channel. I you are unaware of him he is Paula Deen’s youngest son.He demonstrated a dipping sauce using Sriracha sauce. His show and the hot sauce are two of my new favorite things. He started with 1/2 tsp of curry powder. I substituted that with my 5 spice blend. This is my version done from memory, It’s fantastic! Try it with shrimp cocktail. Cook time is quick total of just a couple of minute to heat the ingredients up. This will keep refrigerated for a couple of weeks. For more recipes and lifestyle information go to my blog Hulsman Style.
Chef Bill here. Here is a post card from PB to Tybee. This was taken at my farmer’s market this morning. These are pink grapefruit fresh off the tree. These will make for a great breakfast or the best martini you’ve ever had. There is also a great color palette here. My Market is Rorabeck’s 5539 S. Military Trail in Lake Worth FL. all produce is locally grown. That is the secret to a great recipe and keeping costs down. For $15.00 I can walk out with a 30 lb bag of produce. We also have the Sunday Market of all local growers to sell direct. I’ll cover that tomorrow. To see more of Rorabeck’s go to www.hulsmanstyle.com
Hello ~ I am Bill Hulsman (www.hulsmanstyle.com). I have been invited as a guest blogger on my dear friend Diane Kaufman’s Mermaid Cottages site. If there is one thing Diane knows when we spend any time together, it’s that she’ll be well fed. This first recipe is simple and you will need it going forward. There are many different ways to vary the basic 5 spice blend but this is the first one that I came up with. It is at it’s core a curry. If you are not crazy for curry you must try this anyway. Curry powder is a generic term. The term curry simply means a blend. Therefore there is no such spice as curry. I am a healthy cook therefore brown rice is favored over white and olive oil instead of butter. Look for my recipe posts on Friday’s going forward.
Zucchini Lasagna, submitted by Rob Sherbon in Florida
Any season is a great one for cooking! Picnics and cookouts are usually some of Mermaid Cottages’ favorite memories. There’s just something about food that brings family and friends together like nothing else can. It’s with that in mind that we ask for your help!
Here at Mermaid Cottages, we’ve added a new feature to our blog. Mermaids in the Kitchen is meant for sharing recipes with our Mermaid Nation; there’s just one problem. We need some fresh recipes to share! That is where you come in. We would love for all you Mermaid Cottages fans near and far to help us in the kitchen!
Do you have a fabulous recipe you just love returning to time and time again? Is your potato salad the life of the party? Do you have a beach inspired meal that your family can’t get enough of? A cocktail that makes you wish it was happy hour all day long? We’d love to hear about it! Please send us your recipes!
Shrimp is always a favorite around here!
We’re looking for recipes to share, and the beachier, the better! Winter, spring, summer, or fall, we’d love to hear what you prepare to make your family and friends smile. If you have a recipe you’d like to share, please send your recipe and information to us at diane@mermaidcottages.com. Please feel free to share any stories about your recipe. Including pictures of your prepared recipe is a major plus, too! After all, don’t we all eat with our eyes first?
So get those cooking notes out of the cupboard, dust off that go-to recipe card, and shoot us an email! We can’t wait to hear (and see!) what you come up with!
Everyone at Mermaid Cottages is just so excited about all the recipes pouring in for our Mermaids in the Kitchen Recipe Call! This week, Rob Sherbon from DeLand, Florida has shared his favorite recipe with us. Zucchini Lasagna!
“My mom used to make this at least once a week while I was growing up. It was always yummy and, between our parents and the four kids, there were rarely any leftovers! My wife and I enjoy making this when we have company because there’s always plenty to go around. I hope you enjoy it, too!” ~Rob in DeLand, FL
Thanks Rob! That picture has us hungry enough, we can almost smell it! We can’t wait to give it a try! And readers, make sure to scroll further down this page to get all the recipe information in one spot!
Do you have a recipe you’d like to share? Well please do! Send your recipes to diane@mermaidcottages.com(remember, pictures are always a plus!) and we’ll share your recipe right here in our Mermaids in the Kitchen post! We can’t wait to hear from you!
