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Seafood Lasagna

the further cooking adventures of Capt Kristin
The further cooking adventures of Capt’n Kristin include a wonderful Seafood Lasagna!

This is a wonderful fusion dish, something Italian, something French and All American! Although you won’t find any tomato is this, there is a Mirepoix with a definite PLUS ( call it garlic, bell peppers and more!).

The lasagna is assembled in four layers: noodles, sauce, meat and cheese! The Cheese layer is indeed special with 6 eggs, 2 pounds of Ricotta, Parmesan and Romano! Oh yes, we cook with white wine and Armagnac!
And did we say “seafood?” From the clams in the white sauce to the shrimp, crab and scallops added into the layers… it is destined to satisfy!

Here’s the recipe!

I love when my daughters come home… we cook!

Roger Freberg

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Queen Latifah & Jenny Craig

Queen Latifah the one and only

We have been fans of Queen Latifah for a long time… and I can tell you that we were all pleased to see her take this big step into a healthier life.

See her commercial  HERE!

Hey, I think she’ll still have her curves… but in a lot heathier body!

Good Luck!

Roger Freberg

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FOOD TRENDS

where are the culinary arts heading?
Okay, my blog does get bogged down a bit in culinary topics over the holidays… but then, food does touch most of us most strongly this time of year… which is why there is Jenny Craig.

I was in Costco and I found two wonderfully humongous sized cans of diced clams by Sea Watch International (their RECIPES! ) for my weekly seafood Paella! I was wonderfully surprised to see some very nice recipes and a recipe folder attached between the shrink-wrapped cans. Although I might quibble a bit on some of the ingredients ( I would substitute cream where they call for half and half and use the source spices instead of mixes)… the recipes were simple, yet delightfull.

I tend to forget than many companies now-a-days cannot afford their own test kitchen ( my grandmother ran one) but the folks at Sea Watch have a creative idea ( which explains to me why their recipes make sense):

“Sea Watch International and Johnson and Wales University school of Culinary Arts has entered into an agreement to co-sponsor the first annual Creative Clam Challenge.”

By the way, am I missing something or do ‘culinary schools’ seem to be sprouting up everywhere in high schools and the internet, for example? Although I applaud folks learning to cook as so many think pushing a button on the microwave is ‘cooking’… I wonder if it is economically viable in a world of portion controlled rubber chickens? In any event, I want to congratulate the Lucia Mar School District for considering adding a ‘Culinary Academy” to their high school ( Arroyo Grande, California)… sounds like fun!

Lastly, Laura and I have always tried to offer our family fresh fruits and vegetables… but it is expensive and if you look at the trends… it takes money can eat well. It is not hard to see why a small family will pass over a small carton of tomatoes for $3 when they can buy three hamburgers at a fast food place for the same money. Frankly, I think fastfooders are doing a great job providing quality nutritious food for America… it’s just unfortunate that there are not other inexpensive choices.

Roger Freberg

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ooops! Too Much Fun this Holidays!

too much fun? nah!

Well, a sad little side note.

Combined with too much fun, a cold and inactivity… it’s back on the Jenny Craig wagon again! Not that I didn’t enjoy the holidays, I did! It’s just that I am now over my allowable range… and that’s the way it goes.

Hopefully, I can get the weight off for Saturday… which is the day we cook!

Roger Freberg

PS. it must have been  Karen’s cheese cake, or my Eclairs… or perhaps, Laura’s deliciously decadent  ABC Rolls  (Amarula, Blueberry & Cinnamon!)… nah!

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Secret of Life: Butter & Eggs!

the secret of life is butter and eggs
One of the wonderful things about living a while is realizing how much we are told really doesn’t stand up to the test of time. We’ve been fed a lot of bad stuff.

What has been said about good nutrition simply doesn’t sit well with the facts. Vegetarians — for example — certainly are not healthier; it is more religious fever with them than based on any scientific evidence. Now, we are learning the value of animal fats play a vital role in our well being… who knew?

There’s an interesting book entitled “Nourishing Traditions” that challenges all of the rules we have been taught about what is and isn’t good for you. Without stealing any of their thunder… here’s what is being said:

“A full-spectrum nutritional cookbook with a startling message–animal fats and cholesterol are vital factors in the human diet, necessary for reproduction and normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels.”

Here’s where you can buy it.

Frankly, this doesn’t really surprise me… and this is why I have so enjoyed the refreshing turn-of-the-century pure fat saturated goodness of ‘the Epicurean.’

Yes, Virginia, you are what you eat… and if it be the 16 egg recipe for Eclairs in the Epicurean… so be it! My total cholesterol is down to 152 total… what’s yours?

Roger Freberg