*** Check out some fantastic kicked up grilling recipes from famous new chef Spike Mendelsohn and view recipes from his new cookbook.
From Denny: Since the summer is almost over, kids going back to school and Labor Day will soon follow, I thought I'd stuff this blog full of summer grilling recipes. A great place to start is with a burger spot just across from the White House and a favorite with the Obama family. Good Stuff Eatery in Washington, D.C., is owned and run by a colorful character chef by the name of Spike Mendelsohn. The eatery opened in 2008.
He has this hip lean and hungry look. This chef specializes in handcrafted hamburgers, french fries and milkshakes. Spike was a Bravo channel Top Chef contestant, and a huge hit as a fan favorite in the fourth season of Top Chef. In this eatery he offers kicked up versions of comfort food, 120 versions on his menu to be exact. He is the author of his new collection from the eatery called "The Good Stuff Cookbook."
Spike's cooking background
Spike has quite the resume to go along with his fan favorite forward personality. He is a graduate of the food version of the CIA, the Culinary Institute of America. He was a former chef at the Mai House which was a restaurant named by The New York Times as one of New York City's ten best restaurants. He also worked at Bouchon in Napa Valley, California as well as Les Crayeres in France and also Le Cirque in New York City - which are all highly rated restaurants.
What does he offer? His version of Mac 'n' Cheese is "spiked" with bacon and loads of tasty herbs with gobs of bacon for flavor. One of his burgers is a Vietnamese-style burger employing pickled carrots and the grassy herb cilantro.
Spike's Oreo mint cookie milkshake popular
Spike does an Oreo mint cookie milkshake that calls for one cup of milk, two cups of vanilla ice cream and 20 mint Oreo cookies. He likes to toss his french fries with herbs like fragrant rosemary or serves them with a great cheddar cheese sauce. When it comes to salad creations Spike goes crazy and gets really creative. He takes simple wedges of iceberg lettuce and will top them with anything from poached eggs to orange segments, pomegranate seeds to sliced fennel.
White House customers
Spike's place is located on Pennsylvania Avenue in the White House neighborhood. The Obamas pay him a visit from time to time and so he has honored them with special choices on his menu. There is a Prez Obama Burger made up of a sophisticated blend of top sirloin, bacon and bleu cheese and then topped with a red onion marmalade and horseradish mayonnaise. The First Lady gets her due respect as well in the Michelle's Melt which is a multi-faceted turkey burger layered up with diced green apple and other choice veggie ingredients inspired by her South Lawn Victory garden.
Spike is soon to open his second D.C. eatery, "We, The Pizza." It's here he will be serving up all sorts of delicious creative variations on the all America favorite: pizza!
CBS, The Early Show, featured Spike in a grilling segment where he demonstrates how to put some fun into comfort food favorites and kick it up with some unexpected flavors.
Featured Recipes:
Blazin' Barn Burger
Make Your Own Sriracha Mayonnaise (the "new" ketchup)
Homemade Basic Mayonnaise
Farmhouse Bacon Cheeseburger
Good Stuff Sauce
Mac 'N' Cheese
Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Farm-Fresh Caesar Wedge
Grilled Watermelon, Yuzu, and Feta Salad
Spike’s Village Fries
Milky Way Malt
Exploring the world of food and bringing home my finds for you! Lots of chocolate recipes, Italian, comfort food like Louisiana Cajun and food videos.
Showing posts with label summer recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer recipes. Show all posts
26 July 2010
15 July 2010
Easy Healthy Dessert: Orange Gel n Fresh Fruit
*** Healthy recipe, quick and easy to make in a flash to beat the summer heat - and it's beautiful for the eyes!
From Denny: Want to eat with your eyes along with your taste buds yet want to keep down those calories? This simple dessert is a winner and a refreshing ending to a light summer meal. Serve it in grand style in a martini glass so you get a 360 degree view of this pretty dessert.
It combines the fresh fruit of your choice, what's in season, along with quenching fresh orange juice, gelatin and a little fresh buttermilk.
Fresh fruit choices? Fresh orange segments, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, banana and kiwi - whatever you and your family enjoy the most. You could wait to garnish with the fruit and make this interactive fun, allowing guests to make their own fruit choices and then help you serve the dessert.
You have the option of placing some orange segments in the gelatin - or serve the fruit on top later - or both. The choices are endless.
What keeps the calories low is this dessert is made from sugar-free gelatin. The dessert is 60 calories before you add the fruit topping. And don't worry about using buttermilk as it is not noticeable while it gives body and creamy flavor to the dessert.
Orange Gel Dessert With Fresh Fruit
From: “Healthy Eating the Louisiana Way” Food Focus booklet, produced by The Advocate newspaper
Makes: 4 (1/2-cup) servings
Ingredients:
1 cup pure orange juice
1 (3-oz.) small box, sugar-free orange gelatin
1 cup buttermilk
Fruit of your choice for topping
Vanilla yogurt or Lite Cool Whip for topping, optional
Directions:
1. Heat orange juice to almost boiling, then add gelatin. Remove from heat and stir until dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
2. Add cold buttermilk. Stir thoroughly and pour into 4 glass cups or glasses.
3. Refrigerate and chill until firm.
4. Before serving, top with a spoonful of your favorite fruit and a small dollop of vanilla yogurt or whipped topping.
Note: A 1/2 cup is 60 calories (without the fruit and yogurt topping).
*** Photo by Richard Alan Hannon @ 2 the advocate - online Louisiana newspaper
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From Denny: Want to eat with your eyes along with your taste buds yet want to keep down those calories? This simple dessert is a winner and a refreshing ending to a light summer meal. Serve it in grand style in a martini glass so you get a 360 degree view of this pretty dessert.
It combines the fresh fruit of your choice, what's in season, along with quenching fresh orange juice, gelatin and a little fresh buttermilk.
Fresh fruit choices? Fresh orange segments, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, banana and kiwi - whatever you and your family enjoy the most. You could wait to garnish with the fruit and make this interactive fun, allowing guests to make their own fruit choices and then help you serve the dessert.
You have the option of placing some orange segments in the gelatin - or serve the fruit on top later - or both. The choices are endless.
What keeps the calories low is this dessert is made from sugar-free gelatin. The dessert is 60 calories before you add the fruit topping. And don't worry about using buttermilk as it is not noticeable while it gives body and creamy flavor to the dessert.
Orange Gel Dessert With Fresh Fruit
From: “Healthy Eating the Louisiana Way” Food Focus booklet, produced by The Advocate newspaper
Makes: 4 (1/2-cup) servings
Ingredients:
1 cup pure orange juice
1 (3-oz.) small box, sugar-free orange gelatin
1 cup buttermilk
Fruit of your choice for topping
Vanilla yogurt or Lite Cool Whip for topping, optional
Directions:
1. Heat orange juice to almost boiling, then add gelatin. Remove from heat and stir until dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
2. Add cold buttermilk. Stir thoroughly and pour into 4 glass cups or glasses.
3. Refrigerate and chill until firm.
4. Before serving, top with a spoonful of your favorite fruit and a small dollop of vanilla yogurt or whipped topping.
Note: A 1/2 cup is 60 calories (without the fruit and yogurt topping).
*** Photo by Richard Alan Hannon @ 2 the advocate - online Louisiana newspaper
*** THANKS for visiting, feel welcome to drop a comment or opinion, enjoy bookmarking this post on your favorite social site, a big shout out to awesome current subscribers – and if you are new to this blog, please subscribe in a reader or by email updates!
*** Come by for a visit and check out my other blogs:
The Social Poets
The Soul Calendar
Visual Insights
Beautiful Illustrated Quotations
Poems From A Spiritual Heart
The Healing Waters
Dennys Food and Recipes
Dennys Funny Quotes
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