Given that today is Cinco de Mayo, the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, a day that seems to be more celebrated in the United States than in Mexico, I prepared Camarones en Mole Poblano.

Given that today is Cinco de Mayo, the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, a day that seems to be more celebrated in the United States than in Mexico, I prepared Camarones en Mole Poblano.
I’ve been practicing my Italian, with GC’s help. I found the following recipe for maltagliati al ragù di seppia online. I didn’t have time to prepare the pasta from scratch, so I used pappardelle that I had in the pantry. The sauce came out very well.
I recently learned about Ecopia Farms, a farm in Campbell, CA that grows and delivers artisan lettuces, petite herbs and microgreens, edible flowers and other speciality items. This evening, I used their flowers to accent a smoked salmon salad. I simply topped the salmon slices with arugula, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar, sprinkled with Maldon sea salt, and garnished with flowers.
GC cooked a lovely fettuccine with lobster and fresh peas last night for Valentine’s. He adapted a recipe from Tom Colicchio’s book Think Like a Chef.
Tonight GC and I prepared a Garlic Shrimp and White Beans recipe from the October 2012 issue of Bon Appétit. This dish was perfect for a cold, rainy evening.
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