Seafood Paella

Seafood Paella

Recipe by Bill C

Some weeks ago we attended an "Art of Paella" presentation by Jose Garces at Amada in Atlantic City. This recipe is a home-style adaptation of the two paellas he demonstrated.

It turns out to be an amazingly easy process and of course you can easily substitute whatever seafood you prefer. The original Jose Garces recipe includes squid broth (with ink), cockles, mussels and half a lobster.

The quantities here are for a 13 inch paella pan. As you can see, it pretty much fills the pan.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup Calaspara or other short grained rice
• 2 cups Chicken broth
• 1/2 cup Onion, diced small 
• 1/2 cup Peas
• 1/4 cup Piquillo or other spicy red pepper, diced small
• 12 Littleneck clams or cockles
• 8 Large shrimp
• 4 Diver scallops 
• 1/3 lb. Cleaned Squid
• Large Pinch Saffron threads
• Salt and Pepper
• Butter or Olive oil for sauteing

#MeatlessMonday - Omelette Arlequin

Omelette Arlequin

Recipe by Chez Robert

This recipe is adapted from Linda Dannenberg's Paris Bistro Cooking.

Equipment

3 bowls
Cheese Grater
Kitchen knife
Tablespoon and 1/2 teaspoon measures
Large frying pan
2 quart terrine or similar mold
Deep roasting pan for the bain marie

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lb Fresh or 1 28 oz. can Plum Tomatoes (about 6 tomatoes)
• 1 1/2 lb Fresh or 1 10 oz pkg, frozen Spinach
• 9 Large Eggs
• 1 cup Grated Gruyere
• 3 Tbs Olive Oil
• 6 Tbs Cream
• 1/2 Tsp Dried Thyme
• Fresh Grated Nutmeg
• Salt
• Pepper

Preserving: Strawberry Jam

Strawberry Jam

Recipe by Sure-Jell

Strawberries are abundant everywhere right now. Iovine Brothers at Reading Terminal Market here in Philly has them this weekend for 99 cents a pound. Beth loves 'em so I figured the time had come to start the canning season. 

The recipe here is from the brochure that comes inside the Sure-Jell package. You will notice it calls for 5 cups of mashed strawberries. That worked out to a little under 2 1/2 pounds of whole fruit. You will also notice it calls for 7 cups of sugar. That is almost a full 5 pound bag. So chances are you'll want to grab a bag of sugar when you pick up the berries and Sure-Jell.