Linda’s Tips and Travel Notes

RESTAURANT ROUNDABOUT
72nd Bar + Grill
5861 Sunset Drive
South Miami
(786) 369-1671
www.72grill.com
Altamare
1233 Lincoln Road,.
Lincoln Road west of Alton Road
305.532.3061
Blue Sea at the Delano Hotel
1685 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach
305-672-2000.
Boca Skewers
130 NE 2nd Street
Boca Raton
561-347-9961
Bombay Café
628 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431-6414
(561) 750-5299
Brasserie Les Halles
2415 Ponce De Leon Boulevard
Coral Gables, FL 33134-6016
(305) 461-1099
French Bistro
13611 South Dixie Hwy
Miami, Fl
305-251-9014
Gibraltar at the Grove Isle […]

Cozy and inviting shrimp pot pie is a perfect way to your Valentine’s heart. This one-dish meal takes only 25 minutes to make. If you like, open a bag of washed, ready-to-eat salad to go with it.
Instead of a pie crust, I use refrigerated biscuit dough. It takes 15 minutes to cook through, about half […]

I met with basketball legend Earl “The Pearl” Monroe who  has type 2 diabetes.  He said it was hard to change his lifestyle and he wants to help others.
Here’s a diabetes-friendly restaurant meal that  we had.
Seared Mahi Mahi with Sweet Potato Gremalata and Mixed Vegetables
One serving
6 oz. Mahi Mahi
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 oz. white vinegar
1 […]

Linda Gassenheimer’s Key Lime Cake
There are many different Key Lime cakes available in the Keys.  I created this one based on several I had tasted for my Keys Cuisine book.  One of my friends mentioned that it’s so good, that I should include it in this new book.  It’s become one of my favorite cakes […]

 
Soups are great family fare, but most take too long to cook for a mid-week meal. Adding shrimp and rice to hearty black bean soup makes a welcoming meal in a bowl that takes only 20 minutes to make.
This is the type of meal you can make without a trip to the supermarket if you […]

Lone Star-Style Smokin’ Spicy Ribs
Recipe from TheOtherWhiteMeat.com
In an interview just before Super Bowl, Emmitt Smith told me he likes to cook these for his family.
Add extra cayenne pepper to this rub if you like your ribs smokin’ hot.  Once the ribs are on the grill, lift lid once or twice and rearrange the ribs if […]

Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker suggests wine for Super Bowl!!!!!

Try serving wine at a tailgate party or while watching the big game on your 42-inch flat-screen
and your average football fan is likely to call you an effete snob. And then they’ll go back to guzzling their wan, tasteless light beer.
   […]

MUST DO PRE-GAME
1.    Positioning: Arrange the living room so that each person has a comfortable seat and good viewing of the TV. Position the buffet table near the TV so your friends don’t have to miss out on the action if they’re hungry
2.    Buy plastic – it’s the only time I would dare say this […]

I think I’ll start a club for wine fans like me: We love good wine, but we’re cheap. We like good restaurants, but we have problems with wine lists that average $80 or $100 a bottle. Well, for the most part, we’re just out of luck.
There is one thing we can do, however, to ease […]

Dinner for a special eve with an easy, elegant meal of veal scallops with wild mushrooms and nutmeg-spiked cre`me fraiche.
I use dried mushrooms, which take only minutes to reconstitute in hot water. Cre`me fraiche, a slightly soured cream, can be found in many supermarkets. Heavy cream also works well in the recipe.
Sweet […]

Freshly made ratatouille and crispy, sautéed chicken cutlets make a quick meal for this busy time of year.
Coating the chicken with coarse cornmeal gives it a flavorful crust without deep frying. Thin cutlets, found in most supermarkets, cook in about 2 minutes per side.
Ratatouille is a popular dish in the south of France. It is […]

As heard on Linda Gassenheimer’s Food News and Views
 
 
I love this festive season and I look forward to something really special on our table when friends come over.  This year my question is what’s special or elegant without breaking the bank?  Here’s surprise suggestions from my radio guest - caviar, smoked salmon, camembert […]

Cider-cooked fish tastes like autumn
Fish cooked in cider and served over saffron rice is a typical dish from the Asturias region of northern Spain, an area famous for its hard cider.
Hard cider is available at this time of year in many supermarkets. If you can’t find it, use beer or sweet (unfermented) cider.
Hake is the […]

Susan Purdy, author of The Family Baker – Never-Let-You-Down Basic Recipes, gave me her favorite recipe that her great grandmother used to make.  Great Grandma was a very modern cook, because she used very little fat in making her latkes.
2 pounds Idaho or Russet potatoes, about 4 medium potatoes or 3 cups chopped
1 medium onion, […]

 
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Thanksgiving Cooking Tips

WHAT SIZE TURKEY SHOULD I BUY?
WHAT SIZE TURKEY SHOULD I BUY?
Plan on about 1 1/2-pounds turkey per person.  This should give you some for leftovers.

Plan on about 1 1/2-pounds turkey per person.  This should give you some for leftovers.
HOW TO THAW A FROZEN TURKEY
Store breast-side up in the refrigerator.  […]

On a trip to Mexico City, I watched restaurateur Maricarmen Ramirez make melt-in-your mouth sopes — little corn tortillas filled with a spicy black bean spread, roasted chicken, lettuce and cheese.
“It’s a one of the dishes I use for the altar for the Day of the Dead,” Maricarmen said as she made the sopes with […]

Lidia Bastianich Dinner in Minutes
Veal Scaloppine Umbria-Style
As heard on Linda’s WLRN National Public Radio 91.3 program.  The recipe has been adapted from Lidia Cooks From the Heart of Italy by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich; Knopf  $35.00
“This dish showcases the skillful cookery and flavorful pan sauces that delighted me in Umbria … Though veal is most […]

Pork with hoisin sauce is folded into lettuce wraps for a quick Chinese meal Maurice Cohn Band/Miami Herald Staff
Feel like Chinese tonight? This dinner is faster and less expensive than take-out. Crisp, stir-fried pork served in little lettuce puffs with scallions and cucumber takes only minutes in a wok. The meat should be crisp on […]

Restaurants in Miami
Arva Moore Parks
In the Beginning
(1884)  Bayview House/ Peacock Inn: Coconut Grove
(1895) Carey House: Lemon City
(1896) Richmond Inn: Cutler (Charles Deering Estate)
1896 (July) Hotel Miami-Julia Tuttle: Dining Room 34×90 feet:  Sewell, bread, bacon and grits. Omelet : everyone got food poisoning (Nov. 12, 1899 burned)
(1897, Jan. 1) Royal Palm Hotel See menu
John Seybold: 1896 […]