Austin Food Journal

People have been inquiring about pizza screens. You can pick them up at any local restaurant supply or at frou-frou kitchen stores (I’m looking at you, Sur la Table). They come in a bunch of different sizes. I think I am running fifteen inchers. They cost around $5 – $10.

There you have it. The rest of this year’s Meyer lemon harvest. We picked five in total (the squirrels gnawed on an additional three). I’m planning on preserving them again. But, instead of letting them confit for a few weeks, I’ll try a few months. The last batch didn’t quite turn the way I had hoped.

Say that 11 times fast! But, mmm, it’s good eating. I marinade the fish in teriyaki sauce. Under the fish are roasted potatoes, onions and beets.

It looks frightening, but the Wasabi doesn’t have overbearing heat. Just enough to get you going. I mix them with Panko bread crumbs, garlic salt and olive oil.

I’m not as good at catching it as I am cooking it, but we ate a lot if it this past weekend. Fish tacos with Napa cabbage slaw, Spanish rice and black beans.

Lightly floured, pan fried chicken with a sauce of white wine, olive, garlic, tomato and rosemary. Great, simple dish from Jamie Oliver. I like it with a side of mashed potatoes.

It may look like I cook every night, but sometimes I just don’t have it in me. Every couple weeks, we give up the kitchen and get take-out. I get Suzie’s and my wife orders from Madras Pavilion. Whew, I already feel better getting that off my chest.