Tom's Foodie Blog

Tonight’s Cooking Experiment – “Southern Chicken Gets Drunk in Key West” (650 Calories) Tonight’s cooking experiment is a twist on two dishes I tasted in restaurants over the past year, Coconut Crusted Chicken and Pecan Crusted Catfish. My goal was to keep this meal under 550 calories,but I blew it when I introduced butter. Sorry [...]

Tonight’s Cooking Experiment – Rock Fish Balboa and Asparagus Spears- 450 Calories Tonight’s cooking experiment gets its name from the famous fictional Boxer Rocky Balboa,  who famously gets the pulp beat out of him in every movie, but still manages to win each of his matches.  You may be asking your food blogger right now, why [...]

Tonight’s cooking experiment dealt with trip tip left overs, a couple random pieces of frozen shrimp / scallops and some late coded phyllo that I had to use before it expired. Last night’s slow cooked tri trip cooked in a Pepsi base was fantastic, so it will taste great in a faux neauvue phyllo Wellington. Since I am [...]

 Tonight’s cooking experiment Panko Crusted Ling Cod with Strawberry Reduction Sauce Today is just a quick fish dish. Ingredients  6 ounces Ling Cod 1 Tablespoon of Mayo 3 tablespoons of Lemon Juice 1 Tablespoon of Garlic Powder Panko Bread Crumbs imitation Lobster (I’m on a budget) Sesame Seeds Strawberry Champagne Reduction Sauce See my instructional picture [...]

Seared Ahi Experiment with Stir Fry Just a quick post on my experimentation cooking Ahi, as I was inspired by the Ahi Salad at the Daily Grill Ingredients Ahi Tuna Steak from Costco Paprika Cayenne Pepper Garlic Powder Sesame Seeds Black Pepper (coarse ground) Soy Sauce Lemon Juice Olive Oil Toasted Sesame Oil Not shown [...]