Cross Cultural Meal

We decided to invite Robert and Darryl over for dinner while their house is under re-construction. Scott also joined us. I wanted to rotisserie some meat, and once again we decided on Lamb Shawarma from the cookbook Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi. This is a great recipe. You can get the recipe from our blog of: Oct. 13, 2012. Click the date to get the recipe. I really like rotisserie cooking, it is much more forgiving then cooking on a flat grill. The food gets evenly cooked and wonderfully smoked. We purchased the meat, of course at McCall’s Meat and Fish.

While we were at the Hollywood Farmer’s Market, we decided for some crazy reason to buy Green Corn Tamales from The Corn Maiden to serve as appetizers. They are delicious and you can get them frozen and stock up!

In a complete cross-cultural mix-up of Mexican, Middle-Eastern, we also decided to go Japanese style and serve Raw Tuna, also from McCall’s. We had some delicious Mangos and served it with the Tuna. We topped it with Japanese Vinegar and sliced Radishes.

I had been desirous all summer of making Baked Eggplants and Tomatoes with Bread Crumbs and Basil, this recipe from Chez Panisse Cooking by Alice Waters and Paul Bertolli, is absolutely one of my all time favorites. If you like tomatoes and eggplant, this is for you! You can get the recipe from our blog of: August 17, 2009. Click the date to get the recipe.

For dessert, happily, once again, Peach Crisp from McCall’s. Super meal! Great leftover lamb for sandwiches!