Cathy’s brother and his wife (Michael and Tamara) were in
town so we invited them to dinner along with their cousin Steve and his wife
Carole. They especially like Matsuhisa, Nobu’s Japanese restaurant in Beverly Hills. We decided
to make two courses that he made famous and that we love!
We had to start with Crab Dynamite. It is our go to 1st
course. Everyone loves it and it has the advantage that it can be assembled in
the morning and then just needs to be popped into the oven at the last minute.
You can get the recipe for this fantastic dish from our blog of: September
5, 2010. Click the date to get the recipe. This is a keeper and great. Try
it!
For the main course, we made Black Cod with Miso and Japanese Rice. We first had this dish
at Matsuhisa
Restaurant. It is amazing that we can make
it almost as well as Nobu. It is an exceptional dish. We serve it with Seaweed Salad. You can get the recipe from our blog of: May
12, 2012. Click the date to get the recipe.
We decided
to make Mapo Ragù again. We had previously made this dish and really liked it.
You can find the recipe on our blog of: December 20,
2016. Click the date to get the recipe.
We started
the dinner with “The Hungry Cat Salad” one of our favorites. You can read about why it is called The Hungry
Cat Salad on our blog post of: November 21, 2009. Click the date to get the recipe.
We like chicken. It is such a versatile bird. It can be made
in so many different styles. We had previously made Chicken Vermentin from a
recipe in The New York Times. It is excellent. We highly recommend this dish.
You can get the recipe from our blog of: March
20, 2007. Click the date to get the recipe.
We started the dinner with “The Hungry Cat Salad”. You can read about why it is called The Hungry
Cat Salad on our blog post of: November 21, 2009. Click the date to get the recipe.
Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup from adhoc at home by Thomas Keller is the answer to your soup dreams. This is a fantastic soup. It will warm your body and soul on any cold day. You can find the recipe on our blog of: April 11, 2013. Click the date to get the recipe.
We started with a Date and Parmesan Cheese Salad.
Our friend Shumon made Pork Curry and brought it over to our house for dinner. In addition we served fantastic Nicaraguan Nacatamales. Unlike regular Tamales these are boiled not steamed. We were very surprised. They are exceptionally light. We really like them.
