Serves 2. Time requirement: About 15 minutes preparation and 30 minutes to cook. What you will need: A tajine and a heat diffuser. 2 pieces of firm fish fillets, about 4-6 ounces each, and 1-1¼ inch thick. Rockfish, grouper, halibut, or tautog are all good choices. 1 piece of ginger, about and inch long and peeled. 1 garlic clove. 1 shallot peeled and sliced. 1 thick green onion, or 2-3 thin ones, sliced. 4 small young turnips (about the size of a golf ball or an egg). ½ tea

Serves 2. Time requirement: 15-20 minutes. What you will need: 2 swordfish steaks, 6-8 ounces each and about 1-1¼ inch thick. ½ teaspoon kosher salt. ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Spray oil. Wondra flour. 1 lemon. 1½ ounce salted butter. (Use a good quality European style butter. It is the base of the sauce.) 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice. 2 tablespoons vodka. 1 tablespoon capers packed in salt. (See note at the end of the recipe.) 2 warm serving plates. Preparati

Serves 2 Time requirement: 15-20 minutes. What you will need: 2 Grouper fillets about 6 ounces each and about 1-1¼ inch thick. (Tautog, Halibut, or Rockfish would work well too) ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce. 1 tablespoon mirin. 1 tablespoon oyster sauce. (See not at the end of the recipe.) 2 tablespoons finely diced onion. 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 1 tablespoon white wine 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro. Spray Oil Wondra

Grilled Swordfish with Thyme, Oregano, Marjoram, Garlic, and Olive Oil. Serves 2. Why this recipe: The number one reason it is delicious. The second reason is that it is easy and it presents a method to cook fish you can adopt to other fish besides swordfish. Third, swordfish is possibly my favorite fish, because its flesh is meaty and well marbled with fat. It compares to eating a beef steak. It can really stand up to the intense flavors of this recipe. If you know the signs

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Serves 2. Time requirement: About 15 minutes. What you will need: 12 ounces of fresh cheese ravioli. 1 lemon. 1½ ounce salted butter. 1 tablespoon kosher salt. 2 tablespoons vodka. A small amount of chopped parsley as a garnish. Salt and fresh pepper to grind. Preparation: Wash the lemon. Scrub it well in case the skin was coated with wax or another treatment. With a vegetable peel, peel three strips from the lemon, each about the size of your index finger, and each without a

Serves 2. Time requirement: about 20 minutes. What you will need: 2 small steaks about 6-8 ounces each, about 1-1¼ inch thick. A large New York strip steak cut into two portions can do the job. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. 1 shallot. 8 ounces of button mushrooms. 1 tablespoon unsalted butter. 1 tablespoons neutral oil such as sunflower oil or light olive oil. ¼ cup white wine ½ cup heavy cream. Preferably from a local dairy and not ultrapasteurized. Warm servi

Pork Chops with Lardons, Onions, Mushrooms. Serves 2. Time requirement. About 45 minutes. What you will need: 2 bone-in pork chops, about 12-14 ounces each and 1¼ to 1½ inch thick. ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. 1 tablespoon of salt 18 pearl onions. Fresh or frozen. 8 ounces button mushrooms, or a mixture of mushrooms shitake, oyster, king oyster, etc. 4 small yellow waxy potatoes. 2 slices of thick bacon. 1 teaspoon olive oil. 2 tablespoons un

Pollo alla Romana (Roman Style Chicken) Serves 2. Time requirement: 45 minutes start to finish. What you will need: 1-pound chicken thighs, bone in and skin-on. ½ teaspoon kosher salt. ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. 1 tablespoon olive oil. 2 ounces pancetta. ½ sweet red pepper ½ sweet yellow or orange pepper. 1½ cup of peeled chopped tomatoes. Out of season I use canned tomatoes. ¼ cup dry white wine. 2 tablespoons good quality red wine vinegar. 6 sprigs marjoram, ea