THE VILLAGE VOICE

“How well I remember my first encounter with The Devil's Brew. I happened to stumble across a case of bourbon -- and went right on stumbling for several days thereafter.” ~ W.C. Fields OVEN CEDAR PLANKED BOURBON SALMON  2  pound salmon fillet 2  Tbsp. vegetable oil 1  Tbsp. soy sauce 3  Tbsp. bourbon 1  tsp. ground ginger 1  Tbsp. brown sugar Lemon slices Combine oil, soy sauce, bourbon, ginger and brown sugar. Pour over salmon fillet an let sit 20 minutes. Meanwhile, rub cooking oil on cooking surface of cedar plank. Heat plank in 350º oven for 15 minutes.  Place salmon (reserve marinade and heat in saucepan until thickened glaze) on hot plank and cook 15-20 minutes depending on thickness.  Pour thickened glaze on cooked salmon.  Serve with steamed brussels sprouts, steamed red skins, or favorite vegetable.     WHIPPED SOUR CREAM WHITE CHEDDAR CHIVE CAULIFLOWER ...

Good luck for this monkey year! SPICY SZECHUAN PEANUT NOODLES 1  cup peanut butter 1/4  cup soy sauce 1/4  cup sesame oil 3  Tbsp. rice vinegar 2  Tbsp. finely chopped garlic 2  Tbsp grated ginger root 1  1/2 tsp. Asian chili sauce or 1 tsp. dried red pepper flakes or to taste 1  Tbsp. hoisin sauce 2  Tbsp fresh lime juice 3/4  cup water 1/2  tsp. coarse salt 1  lb. noodles of choice finely chopped scallions chopped roasted peanuts Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth Boil noodles un al dente. Toss with 3/4 of sauce or to taste. Top with chopped scallions & chopped peanuts.  Spicy Szechuan Peanut Noodles

"You have to play this game like somebody just hit your mother with a two-by-four." ~ Dan Birdwell 'FOOTBALL' MEAT LOAF  ~  Fun 'football' shaped meatloaf ... twist on Ina Garten's Meat Loaf recipe 2  Tbsp. virgin olive oil 4  cups chopped yellow onions (about 4 onions) 1  Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme 2  tsp. kosher salt 2  tsp. freshly ground black pepper 3  Tbso. Worcestershire Sauce 1/3  cup white wine 2  Tbsp. tomato paste 3  lbs. ground lean chuck heaping 1/2 cup plain panko crumbs 3  extra-large beaten eggs Mozzarella sticks (cut for football laces) Piquant Sauce: 1/2  cup ketchup 3  Tbsp. brown sugar 1  tsp. dry mustard 1/4  tsp. grated nutmeg Preheat oven to 325º. Heat olive oil in medium saute pan. Add onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes until onions are tran...

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." ~  Ralph Waldo Emerson Bleeding Heart ( Dicentra spectacles 'Gold Heart' ) BAKED ALMOND LEMON SOLE with GRAPES (recipe compliments of All-Fish-Seafood-Recipes.com who stated recipe was created by King of England - Edward VII) 6  sole fillets, (about 6-oz. each) skinned 2  Tbsp. butter 1/2  cup slivered almonds Juice of 1/2 lemon 1  cup seedless green grapes 1/4  cup freshly finely chopped parsley 1/2  cup dry white wine, sherry, or Marsala coarse salt & freshly ground pepper to taste Preheat oven to 400º. Arrange fish fillets into a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with coarse salt & freshly ground pepper. Dot with butter bits. Combine slivered almonds, lemon juice, green grapes and chopped parsley. Spread mixture all over fillets. Pour in dry white wine, sherry or Marsala.  Bake uncovered in pre...