Complementary Colors, Complementary Tastes

With an artist for a mom, we tend to think that the aesthetic presentation is equally as important as the taste. She always taught us that when red and green or purple and yellow or blue and orange are paired together in a work of art, the contrast intensifies the presentation. Like complementary flavors, complementary colors excite a dish.

So here’s a Mothers Day recipe that will impress Mom no both sight and taste levels. White fish is like a blank canvas. It’s delicious but has no range of color. To add dimension to a swordfish dish, we added slivered red onions  (purple) served atop a base of sweet spaghetti squash (yellow). The resulting dinner was both visually enticing and delicious!

Baked Swordfish with Red Onion and Caper Relish over Sauteed Spaghetti Squash

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Artsy Photo Series of the Day

Sometimes when I have a baguette at home, I’m too lazy to grab a serrated knife and instead just tear a hunk of bread right off and shove it in my mouth. I used to think that made me a lazy slob, but then I went to Roberta’s Pizza and realized it just makes me adorably rustic! If the most acclaimed restaurant in Brooklyn serves bread that way, it must be classy, right?

More artsy photos from Roberta’s after the jump.

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Artsy Photo of the Day

Something smells fishy around here…

Artsy Photo of the Day

They’re heeere

Food Porn Champion: Celebrating Asparagus Season

At the Fifth Floor in San Francisco: Zuckerman’s Asparagus with smoked egg yolk, sweet onion and lemon basil.

More springtime asparagus love:
Asparagus and Goat Cheese Open Omelet
Asparagus and Cannellini Bean Salad
Wheat Berry, Asparagus and Spinach Salad with Peppercress-Yogurt Dressing

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Spring chickens.

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