Mantia's

09/13/2024

Oh darn! Facebook knows I’m in Greece and thinks I can read this? Any help from my friends?

05/21/2020

Great grill recipes don't need to be complicated. Make juicy bacon burgers on brioche buns, eggplant Parmesan, and all kinds of grilled fish without needing hundreds of ingredients or hours of spare time. Keep these easy grill recipes in your back pocket all summer long.

04/04/2020

We love traveling in Italy...so much we haven’t seen....or eaten! Takes culinary tour of Italy!

Take a culinary tour of Italy from North to South. These Italian food staples go beyond the pasta and pizza - no bolognese sauce here!

08/02/2019

I’m just not really sure about this, seen at Fresh Market.

06/23/2019

We had a late lunch at Crosstown, then ice cream with the kids late afternoon. I wasn’t hungry but needed to come up with something. I had Paradise Seafood scallops in the freezer and about a cup of strawberry purée I’d had leftover from a few days ago.

I sautéed some coarsely chopped red onion in a bit of olive oil. Added about 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar—not the good $80 a bottle kind. That would be criminal! Added tablespoon of Maille Ail et Citron (garlicand lemon) mustard. I tasted it and added a touch of French rosemary honey.

Then seared the scallops. I like to start with cold ones so you can get a good sear in the first side. Then turn ‘em over for just a couple of minutes. It’s easy to overcook scallops. And darn near impossible to undercook.

Served with rice pilaf, they were delicious!

04/12/2019

The food is so good at these six restaurants, you’d want to go even if their prices weren’t so low.