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Logan and Kathy team up with Chef Imondi to bring you family friendly recipes.  Great meal ideas that won't break the bank, and that you can prepare right at home.

Plus, we've made it easy!  Follow along with the recipe at the left, or click the "LISTEN" button to hear Chef Imondi tell you how!
About Chef Imondi
Chef Charles Imondi, CMB, is originally from Rhode Island. He is a graduate of Johnson & Wales Culinary School, (1978). He was a culinary instructor for the Cranston school system in Rhode Island and later chef instructor at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida. Chef Imondi has appeared on numerous cooking shows on many television stations and is a food columnist for the Panama City newspaper, The News Herald.

Now he's at home every Wednesday morning with Logan and Kathy to help you with Simple Supper Ideas!
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Grilled Pound Cake With Peach Gooey Kahlooey Sauce
Thursday 08-14-2008 9:44am CT
 
Ingredients
 
4 slices pound cake
As needed pan spray or melted butter
2 -3 large peaches, sliced
½ cup pecans
½ cup sugar
¼ stick butter
½ cup coffee
1/3 cup kahlua
As needed  your favorite ice=2 0cream
As needed whipped cream

Instructions 
  1. Spray a sauté pan with pan spray or melt some butter,  grill slices of pound cake on both sides. Remove from pan and keep warm.
  2. In same pan add butter, sugar, and pecans and stir well over moderate heat until deep golden brown in color. Ad peaches, stir well for 2 mins, add coffee and kahlua, stir well.
  3. Top pound cake slices with ice cream, top with peaches and sauce and finish with whipped cream.
Pan Seared Salmon Oriental Style
Wednesday 08-06-2008 2:08pm CT
 
Ingredients
4-6 oz pieces of salmon, as thick as possible
2 tbls peanut oil
2 tls Creole seasoning or blackening seasoning
 
2 tbls peanut oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 green onions chopped including leaves
½ cup chicken broth
6 dashed soy sauce
2 tls hoisin sauce
1 tsp Szechwan pepper sauce
1 tbls cornstarch dissolved in 2 tls water

Instructions 
  1. Place an oven proof frying pan on a burner and pre-heat. Pre-heat oven to 375.
  2. Baste fish fillets with oil and sprinkle with seasoning.
  3. Place in hot fry pan and sauté 2 mins on each side.
  4. Place fry pan with fish in oven, cook fish until done or it begins to fully flake. Remove fish  from fry pan to  warming dish.
  5. Add oil to fry pan. Also add oil, garlic & onions and sauté over moderate heat until soft. Add broth and all sauces, bring to a rolling boil, simer 2-3 mins. Thicken slightly with cornstarch & water. Serve with fish. Great over rice. 
Note: Any thick fish fillets can be used: grouper, snapper etc. For a special teat try Chilean Sea Bass, it is the best fish you will ever taste!!!
Summer Garden Pasta
Wednesday 07-30-2008 10:26am CT

 

Ingredients

1/2 pound linguine pasta, cooked 
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
12 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup chicken broth
3 roasted tomatoes, chopped (see note below)
1 small zucchini, julienne cut
1 small sumer squash julienne cut
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Instructions
1. Heat olive oil and garlic in a large fry pan or wok until sizzling, do not brown.
    Add shrimp and cook until pink on both sides, remove from pan.
2. Add both kinds of squash, saute briefly, add wine and broth, bring to a boil.
3. Add roasted tomatoes, basil, salt & pepper to taste, simmer 1-2 minutes.
4. Return shrimp & add pasta to pan, toss well, garnish with feta cheese and serve.



Note: To roast tomatoes, select ripe tomatoes, remove core, cut in half with knife (cut perpendicular to core not through the core)
         Squeeze each half to remove seeds, place in a mixing bowl. Toss halves in virgin olive oil seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and fresh
         basil and oregano or Italian seasoning. Place on baking sheet or pie dish, bake at 375 for 15-20 mins.

Simple Fish Tacos
Wednesday 07-23-2008 11:01am CT
 

Ingredients 
1 lb. fish fillet-grouper, snapper, whiting, etc cut into strips 3 tbls olive oil
2 tbls creole seasoning
2 tbls olive oil
1 large onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced. Salt & pepper to taste
2 cups white wine or sherry

Condiments needed:
6 soft tacos
As needed: grated cheddar, salsa, chopped tomatoes, chopped lettuce, sour cream etc.


Instructions
1. Combine fish, olive oil, & creole seasoning in bowl or Ziploc bag, set aside.
2, In a hot saute' pan or wok... saute' onions, peppers, garlic in olive oil until translucent, season with salt & pepper, push to one side of pan.
3. Add fish and saute 2-3 mins, flipping as necessary. Add white wine or sherry and put on lid. Simmer over low heat 3-4 minutes more.
4.Heat soft tacos by placing in Ziploc bag and place in microwave 15-20 seconds.
5.Assemble tacos by placing fish peppers & onions first, then top with condiments, roll and eat!
Easy Shrimp Creole
Wednesday 07-16-2008 10:01am CT

 

Ingredients
4 tbls butter/margarine
1 small onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 fresh tomato, chopped, seeded
1/2 lb sliced Cajun smoked sausage
4 tbls. Flour
2 cups shrimp broth (see note)
1 tbls Creole seasoning
1 lb shrimp, peeled, de-veined, save peels


Instructions
1. In a dutch oven pan melt butter/margarine, add onion, pepper, tomato, and sausage and saute over moderate heat for 10 mins.
2.   Add flour, stir well cook 2-3 mins.
3.   Add shrimp broth, whisk well, bring to simmer. Add shrimp and creole seasoning, simmer-
       do not boil until shrimp are cooked.


Note:
To make shrimp broth place shrimp peels in a sauce pan with 1 qt. cold water. Add 1/2 onion chopped, 1 stalk celery, 1 carrot chopped, 1 tbls creole seasoning, juice of 1/2 lemon and 1/2 cup white wine or sherry and 2 sprigs fresh parsley. Bring to a boil and simmer 20 mins. Strain well through fine strainer, return to pot and boil until 2 cups broth remain. This can all be done 1-3 days ahead or whenever you have extra shrimp shells and broth may be frozen for later use. Chicken broth and/or clam juice may be substituted for shrimp broth.

July 4th Stuffed Fire Cracker Burgers
Wednesday 07-02-2008 2:37pm CT
 

Ingredients
 
8- 3-4 oz Hamburger patties
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 container whipped chive cream cheese
¼ cup salsa- mild or hot
4 strips bacon, chopped
As desired: sliced cheese, hamburger buns, condiments

Instructions 
  1. In a mixing bowl combine cream cheese, cheddar, salsa & bacon.
  2.  Divide mixture into 4 portions and place mixture in the middle and on top of four of the patties.
  3. Place another patty on top of each cheese topped patty and seal edges of all burgers to make a sandwich like stuffed burger.
  4. Grill burgers on a pre-heated and well brushed grill turning them only once. Top with cheese and condiments as desired.