Iron Chef

Manufactured in a peanut-free facility Iron Chef Products are made from all natural ingredients with no preservatives. No MSG.

Brooke likes the General Tso's best.

Crab & Shrimp Cakes with Asparagus and Jasmine Rice.

Your best local produce vendor for the asparagus.

Trader Joe's for the Crab, Shrimp, Lobster Bisque and Jasmine Rice.

The crab cakes are formed with crab, shrimp, Martin's Famous Potato Bread food processor bread crumbs salt, paprika, parsley and Vegenaise.

Freshly ground horseradish mixed with Trader Joe's Seafood Sauce is delicious and free of corn syrup. If you find another Seafood Sauce free of corn syrup, please let us know about it. chef@brookeok.com

Rock N' Roll Diner

Along US Route 1, near the beaches, Scarborough, Maine is home to the Rock N' Roll Diner. Fresh Maine Shrimp and extraordinarily tasty French fries made for a fine dinner in an allergy friendly atmosphere. Our server understood the issues associated with food allergies and made sure we enjoyed a great meal safely.



The Apple Crumble for dessert was Brooke's favorite.

Chicken Cutlets

Chicken cutlets with baked potatoes.

Unless you are a fan of microwaved potatoes, this dish combines slow cooking baked potatoes with fast cooking chicken cutlets leaving plenty of time in the middle for garnish, salad and perhaps, dessert. The potatoes can also be cooked ahead of time for a convenient side.

Notes:

Everything is better with scallions.
The best potatoes are Maine potatoes.

Burger Time

Diced red onions, home made pickles and Spicy Red Pepper Miso Mayo top a ground beef, veal and pork
burger on a fresh tomato slice and lettuce all packaged neatly in a Martin's Famous Potato Bread Sandwich Roll.

The Miso Mayo (9 oz at Whole Foods $4.49) is available in Original, Spicy Red Pepper, and Garlic and Dill. We liked it with both the burger and the fries. The packaging and website tout the product as Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Vegan, etc. The label says "Made on equipment shared with milk, eggs." 80 calories per serving. 70 Calories from fat.

What we liked least about the Miso Mayo was not necessarily the fault of the folks in San Francisco at the So Good Food Company. The label is marked "Best by:031909." I know I should have read the label, but what was it doing on the shelf?

Monday Night Pizza

"00" pizza dough is the first and most important ingredient followed by a simple marinara sauce and fresh mozzarella cheese. Mushrooms, pepperoni, red and yellow peppers, homemade meatballs and roasted garlic round out the toppings.

Pathetic Turkey Pie

Aristocrat Turkey Pie. Comedy afficianados know the aristocrat joke. Well, people who appreciate a Chicken or Turkey Pot Pie should know that with the Aristocrat Pies from Upton, MA., the joke is on you.

The Turkey Pie is not Turkey Pie. It is a carrots and peas pie with some turkey scraps. The pie crust is the best part by far. $13 One cup of peas and one cup of carrots with 1/4 cup of turkey bits, some chicken stock, corn starch and pie crust. $13?

The Aristocrats!