Marcus Off Duty: The Recipes I Cook at Home

Comforts of Home

• Dill-Spiced Salmon
• Skin-On Mackerel (or Salmon) with Lime-Soy Sauce
• Steamed Catfish with Citrus-Soy Vinaigrette
• Bourbon Shrimp with Baby Spinach
• Back-in-Habana Grilled Ham and Cheese
• Serve-Them-Up Fried Snapper Tacos
• Chicken-Fried Steak on a Salad
• Orange-Curry Beef Stir-Fry with Broccolini
• Crab Fried Rice
• Quinoa with Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Toasted Coconut
• Coconut-Lime Curried Chicken
• Chicken and Gravy, for Aunt Ginny
• Seared Scallops with Bacon and Egg
• The-Day-After Pasta Frittata
• Pytt i Panna (That’s Hash, to You)
• Sticky Bacon Sandwiches

Friends and Family

• Spiced Nuts
• Mac and Cheese and Greens
• Twice-Fried Chicken Breasts with Rainbow Slaw
• Sweet Potato Gnocchi
• Couscous “Paella” with Shrimp, Chicken, and Chorizo
• Sometimes I’m a Vegetarian Potato-Spinach Pie
• Roast Chicken with Vinaigrette and Couscous
• Blood Orange Duck with Watercress-Chickpea Salad
• Habesha Lamb Chops with Apple-Mango Chutney
• Maya’s Lamb Lasagna
• Spice-Rubbed Texas Brisket from the Oven
• Korean-Style Short Ribs
• Crispy Suckling Pig
• Bacon Biscuits with Jalapeño Scrambled Eggs and Grilled Corn
• Red Shrimp and Spicy Grits
• Sticky-Fingers Curried Lobster Stew
• Whole Roasted Trout with Herb Drizzle and Scarlet Salad
• Monterey Sardines with Burnt Lemons and Herbs

Special Days

• Poached Chicken with Ginger-Scallion Sauce
• Shrimp and Pork Dumplings
• Andouille Sausage and Oysters
• Yogurt-Marinated Leg of Lamb
• Fennel-Matzo Ball Chicken Soup
• Isn’t She Lovely Crepes with Rhubarb-Strawberry Compote
• Roast Beef Tenderloin with a Coffee-Chocolate Crust
• Dreaming of Austria
• Firehouse Stovetop Clambake
• Harissa-Crusted Turkey
• Helga Jönsson’s Roast Chicken
• SoHa Chicken Jollof Rice

Street Food

• Lip-Smackin’ Good Corn on the Cob
• Swede Doggy Dogs with Shrimp Salad
• Spicy Shrimp Falafel
• Fish and Chips with Fried Pickles
• Cuz’s Fish Burgers with Bajan Mayo
• Ethiopian (Doro Wat) Tostados
• Durban Curry Buns
• Banh Mi Sandwich
• Philly Steak Sandwiches My Way
• Pulled Pork on a Bun
• K-Town Noodles
• Potato and Spinach Samosas with Spicy Buttermilk Dip
• Aunt Josulyn’s Roti
• Pumpkin-Cinnamon Empanadas

Playing with Fire

• Roof Garden Fish Tacos
• Grilled Shrimp and Sausage Skewers with Extra-Dirty Rice
• Charred Calamari with Tomato, Olive, and Orzo Salad
• “Back-Pocket” Salmon Grilled on a Plank
• Rib Eye on the Bone
• Make-Your-Own Steak Fajitas
• Tangy Pork Chops with Apple and Endive
• Slow-Grilled Lamb Patties
• Pizza on the Grill with Caesar Salad
• Peaches Kissed by Fire
• Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Spicy Ketchup
• How Do You Grill That?

Cooking with Kids

• Blueberry Crunch Granola
• Red, White, and Green Spaghetti
• Peanut Noodles with Slaw
• Baked Potatoes Stuffed with Stinky Cheese and Bacon
• Vegetable Flatbread Pizzas
• Zucchini Fritters
• Shredded Turkey Chili
• Helga’s Meatballs and Gravy with Carrot-Apple Mashed Potatoes
• Hannah’s Shrimp Tacos
• Delish Fish Sticks with Tartar Sauce
• Bird-Bird Nuggets
• Chipotle Chicken Skewers

Soups

• Watermelon-Tomato Gazpacho
• Pickled Tomato Soup with Corn Bread Croutons
• Parsnip Soup with Apples and Walnuts
• Three-Shades-of-Green Vegetable Broth
• Pumpkin Seed Soup
• Green Pea Soup with Seared Scallops
• Salmon in a Sea of Coconut
• I Love Carrots Soup
• Corn and Clam Chowder
• Little Saigon Beef Noodle Soup
• Crunchy Yardbird Soup

Sides and Condiments

• Luxury in January
• Orange-Fennel Salad
• Green Bean-Radicchio Salad
• Raw Kale Salad with Root Vegetables
• End-of-Summer Succotash
• Hot Brussels Sprouts Slaw
• Smoky Collards and Kale, for Edith and Fanny
• Shiro (Ethiopian Chickpea Spread)
• Market-Fresh Corn Bread
• Plátanos Mash
• Drizzled Plantains with Avocado Dip
• Swedish Potato Dumplings (Kroppkakor)
• Pickled Cabbage
• Berbere Roasted Carrots and Fennel with Oranges
• The Pickled Cucumbers I Bring Everywhere
• Apple-Saffron Jam
• Purple Mustard
• Addis Dip (Awaze)

Something Sweet

• Hot Waffles with Blueberry Whipped Cream
• Lipstick Cobbler
• Black Bottom-Peanut Pie
• Sweet and Salty Mud Pie
• Cheddar-Crusted Apple Pie
• Garam Masala-Pumpkin Tart
• Oatmeal Cherry Cookies
• Spiced Chocolate-Chip Cookies
• Mormor’s Spice Cookies
• Coconut Macaroons
• My Swedish Princess Cake
• Ambrosia via Singapore
• Strawberry and Honey Yogurt Pops
• Buttermilk Sorbet