iCook borns from the desire to meet our friends' demand for good, clean and fresh Italian food at an honest price.We specialize in authentic Italian food, both contemporary and traditional, with a passion for great, seasonal and local ingredients.Here at iCook we believe that cooking comes from the heart and we transfer that love and passion into great food.We will shop, cook, serve and clean up for you, all in the comfort of your home, or your friend's one, with the outmost respect for HACCP procedures and for your privacy as well.
We're also purveyors of fresh homemade pastas and ready to eat specialties, all elaborated with the same passion and love.

iCook nace del deseo de satisfacer las necesidades de nuestros amigos de una comida italiana fresca, buena y sana a precios honestos. Nos especializamos en la autentica comida italiana, sea la tradicional que la contemporánea, utilizando con pasión los extraordinarios ingredientes locales mas frescos. Aquí en iCook creemos que cocinar viene desde el corazón así que transformamos ese amor y pasión en excelentes platillos. Haremos las compras, cocinaremos, serviremos y limpiaremos por ti, todo en la comodidad de tu casa, o la de tus amigos, siempre en el respeto de los estándares igienicos mas altos y por supuesto de tu privacidad.
Somos también proveedores de pasta fresca echa a mano y de platillos listos para comer, todos elaborados con la misma pasión y el mismo amor.

Friday, May 4, 2012

iCook does El Zalate, dos

Hello guys,
last week has been on fire! and between jobs allover town we came back to this beautiful oceanfront condo in El Zalate complex in San Jose' del Cabo. NOT that I'm promoting in any way, but if you'd like to rent it for a week let me know andI'll cut you a deal with the property manager....friend of mine  ; )

Again for a 5 courses Italian dinner, iCook style...


We started with a baked eggplant appetizer..a slice of eggplant is rolled up with homemade ricotta, splashed with light fresh tomato sauce, topped with smoky and spicy Provolone and baked. The "thing" on top is a spicy eggplant finger that apports a nice texture contrast to the dish.
texture!
 Salad was a really sexy polenta fries and lardons salad....the contrast between crispy greens and the sensually softness of a poached yolk made this warm salad, well....sexy  ; )
sexy salad
 Ricotta gnocchi, pillowy and soft, tossed with more ricotta, prosciutto, arugula and roasted grape tomatoes..could it be more Italian?
Messy pic, but I find it captivating
 As always Tomatami, our fish guy, shined with the freshest cut of local yellowtail! When a fish is so fresh you just want to keep it simpleand exalt the flavour and texture of this prime ingredient.

We dedided to pan seared with only a sprinkle of sea salt and peppr and pair ir wit roasted asparagus, "crispy" kale, splash of tomato coulis and a few garlic chips. A light drizzle of garlic olive oil completed the dish....fantastic!


 Dessert was a tried and true #croccantino semifreddo with chocolate sauce...not much to add  but :"BUONISSIMO"!!!!  if you never tried it, do yourself a favour and make it..it taks maybe 20 minutes of prep and it's very very easy.


As always, guys, if you're interested in any of the recipes just let me know and I will post/send them.
As soon as things will slow down a bit I will start posting recipes almost daily but for now...  24 hours in a day are not enough. Ciao, Emilio  ; )
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