Pomme Purée - Mashed Potatoes recipe
French Whipped Potatoes, there is no equal. These are serious mashed potatoes. It a fairly simple recipe, but you must execute properly...
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tomas2351
Sep 21, 20224 min read
Kare-Kare recipe
You don’t need to be Filipino to make great tasting Kare-Kare. If you had it done right, there is nothing like it. Sub par kare-kare...
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tomas2351
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Butter Beans recipe - Like Willie Mae's of New Orleans
One trip to New Orleans, and you’ll be hooked. But Tom, gas prices are so high, I can’t afford to go to New Orleans. Not to worry, I’ve...
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tomas2351
May 6, 20223 min read
Al Pastor recipe – at home for Cinco De Mayo
I have had a lustful addiction to Al Pastor since the first day I tried it. While many Mexican restaurants serve it, my favorite is at...
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tomas2351
Apr 22, 20222 min read
Barbecue Baby Back Pork Ribs with Ken Ho’s Mongolian Marinade.
Food has come a long way since growing up in the 60s and 70s. One of my favorite foods as a kid was the fried rice and spare ribs from...
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tomas2351
Apr 13, 20223 min read
Chicken Cutlets / Chicken Parmigiana recipe
No matter how good it is, it can always be better, until it can't. My quest for replicating the perfect chicken parmigiana at home. So...
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tomas2351
Apr 12, 20222 min read
The Best Beef and Broccoli recipe, ever!!
What’s better than seven minute abs, six minute abs! What’s better than this beef and broccoli? Seconds! Thirds! If you don’t have the...
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tomas2351
Apr 11, 20223 min read
San Francisco Sour Dough Bread - Revised
This is the exact same recipe I followed From Dan Leader’s book in terms of ingredients, but I changed a few steps to make a better loaf....
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tomas2351
Apr 8, 20224 min read
Pizza Rustica / Pizza Gain
My father’s mother may have made this a few times if I can remember. She died young and I was young when she died so my memory is not so...
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tomas2351
Mar 28, 20221 min read
Shrimp with Red Sauce
This is one of those things that is always great at an Italian Ristorante, or sometimes your local pizza place, but it is so simple to do...
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tomas2351
Mar 28, 20221 min read
Zuppa Di Clams
This is one of those things that is always great at an Italian Ristorante, or sometimes your local pizza place, but it is so simple to do...
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tomas2351
Mar 26, 20222 min read
Home Made Pastrami
I’ve wanted to do this for years. Literally, many years. Homemade pastrami is better than the stuff dreams are made from. I’ve done this...
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tomas2351
Mar 26, 20221 min read
Corned Beef for St. Paddy’s Day
I’ve wanted to do this for years. Literally, many years. Homemade corned beef is the stuff dreams are made from. I’ve had many corned...
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tomas2351
Mar 12, 20222 min read
Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms
From the Carmine’s book Stuffed mushrooms have always been a mystery for me. Q: How do you make a great stuffed mushroom? A: Fill it with...
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tomas2351
Mar 12, 20221 min read
Rustic Lentil Soup
From the Carmine’s book I love, love, love, lentils. I’ve made them all different ways. This way is one of the most delicious. Once...
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tomas2351
Mar 10, 20222 min read
Smoked Pork Chops
Many years ago, long before I had the house and the Big Green Egg, there was a butcher shop in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ that had some really...
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tomas2351
Feb 25, 20222 min read
French Onion Soup
Every restaurant and diner serves French Onion Soup. Well, maybe not every restaurant, but certainly every diner. I remember the first...
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tomas2351
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Israeli Couscous
Yeah yeah, I know, why’s a nice Italian boy like me messing around with Israeli stuff? Well, only because it’s delicious. If you go to...
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tomas2351
Jan 27, 20222 min read
Oven Roasted Tomatoes
This is one of those things that is so simple, delicious, and a great accompaniment to any dish. It starts with a few ripe plum tomatoes,...
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tomas2351
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Pizza - the ultimate indulgence
Where to begin. Pizza has ruled my life. Not really. I grew up with good pizza. I recall my favorite pizza when I was younger than 10,...
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