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Eggplant Fritters – like Grand Lux Café The Grand Lux Café is a sister to the Cheesecake Factory, totally different menu, but a huge menu just like the Cheesecake Factory. As of this writing (April 2023), The Cheesecake Factory operates fourteen Grand Lux Cafe restaurants located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York,

Butter Chicken – Murgh Makhani They say, “The first time is the best time”, which may not always be true in all cases, but for butter chicken, Moti’s Butter Chicken was, is, and forever will be, my benchmark. I have not been back to Japan since 1989, but I can tell you on any given

Saag Gosht – Saag Lamb – Spinach Lamb Curry I get to use my tag line again…. You don’t need to be Indian, to make great Indian food. I must admit that the very first time I had Indian food, I did not like it.  I was like, “Sam I Am” with green eggs and ham. But after

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 made these before, and this is the best recipe that I’ve found so far. https://peartreekitchen.com/butter-beans Beth Mueller

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 “Los Gueros Taqueria” https://www.taquerialosguerosnj.com/menu As always, I wondered if I could create a formidable Pastor at home. Obviously, I

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 the “Spanish Chinese” takeout place on Bergen Line Avenue in Union City.  Actually, I’m really

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 it’s January 15, 2022 and a day or two prior, I was listening to a podcast, not going to tell you which one, but

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. The biggest differentiators in this rendition are:          1. Higher Hydration         2. Fermentation     

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 a few times and have to say that it is very close to what you get at Katz’s This is very straight forward, you just need room in

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 beefs over the years from pre-cured store bought brands. Most of them were really good, but this is transcendent. This is very straight forward, you just need room in the fridge