Savory Recipes
Taiwanese Meat Sauce – just like at the Taipei Noodle House – 483 Cedar Ln, Teaneck, NJ 07666 So sad that my favorite Chinese Restaurant that was close to home is gone. We used to order the pork chop over rice or chicken leg over rice. The meat sauce on the rice was the star
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Not Bolognese Every kid of Italian descent believes that his / her mom makes the best spaghetti sauce. Even though my mom is Cuban, she learned from my dad’s mom who was from Calabria. Having grown up with a lot of first, second, and third generation Italians, I can tell you for sure that not
The Best Saltimbocca. Jumps into the mouth better than authentic and traditional I’ve had a love affair with Saltimbocca ever since the first time I had it when I was in my twenties. So, my first time having this was pre-internet. Not all restaurants deliver the same dish so be prepared for disappointment. Yes I
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Marsala Wine sauce This is a great versatile sauce. I used it for Chicken Saltimbocca, but you can really use it for any savory dish. It is very similar to the mushroom cream sauce, but it is Marsala. 1 package of Baby Bella Mushrooms sliced – 8 oz1 package of sliced shitake mushrooms 3.5 oz1
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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,
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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
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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
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Braciole Recipe – Italian Meat Rolls I’m guessing that the traditional braciole is made from beef, but I’m also assuming that you can substitute any mammal. I don’t think chicken is allowed by the Italian police. BUT, I bet duck would be really good. I used pork, specifically, pork tenderloin. I never had braciole growing
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Egg Salad Recipe – simple and delicious Every now and again, I get a request for this. It’s super easy and delicious, and I’m guessing not really bad for you. Fun Fact: The chef hat (toque) has 100 pleats to signify the 100 ways he knows how to make eggs. I think I know about
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Schnitzel Recipe So I did not google for schnitzel recipes, I just decided that this is what I wanted to make. Funny, how, I was not far off. Will try some actual real schnitzel recipes in the future. I’ve been a huge fan of Schnitzel for, all my life, but have never experienced it in
