Savory Recipes
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 […]
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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. I don’t know
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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
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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 rice, it’s almost keto. It’s not. Hoisin sauce and cornstarch ruin that for you, but, almost. I started experimenting a few years back, and have
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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
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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 it at home. I think I enjoy the sauce with some bread even more than with linguine, but, either way, a great dish. I
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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 it at home and is a great afternoon snack or first course. I think I enjoy the sauce with some bread even more than the
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
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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
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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 a crab cake.Q: How do you ruin a great crab cake?A: Fill a mushroom with it The secret is in the stuffing, but it must be
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