Savory Recipes
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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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 again, Carmine’s has outdone themselves. I think it is funny that the first time I ever went to Carmines was in the Bahamas. It was the cheapest meal
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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 wonderful treats. Among them were the smoked pork chops. While I don’t have his recipe, I kind of figured out how he would have gone
Every restaurant and diner serves French Onion Soup. Well, maybe not every restaurant, but certainly every diner. I remember the first time I ever saw it on a cooking show when I was a kid. Things were simpler back then. Nobody gave a second thought to using bouillon cubes. Don’t get me wrong, you can
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 the supermarket, you will find two different kinds of couscous. The Israeli style couscous is the larger of the two. Looks like bee bees. This is a very simple recipe
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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, though, you really could use any ripe tomato. Also, you can vary it any way you like, use different herbs and or spices. Add cheese. Add
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