This late summer dish features chicken that is pan-seared in a skillet and then braised in the oven with a fresh fig sauce. Easy and delicious! INGREDIENTS: 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons butter 2 shallots, peeled and finely sliced 4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped...Read More
INGREDIENTS: 1 – 1 1/2 lbs. lamb leg steak 1/2 medium yellow onion (sliced through the root) 1/4 – 1/2 cup pomegranate syrup* 4 oz. heavy whipping cream 20 – 40 mint leaves** Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste Olive oil METHOD: Cut all silverskin and fat from the lamb. Remove the bone if...Read More
Made with premium-quality, grass-fed ground beef combined with blue cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard, you’ll never go back to ‘plain’ hamburgers. These burgers are stupendous! INGREDIENTS: 3 lbs. lean grass-fed ground beef 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled 1/2 cup minced fresh chives 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon coarsely...Read More
Indian cuisine is one of my favorites, and it seems we have a dearth of Indian restaurants in our area. When I saw this recipe in an article, A Tale of Two Tandooris, by Monica Bhide, I had to try it. It’s simple and delicious! Just be sure to allow at least 8 hours for...Read More
This recipe is simple to make but takes 2-3 days of curing for optimum results. Prep takes about 30 minutes at the most, and to cook you just put it in a low-temperature oven. Although you could do this without the long cure and just rub the seasonings and cure mix on an hour ahead,...Read More
This is a friends-and-family favorite. It is really simple to execute and delivers big flavor. The most work I do is trimming the fat and sinew; the tapenade seems to do the rest of the work. For pounding out the lamb, I use a heavy circular meat pounder – NOT a tenderizer. This is flat...Read More
At one time, this classic recipe was all the rage in the United States. I remember the first time I heard the name of the recipe and thought, “Wow! That’s a LOT of garlic!” What I did not realize was that the garlic cloves are cooked unpeeled so the flavor is full of garlic, but...Read More
When it comes to preparing foods I find at the farmers market I like to keep it simple and let the ingredients speak for themselves. The farmers put a lot of work into growing amazingly flavorful produce so I just let them do all the hard work. Throwing a meal together is the easy part...Read More
INGREDIENTS: 4 6 oz. ounce boneless skinless chicken breasts, split and pounded flat 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 3 whole eggs 1/3 cup fresh parmesan cheese, grated (or a combination of grated parmesan and romano cheese) 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh basil 3/4 cup olive oil (or...Read More