With this hot summer weather It makes me yearn for Gazpacho. I really liked this tasty quick and easy recipe using ingredients usually on hand, or summer vegetables from the garden, cool off with this cold, healthy, and refreshing soup. Gazpacho 4cups – tomato juice 1ea. – onion, minced 1ea. – green bell pepper, minced [...]

I had a pork tenderloin that I wanted to use last nite for dinner. After trimming off all the silver skin and any fat, I sliced into 1″ thick pieces and lightly pounded them between plastic wrap (not to thin), salt and pepper them and dredged them in season flour. Sauteed them in olive oil [...]

With this hot summer weather It makes me yearn for Gazpacho. I really liked this tasty quick and easy recipe using ingredients usually on hand, or summer vegetables from the garden, cool off with this cold, healthy, and refreshing soup. Gazpacho 4cups – tomato juice 1ea. – onion, minced 1ea. – green bell pepper, minced [...]

Made a quick meat rub the other night when we where having a piece of flatiron steak cooked on the grill. It”s quick, easy and really adds a bang to the flavor of the steak that I did not have all day to marinade. Could also be used on a steak for a salad. 2ea. [...]

Braising Once you understand a few simple principles it’s easy to create braises as elegant and flavorful as those you find in great restaurants. As a technique, braising couldn’t be simpler. You just brown whatever it is you’re going to braise (in oil or butter), add liquids like wine, stock or even cider or Armagnac, [...]

Clams in foil with Wine and Herbs 1/2 dz. – Clams ( cherrystone or littleneck clams work best), the larger the clam the more time it will take to cook. splash – White wine (dry) pinch – Oregano (fresh,chopped) pinch – Basil (fresh,chopped) pinch – Parsley (fresh,chopped) pinch ea. – Salt and Black Pepper 2 [...]

Salsa Fresca – Simple, quick and easy! Takes a little knife work but well worth the fresh flavor. (Fresh salsa) 2ea. – large ripe tomatoes, seeded, and diced 1/4cup – Red onion finely chopped 1ea. – Jalapeno seeded and chopped fine (wash your hands after handling chili) 2tbls. – Fresh lime juice(about 2 limes) 1tbls. [...]

Mango Jicima Salsa 1ea. – large mango, peeled, pitted, and diced 1cup – Jicima peeled, and diced 1/4cup – Red onion finely chopped 1ea. – Jalapeno seeded and chopped fine (wash your hands after handling chili) 2tbls. – Fresh lime juice 1tbls. – Cilantro chopped 1/2tsp. – Salt 1/8tsp. – Black pepper PROCEDURE: Combine all [...]