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The Carlsbad Cookbook Group Featured My Cookbook!
They call it “The Cook the Books! Cookbook Group.” They pick a cookbook and then everyone chooses a recipe from the book to bring to a potluck held at the Carlstadt library in New Jersey. I’m honored they picked “Home Cooking 101,” Look at the all the dishes they made!!
Antipasto Salad
Feel free to substitute any meats or cheeses for the ones suggested below. Makes 6 to 8 servings Hands-on time: 25 minutes Total preparation time: 25 minutes Kosher salt ½ small head broccoli or cauliflower 1 ounce sun dried tomatoes (about ½ cup) One 6 ½ -ounce jar marinated artichoke…
Here’s the Menu for my April 11 Harvest Dinner!
The Harvest, located in Harvard Square in Cambridge MA, is one of the first seasonally focused restaurants on the east coast and the first restaurant I ever worked at (and the only one that is still standing!) in 1977. Many great chefs worked there including Lydia Shire, Bob Kinkead and…
Delta Pine Rice
Serves 10 6 tablespoons butter 2 cups medium diced onion 2 cups medium diced celery 2 cups medium diced green bell pepper Vegetable oil spray 2 cups long grain rice 2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans sliced mushrooms, with their liquid 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans beef consommé 1 teaspoon salt…
The First Time I Was Ever on TV!
It was September 7, 1993 (I was just 12….). I had been working for awhile as the chef behind the scenes on “Good Morning America,” prepping all the food for Julia Child, and the cookbook authors and chefs that appeared on the show. One day it was someone’s brilliant idea…
Come Join Me at The Harvest in Cambridge, MA on April 11
The Harvest, one of the first seasonally focused restaurants on the east coast and the first restaurant I ever worked at (and the only one that is still standing!) in 1977. Many great chefs worked there including Lydia Shire, Bob Kinkead and Chris Schlesinger, and the Harvest is celebrating its…
Seared Cuban-Style Steak
This recipe was inspired by Cuba’s (and Miami’s) ubiquitous mojo-marinated steak. Mojo is a combination of citrus (in Cuba, sour orange) and garlic. Given the relative scarcity of sour orange in America, I’ve substituted a mixture of lime and orange. Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: 25 minutes Total preparation time:…
New York City’s Iconic Bird!
A 16 foot sculpture called Dinosaur perches on the High Line above the traffic at 30th street and 10th Avenue. The sculpture was made by a Columbian-French artist named Ivan Argote and it’s extremely realistic. I grew up in New York and Pigeons are just a fact of life. They…
Shrimp Saganaki
Servings: 4 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 20 medium raw shrimp peeled and deveined 1 small glass Raki or Ouzo 1 medium red onion finely chopped 1 medium green pepper chopped 3 tablespoons tomato paste 3 garlic cloves finely chopped 4 large ripe tomatoes crushed Pinch hot red pepper flakes…
Cheese Sandwich Soufflé
Start to finish: 2 hours (15 minutes active) Servings: 4 Butter for buttering the baking pan 8 slices homemade-style white or whole wheat bread, crusts removed ¼ pound thinly sliced cheese (Gruyere, cheddar, provolone, mozzarella, etc) 2 ounces thinly sliced boiled ham, prosciutto or smoked turkey 3 large eggs ¼…