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Newly Added Recipes

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Pickle Brined Pork Chops

Pickle Brined Pork Chops
Pickle Brined Pork Chops makes excellent use of leftover bread & butter pickle juice and other seasonings to create a tasty brine marinade for bone-in pork chops.  While we favor sirloin cut chops, the recipe works fine with center cut pork chops too, just be sure to select pork chops of at least ½-inch thickness. …
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Savory Sweet Cauliflower Rice

Savory Sweet Cauliflower Rice
Savory Sweet Cauliflower Rice uses Calabrian chilis for a savory, spicy element and sun-dried tomatoes add sweet balance with a bit of umami to this great side dish. Using an orange cauliflower, as pictured, adds even more color to this already colorful, flavor-packed dish.  With only six ingredients, Savory Sweet Cauliflower Rice is easy to…
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Pumpkin and Rye Whiskey Pie

Pumpkin and Rye Whiskey Pie
Pumpkin and Rye Whiskey Pie adds rye whiskey’s spicy, fruity flavor notes to silky pumpkin pie, yielding a more adult but not boozy version of an old favorite.  American rye whisky, which must be made with at least 51% rye grain, is less sweet and with a lighter body than it’s more well-known cousin, bourbon,…
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Pork and Imitation Crab Stir Fry

Pork and Imitation Crab Stir Fry
Pork and Imitation Crab Stir Fry offers a great combination of land and sea proteins in a tasty and attractive stir fry. It is easy to prepare and relatively inexpensive. You can use pork stew meat or boneless pork loin chops for the pork.  Imitation crab, sometimes referred to as krab, is not actually crab…
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Brandied Beef Tri Tip

Brandied Beef Tri Tip
Brandied Beef Tri Tip roast is a great way to make this cut of beef shine. Tri Tip, as it’s popularly known, comes from the bottom tip of the sirloin.  It derives its name from its triangle shape and that it is at the very bottom tip of the sirloin. Tri tip is rich in…
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Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce

Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce
The key to Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce is using the juices of the protein as an integral part of the sauce. A variety of meats lend themselves to rich and flavorful Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce. If you want to “do it up”, use filet mignon and a French cognac; for a weeknight dinner,…
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Korean Flanken Short Ribs

Korean Flanken Short Ribs
Korean Flanken Short Ribs makes great use of less-familiar flanken short ribs in a gochujang-forward marinade/sauce. This recipe utilizes the flanken style of short rib, a thin cut about 1/2-inch thick, which cuts across the rib bones, so each slice contains a few pieces of bone. This is a popular cut for short ribs for…
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Cod with Turmeric and Garam Masala

Cod with Turmeric and Garam Masala
Cod with Turmeric and Garam Masala offers a fresh and flavorful take on pan-fried cod fillets.  Turmeric brings a bright, golden color and garam masala contributes warm, deep, aromatic essence to this easy to prepare recipe without adding any spicy or hot element.  With its short preparation and cooking time, Cod with Turmeric and Garam…
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Lenten Recipes

For those of us who are of the Catholic faith, Lent has arrived.  A time for reflection and dietary restrictions, our Lenten recipes offer meal options for observant Catholics and others seeking delicious dishes to prepare and share.

Roasted Peppers Italian Style

Roasted Peppers
Roasted Peppers are very tasty, when combined with garlic and olive oil, they are magic. In many Italian-American households roasting peppers is a long-held family tradition; Vito’s Mom was no exception and we got to enjoy them many times as part of an antipasto before a holiday meal and sometimes along with lunch or in…
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Sautéed Mushrooms with Herbs and Sherry

Sauteed Mushrooms with Herbs and Sherry
Mushrooms come in a wide array of shapes, sizes and flavor-intensities. Combining different mushroom varieties not only increases the flavor but also gives interest to the dish.  For Sautéed Mushrooms with Herbs and Sherry, we combine at least two varieties, add simple herbal notes and finish with dry sherry to provide a relatively simple but…
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Keto Deconstructed Salmon Handrolls

Keto Deconstructed Salmon Hand Roll
We both really love sushi, sashimi and temaki, also known as hand rolls, particularly salmon hand rolls.  Being on a Keto diet, rice is problematic due to its carbohydrate content.  We have come up with a creative solution with our Keto Deconstructed Salmon Handrolls which use shirataki noodles in place of the rice.  Keeping most…
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Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad

Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad
Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad is the perfect summer dish.  Juicy heirloom tomatoes, bursting with ripeness, join with creamy mozzarella and sweet basil for a light but very flavorful treat.  Select a variety of heirloom tomatoes of different colors and sizes for more interest.  If you can’t find heirloom tomatoes, use really fresh, ripe beefsteak tomatoes,…
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Grilled Radicchio and Arugula Salad

Grilled Radicchio and Arugula Salad
Grilled Radicchio and Arugula Salad packs a whole lot of flavor and color into a relatively simple salad.  While both radicchio and arugula, particularly the wild variety, have a bitter attribute to them, grilling the radicchio mellows that.  The silky Asian-inspired, slightly sweet dressing both complements and plays off the opposing smoky and bitter flavors…
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Tuna Tapenade

Tuna Tapenade
Tapenade has its origins in Provence; most recipes have capers, olives and anchovies as their basic ingredients, blended together with good olive oil. Tuna Tapenade riffs on the classic tapenade using good quality tuna as its main ingredient.  It is a proven crowd-pleaser, in fact, it is our single most requested appetizer from friends and…
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Grilled Red Pepper Sauce and Shrimp

Grilled Red Pepper Sauce and Shrimp
Grilled Red Pepper Sauce and Shrimp brings sweet red bell peppers and spicy red Fresno chilis together for a sauce which starts at the grill and finishes in the sauce pan.  The sweet and spicy sauce balances and complements simply grilled shrimp, with fettuccine pasta filling out this eye-catching dish. While the flavors of Grilled…
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Dirty Cauliflower Rice

Dirty Cauliflower Rice
Dirty Cauliflower Rice is an easy to prepare side dish which uses just a few common ingredients and yields tasty results.  Dirty Cauliflower Rice is a versatile side dish with just enough flavor to be enjoyed on its own or serve as a tasty complement to a main course, especially fish and chicken.  We really…
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Warm, hearty and wonderful…

Days are getting longer but temperatures are still cold and the weather inclement.  It’s time for comfort food! Our cooking adventure has moved inside, filling your home with mouth-watering aromas and delicious meals. Check out our stews, chilis, curries, and gumbos recipes and make something warm, hearty and wonderful as the cold days continue.

Grilled Meats Creole Gumbo

Grilled Meats Creole Gumbo
Grilled Meats Creole Gumbo is a West Coast take on a Louisiana classic.  Made with a roux, flavorful and hearty Grilled Meats Creole Gumbo incorporates the “Holy Trinity” ingredients of Louisiana’s Creole and Cajun cuisines, along with okra, the all-important seasonings, crab meat and shrimp. When making the roux, especially if you've never made one…
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Creole Gumbo with Lentils

Creole Gumbo with Lentils
Creole Gumbo with Lentils is a lower carbohydrate version of this Louisiana classic.  Made without a roux, Creole Gumbo with Lentils is very flavorful and hearty; there is no need to serve it over or with additional rice. Incorporating the “Holy Trinity” ingredients of Louisiana’s Creole and Cajun cuisines, okra and the all-important seasonings, Creole…
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Mini Beef Rolls Rouladen

Mini Beef Rolls Rouladen
Mini Beef Rolls Rouladen are a riff on a well-know German dish Rouladen or Rinderrouladen, “Rolls” or “Beef Rolls”, adapted by memory from a recipe as prepared by Vito’s aunt.  While Aunt Tess was Italian-American, she was a very good cook with a fine appreciation of many cuisines, particularly German. We’ve lightened the traditional recipe…
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Indian Inspired Meatball Curry

Indian Inspired Meatball Curry
Indian Inspired Meatball Curry is mildly spiced, with tender seasoned meatballs cooked in tomato-based sauce with okra.  This recipe was inspired by Indian korma, a type of mild curry, and the meatballs would likely be made of lamb. While this recipe requires a little bit of work making and frying the meatballs, the end result…
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Cooking should be inspired and bring you joy.  Culinary inspiration can spring from many sources.  Childhood memories of family get-togethers and at-home meals, lovingly prepared. Travel, a particular favorite of mine, to places some familiar, some foreign and exotic.  Meals taken at great restaurants, neighborhood joints, stand-up only kiosks, boardwalk stands, drive-ins, and falling-down fishing shacks on beaches.  Holiday gatherings, small and large, with family, friends and strangers too.  We will share what inspires us and hope it will inspire you too.  Now it’s time to cook and eat at home!

So, let’s start with a few questions for you.  Are you already a home chef of modest ability who wants to expand and refresh their repertoire of recipes and kitchen techniques?  Are you a cooking novice for whom the kitchen represents uncharted territory, a terra incognita of untold dangers and as-yet imagined delights?  Are you a confident master of the kitchen who is looking for fresh ideas?  Are you perhaps a bit of all three?  You are in the right place! Now it’s time to cook and eat at home!