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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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Fast and Fabulous Pork Chops

Fast and Fabulous Pork Chops
Fast to prepare, these fabulously flavored grilled pork chops will have you wanting to add Fast and Fabulous Pork Chops to your weekly dinner menu. We recommend using bone-in pork chops (you'll be licking the grilled marinade from the bones) but feel free to use boneless pork chops if those are your preference.  Either way,…
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Go-To Marinade for Beef

Go-To Marinade for Beef
Go-To Marinade for Beef uses readily-available ingredients and is very easy to prepare.  It enhances the flavor of the cut of beef without masking it.  The marinade keeps the beef nice and juicy during cooking, particularly if you baste the beef with the marinade while grilling.  Serve with Asian Marinara Yellow Squash and pair them…
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Bistec de Palomilla

Bistec de Palomilla
Bistec de Palomilla, or Cuban-style Steak as it is colloquially called, is one of the definitive dishes of Cuban cuisine. While growing up in New Jersey, most of Vito's classmates and their families had newly arrived from Cuba.  After school, it was a very special treat to be asked to stay for dinner at friends’…
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Dad’s Special Beef Marinade

Dad's Special Marinade for Beef
Vito's Dad had his own special marinade for beef and here it is: Dad's Special Beef Marinade!  Dad's Special Beef Marinade was use primarily for London Broil, whether done in the broiler (traditional) or on the grill.  This very simple marinade is great for London Broil, petit filets or rump steaks; the 24-hour marinating period…
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Grilled Bruschetta Two Ways


Grilled Bruschetta Two Ways updates the popular Italian appetizer with all the flavors of summer.  With one bite, you can taste the summer sun-ripened elements all brought together into a savory symphony. Here we expand on the usual bread base by toasting the bread on the grill and complimenting them with grilled eggplant slices too.…
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