Variations on Cooking

Working on a new cookbook all about the sandwich and it would be a sandwich book without this classic. I have not made this in a while...

Here is another recipe from my new cookbook on Pasta - there will be over 100 recipes in the book due out sometime next year - I have...

I had these many years ago when traveling in the southwest, I had started to try to work out this recipe many years ago and I just found...

Ragù Bolognese 1 lb Pappardelle 1 lb ground beef chuck 1 lb ground pork One 28-ounce can tomato purée 1 cup whole milk, hot 1 cup chicken...

Ingredients 1 lb ground beef, lean 1 lb of Rigatoni Pasta ½ cup Romano Cheese ½ cup Provolone Cheese, grated ½ cup Red wine ¼ cup...

Here is what we are having for dinner tonight: I have decided to go back to cooking Asian-inspired dishes. We learned how to make this...

Here is my take on the classic sandwich, we had a really good one in Philly, but I thought the meat could have more flavor so I decided...

Ingredients 2 pounds veal, cut into pieces 3 cups Bone Broth, Beef, unsalted if possible 1 cup dry Vermouth 2 pints of assorted mushrooms...

Over the last year, I had a lot of time to work on new recipes and beef is usually not a protein I usually cook, but my husband really...

After watching Stanley Tucci on CNN, "Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy", I have been inspired by each episode and the region in Italy...

June has been crazy for me, there was a lot of work, well for the moment, thus not too many posts for the month. Here is a recipe from...

With all the time on my hands these days, I have been going through my endless yellow pads of recipes I have created over the last 10...

Classic Main Dish -

Ingredients 4 boneless sirloin steaks, about 1 inch thick, size is your choice 1/3 cup peppercorns, ground to medium coarse 1 cup dry red...

Here is my version of the BBQ skirt Steak. Ingredients 3 lb of skirt steak, about 1 to 1 1/2 thick, cut into large 6-inch blocks 1 small...

Ingredients 2 lbs of organic ground chuck beef 1 egg, whisked 1 cup minced onions 1/4 cup minced, seeded tomato 2 tablespoons of minced...

This recipe has evolved over the past few years and it's now ready to post. Ingredients 6 to 10 Italian Sausage 4 large Italian Grilling...