Variations on Cooking

We had this fish a few years back and I asked the chef for the recipe. He sort of gave it to me but I had to figure out the rest. The...

A few years ago Michael asked me to make Rugelach for an event at work. There is a bakery in NYC that makes outstanding Rugelach, so I...

Well, I sort of came up with this as an alternative to my Swedish meatball recipe: this recipe is much easier to make and does not take...

Here is a recipe I came up with a few weeks ago when I was faced with making chicken but did not want the same old thing. Ingredients 1...

Ingredients 3/4 lb of fresh halibut 3/4 lb of fresh wild salmon 3/4 lb of fresh wild tuna 1/2 lb of fresh bay scallops 1 red onion...

Ingredients 4 red snapper fillets, cut into cubes 3/4 cup lime juice 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, diced 1 teaspoon salt 1 mango diced 1/2 of...

Ingredients 1 cup of Whiskey 1/2 cup of golden raisins 1/2 cup of raisins 4 1/2 cups of unbleached flour 3 1/2 cups of chopped pecans 2...

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...

These are great light cakes to have with your morning coffee or tea. Ingredients 2 cups of unbleached flour 1 1/4 cup of raw sugar 1 cup...

Ingredients I loaf French Boule, slightly stale 1 cup red cherry tomatoes, cut in half 1 cup of yellow cherry tomatoes, cut in half A cup...

Ingredients Filling 10 key limes, juiced and zested 1 16oz can of sweeten condensed milk 4 tablespoons raw sugar 4 eggs yolks Crust 1 box...

It is that time of year here in the Pocono Mountains where you can find fresh trout everywhere. We actually have trout in the river we...

This is sort of Creme Brulee meets Pecan Pie. It is also not as sweet as most pecan pies Ingredients Crust 2 1/2 cups of unbleached...

Continuing with the sauce recipes here is my take on the classic Bearnaise sauce. Now this is not as easy as the Bechamel sauce, it often...

I found this recipe in my Grandmother cookbook, it took me a while to translate her handwriting and to figure out the ingredients and...

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Many years ago we took a trip to Jordan and Syria, we loved it. The sights were breathtaking, the people were friendly and the food was...

When I was first trying out making a pasta gravy as I was told by many of my first and second-generation Italian friends, "everyone...

Here is another of Ina's signature dishes. ingredients 2 whole chickens, about 3 to 4 pounds, cut up 1 stick unsalted butter 3 medium...

Repost from my second ever post on my old Blog from July 20th, 2009 Cilantro, Pico del Gallo Ingredients 3 bunches of Cilantro, chopped...