Variations on Cooking

We love all seafood, well Michael more then I. There are a few seafood proteins I am not a fan of but I will always try a dish even if...

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...

This recipe is in fact a variation on traditional Jambalaya, its a bit, well a bit - well it's just easier and takes less time than a...

The hardest part of the recipe was figuring out the spices for the boil, there are all these prepackaged spice mixes but they usually...

Last night I started with one idea and ended up with something different then I planned. I was going to make a stuffed catfish but I...

Here is the fish we had over the weekend. I served this with the Avocado Pico del Gallo, recipe to follow in the next newsletter, and the...

There are two variations of this dish; one more country French-inspired and the other Mexican Inspired both are great. Garlic Chicken -...

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...

A favorite dish of ours and very easy to make. Ingredients 24 to 36 Little Neck Clams, scrubbed 3 links of Chorizo 1 small Onion, sliced...

This a repost from last year. I have been transferring and the post from my old blog into the recipe files on the website, but I...

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...

Here is another recipe that was given to me by Ina, the photo is from a few years ago when I made it, I used beef instead of veal. I...

I was cleaning out some files when I came across this. A dear neighbor of mine, Ina, when I lived in Jackson Heights gave me this recipe,...

Ingredients 6 to 8 whiting fillets 3 1/2 cups of diced tomatoes 2 medium onions, diced 2 red peppers, diced 4 celery stalks, diced 4...

Ingredients 1 1/2 lbs of Sea Bass, cut into 2-inch pieces 3/4 lbs of raw shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/2 lbs scallops 12 little rock...

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...

I do not have a lot of step by step pictures due to this is very simple to make and I did not see the need for pictures. Ingredients...

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...