Variations on Cooking

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 Filling 2 quarts of strawberries, greens removed and diced. 10 strawberries sliced 1/2 cup powder sugar 1 envelope unflavored...

The combinations are endless and will hold for weeks in the Fridge. For Spreads, I will be using on Hors d'oeuvres, or in sauces, I form...

Ingredients 3 cups unbleached flour 2 cups of pitted, chopped Olives 3 eggs 3/4 cup sour cream 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons raw...

Ingredients 6 Quails, cleaned 1 stick unsalted butter 1 cup red wine 1 pint wild mushrooms of choice 2 shallots, diced 2 red Italian...

Ingredients 6 ears of corn, shucked 4 tablespoon of unsalted butter, melted 1 cup of half & half or buttermilk 1/4 cup shredded Asiago...

I was going through old files and came across more than a dozen recipes from a good friend and neighbor, Ina, from when I lived in...

Ingredients 4 Trout fillets 1 stick of unsalted butter, plus 1/2 cup slivered Almonds 1 shallot, minced A hand full of fresh Tarragon,...

You can do almost anything in a 'Deviled Egg" format. My Wasabi Deviled Eggs are one of my favorite Hors D'oeuvre and a recipe I usually...

Still Life with Anchovies, 1972, Antonio Sicurezza A traditional method of processing and preserving anchovies is to gut and salt them in...

Culinary Anise is sweet and very aromatic, distinguished by its characteristic flavor. The seeds, whole or ground, are used for the...

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 2 pints of shucked oysters 12 Sea Scallops 5 Shallots, minced 3 Italian peppers, minced 5 cloves of garlic, minced 1 stalk of...

Ingredients 1 1/2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 1/2 cups sour cream 1/2 lbs of sliced cremini mushrooms 2 shallots diced 1/4 cup...

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...

Lemon Tart Ingredients Crust 1 box Nilla wafers 1 stick unsalted butter, melted 1/4 cup raw sugar 1/4 cup unbleached flour Filling 2...