We were watching a Gordon Ramsay cooking show where he made this soup. It looked really good so we wanted to try it. He added basil to his, but we don't care for basil, so we left it out. We also enriched it a bit by adding a bit of heavy cream. Ours tasted good, … Continue reading Roasted Tomato Soup
We made this last night. It had been a while since we made it last and it tasted really good. Ingredients: Egg Foo Young 6 eggs 1 can mushroom pieces 2 cups bean sprouts 1 medium yellow onion, coarsely chopped 4 scallions, chopped 2 tablespoons dry sherry 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon white pepper … Continue reading Egg Foo Young
After eating heavy Mac and Cheese the previous night, we wanted something light and refreshing. I made a nice shrimp salad. Here is the recipe: Ingredients: For salad 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper red onion, finely chopped, to taste 1 stalk celery, finely … Continue reading Shrimp Salad
We were watching a Bon Appetit episode the other day, where each chef was making their favorite cocktail. One chef (I forget which one) made a Negroni. We had made them before and kind of forgot how good they were. So I jumped up and made us some. The Negroni is so good because the … Continue reading Negroni
Last night I got a craving for something sweet. We have a recipe given to us by our good friend Richard for a Pineapple Cake, which is simplicity itself and also very good. I followed the basic recipe, but once I had it in the oven I realized that I wanted to add some toasted … Continue reading Bacardi Rum Pineapple Cake
We made this last night for a side dish after watching Gordon Ramsey make it on YouTube. It turned out very well and looked great. Ingredients: Olive oil, for frying 4 leeks, white parts only, cut into pieces 2-3 inches long, outer layer removed 3 garlic cloves, smashed 3 thyme sprigs 4 tablespoons butter 1 … Continue reading Braised Leeks
I made this last night. We like it because it is really tasty and very low-calorie (318 per serving.) We always have a bag of frozen shrimp in the freezer, just in case, and we always have a big jar of Pace Picante as well. The only ingredients we needed to buy were the green … Continue reading Shrimp Veracruz
Cacio e Pepe literally means "cheese and pepper." I made this last night and it was drop-dead simple, but really really good. I followed a recipe from Geoffrey Zakarian in which you cook the pasta in very little water. When the water is absorbed you are left with a starchy sauce which forms the base … Continue reading Cacio e Pepe
Double frying the chicken after coating it with corn starch makes a super crispy crust. For this recipe to taste right, there is no real substitute for the gochujang paste. It is easily obtainable in any Asian supermarket, however. You can substitute Balsamic vinegar for the Chinese vinegar. Keep your gochujang and your sesame oil … Continue reading Korean Fried Chicken
So here we are again providing you with another video from our il Fustino Olive Oil business days. This happens to be one of my favorite pastas form the Genovese region of Italy. Hope you enjoy dish as much as I do. Easy to make and delicious to eat, two of my favorite things. You … Continue reading Genovese Le Trofie
