Archive for March, 2009

1/4 cup butter 1 1/2 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/4 cup finely chopped garlic (about 12 cloves) 2 medium-size red bell peppers, julienned 3/4 lb zucchini, cut in half lengthwise 1 large onion, chopped 6 cups cooked rice 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil OR 2 tsp dried basil leaves 1/4 cup lemon...

3 tbs olive oil 1 tbs butter 1 head broccoli, cut into florets 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced 1 red bell pepper, sliced 2 tbs fresh basil 1 tbs fresh oregano 1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add oil and butter. Add broccoli and toss to coat with oil and butter. Cook until bright green and...

3/4 cup unsalted butter 1 lb semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam 1/4 cup Raspberry Chambord or 1/4 cup Raspberry Chambord 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder, (optional) 1 cup hazelnuts, roasted and finely chopped 1. Cut butter into pieces and melt in top of double boiler...

Howard Johnson’s is a chain of restaurants and hotels, located primarily throughout the United States and Canada. The name is derived from the founder of the original company, Howard Deering Johnson, who started the initial chain of restaurants and motels. 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 1/4 cup French’s...

Pot sticker are a Chinese dumpling, widely popular in China and Japan as well as outside of East Asia, particularly in North America. Pot stickers typically consist of a ground meat and/or vegetable filling wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together...

1 head cauliflower, separated into bite size florets Coarse salt, as needed 2 tbs extra-virgin olive oil 1 large garlic clove, cracked 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 1 jarred roasted red pepper, drained, and diced into small bits 16 oil cured olives, drained, and chopped into small bits 1/2 cup...

I’m sure most of my readers love to eat out… So I figured I’d share this with you: My friend Joe showed me a website where you can purchase gift certificates for local restaurants at an incredible discount. It sounded too good to be true, but I figured I would give it a shot. Last...