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Mushroom Cream Sauce Recipe
This is one of those recipes that can be adjusted so many ways and still be awesome. You can introduce other mushrooms or other herbs to...
tomas2351
Nov 18, 20222 min read
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Chicken hearts recipe - (and or gizzards), Tom’s way
Lea likes chicken livers and hearts and gizzards. Sometimes, she craves it. I know there are many ways to prepare them, but this has...
tomas2351
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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Pomme Purée - Mashed Potatoes recipe
French Whipped Potatoes, there is no equal. These are serious mashed potatoes. It a fairly simple recipe, but you must execute properly...
tomas2351
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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Kare-Kare recipe
You don’t need to be Filipino to make great tasting Kare-Kare. If you had it done right, there is nothing like it. Sub par kare-kare...
tomas2351
Sep 21, 20224 min read
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Pecan Pie recipe – Southern because, Southern…
Lea has been after me to visit Charleston, and we will go, but I thought it might be nice to bring a little Charleston home. Thank you...
tomas2351
Jun 17, 20222 min read
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Butter Beans recipe - Like Willie Mae's of New Orleans
One trip to New Orleans, and you’ll be hooked. But Tom, gas prices are so high, I can’t afford to go to New Orleans. Not to worry, I’ve...
tomas2351
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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The Ultimate Tart Crust recipe Pâte Brisée
I used this dough for a pecan pie, but it is great for any tart. Turns out that it was perfect for the pecan pie, and it is not...
tomas2351
Jun 14, 20221 min read
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Al Pastor recipe – at home for Cinco De Mayo
I have had a lustful addiction to Al Pastor since the first day I tried it. While many Mexican restaurants serve it, my favorite is at...
tomas2351
May 6, 20223 min read
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Barbecue Baby Back Pork Ribs with Ken Ho’s Mongolian Marinade.
Food has come a long way since growing up in the 60s and 70s. One of my favorite foods as a kid was the fried rice and spare ribs from...
tomas2351
Apr 22, 20222 min read
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Chicken Cutlets / Chicken Parmigiana recipe
No matter how good it is, it can always be better, until it can't. My quest for replicating the perfect chicken parmigiana at home. So...
tomas2351
Apr 13, 20223 min read
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The Best Beef and Broccoli recipe, ever!!
What’s better than seven minute abs, six minute abs! What’s better than this beef and broccoli? Seconds! Thirds! If you don’t have the...
tomas2351
Apr 12, 20222 min read
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San Francisco Sour Dough Bread - Revised
This is the exact same recipe I followed From Dan Leader’s book in terms of ingredients, but I changed a few steps to make a better loaf....
tomas2351
Apr 11, 20223 min read
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Pizza Rustica / Pizza Gain
My father’s mother may have made this a few times if I can remember. She died young and I was young when she died so my memory is not so...
tomas2351
Apr 8, 20224 min read
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Shrimp with Red Sauce
This is one of those things that is always great at an Italian Ristorante, or sometimes your local pizza place, but it is so simple to do...
tomas2351
Mar 28, 20221 min read
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Zuppa Di Clams
This is one of those things that is always great at an Italian Ristorante, or sometimes your local pizza place, but it is so simple to do...
tomas2351
Mar 28, 20221 min read
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Home Made Pastrami
I’ve wanted to do this for years. Literally, many years. Homemade pastrami is better than the stuff dreams are made from. I’ve done this...
tomas2351
Mar 26, 20222 min read
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Corned Beef for St. Paddy’s Day
I’ve wanted to do this for years. Literally, many years. Homemade corned beef is the stuff dreams are made from. I’ve had many corned...
tomas2351
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms
From the Carmine’s book Stuffed mushrooms have always been a mystery for me. Q: How do you make a great stuffed mushroom? A: Fill it with...
tomas2351
Mar 12, 20222 min read
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Rustic Lentil Soup
From the Carmine’s book I love, love, love, lentils. I’ve made them all different ways. This way is one of the most delicious. Once...
tomas2351
Mar 12, 20221 min read
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Smoked Pork Chops
Many years ago, long before I had the house and the Big Green Egg, there was a butcher shop in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ that had some really...
tomas2351
Mar 10, 20222 min read
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