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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Pizza - the ultimate indulgence
Where to begin. Pizza has ruled my life. Not really. I grew up with good pizza. I recall my favorite pizza when I was younger than 10,...
tomas2351
Dec 17, 20213 min read


San Francisco Sour Dough Bread
Before I begin this section, I can’t recommend the book enough. “Bread Alone” Daniel Leader and Judith Blahnik ISBN – 0-688-09261-6 If...
tomas2351
Nov 20, 20213 min read


Caldereta or Kalderetta
You don’t need to be Filipino to make great caldereta. Filipino Goat Stew or Braised Beef in Liver Sauce or neither. This is a fantastic...
tomas2351
Nov 20, 20212 min read


Picadillo
A saucy ground beef stew, or you could call it sweet Spanish chili if you wanted to name it in English. I grew up with this dish, passed...
tomas2351
Nov 20, 20212 min read


Pan Au Levan
Page 205 – My Personal Favorite Pan Au Levan Before I begin this section, I can’t recommend the book enough. “Bread Alone” Daniel Leader...
tomas2351
Nov 7, 20213 min read


Bread Starter
The Chef – (the starting point for pan au levan) Before I begin this section, I can’t recommend the book enough. “Bread Alone” Daniel...
tomas2351
Nov 7, 20212 min read


Goobers - Boiled Peanuts
I remember reading about boiled peanuts in the 90s. There was an article in Food & Wine magazine. I think they were called goobers in...
tomas2351
Oct 13, 20212 min read


How to pick a watermelon
How to pick a watermelon
tomas2351
Aug 30, 20211 min read


New Orleans Red Beans and Rice
New Orleans Red Beans and Rice. Good ingredients + spices + time = deliciousness Before I begin, I will tell you that I got this recipe...
tomas2351
Aug 24, 20213 min read


Tacos, like the tacos we had in Cancun
Tacos, like the tacos I had in Cancun, Tom's Way Let's take a trip to deliciousness. We took a trip to Cancun. Well, my wife and family...
tomas2351
Aug 12, 20212 min read


Aurora’s Chicken Pepperoni
Never had so much fun than with this. “Seems like old times” was on and we watched it all the way through. Lea laughed her ass off. The...
tomas2351
Jul 30, 20213 min read
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