Recipes
Seared Sea Scallops
I love the slightly sweet and tart flavor of seared sea scallops – those are the large scallops; the small ones are bay scallops. They are super easy and quick…
Pork Cutlet Piccata
Most of us are familiar with the popular Italian dish called chicken piccata, typically served with a side of pasta. Well, you can easily change up your piccata by using…
Beef Lo Mein Recipe
Chinese dishes like lo mein are pretty easy to make at home. The secret is organization. Be sure to have all of the ingredients prepped and ready to rock before…
Tortellini Alfredo
I love fettuccine Alfredo. Who doesn’t? But then, you could really use any type of pasta you like and pair it with creamy Alfredo sauce. I especially like to use…
Simplified Devilish Shrimp
Most often, recipes for Mexican-style devilishly hot shrimp – camarones a la diabla – involves destemming, deseeding and charring dried peppers, then reconstituting them in water, etc. This version is…
Shoyu Chicken
A very popular and delicious Cantonese dish is Shoyu (soy sauce) Chicken. It’s very easy to make and the emphasis is on the technique of very gently cooking the chicken.…
Creole Catfish Recipe
Here is a really simple method for cooking Creole style blackened catfish on the grill. One benefit of cooking the fish in a pan on the outdoor grill is that…
The Comforts of Home – Global Comfort Food Recipes for the Home Cook
for this week, I’m sharing some of my favorite recipes from the Scheff’s Table column: comfort food dishes from around the world, from schnitzel and fried rice to chile verde…
Venice-Style Shrimp
This is a scrumptious recipe based on one from Food & Wine magazine – large shrimp prepared in the Venetian style with garlic, wine, butter, chili flakes and lemon zest.…
Chicken Korma Ansari Recipe
This Chicken Korma isn’t quite as “saucy” as typical curries – more dry. But I absolutely love the bright, tangy flavors of this dish.
Yakisoba with Beef, a Classic Japanese Stir-Fry Recipe
Yakisoba is a classic Japanese stir-fry dish with egg noodles, veggies, and usually a protein. In this recipe, I use thin-sliced beef but you could substitute chicken, shrimp, pork, tofu,…
Chicken Parmigiana Recipe
When I lived in New York City, at least once a week I’d visit my favorite Italian joint in Hell’s Kitchen called Manginero’s Hero Boy. They were renowned for their…
Tortellini with Walnut Cream Sauce
Try Ted Scheffler’s rich, decadent, and memorable dish: Tortellini with nutty walnut-cream sauce.
Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin
During the holidays – or really, anytime at all – this cheesy potatoes au gratin is a terrific side dish and a real crowd-pleaser. It’s also an efficient dish to…
Arroz Amarillo
Arroz amarillo (yellow rice) is a great accompaniment for many different dishes, but especially Hispanic, Latin American, Caribbean and South American foods ranging from ropa vieja or pollo asado to…
Scheff’s Table – Chicken al Carbon
Now that the outdoor temperatures are dropping and fall is here, I’m trying to get in as much grilling as possible before I have to shovel a path through the…