The Dish

  • Moroccan-Style Chicken Tagine

    Moroccan-Style Chicken Tagine

      A few years ago my wife gave me a tagine for my birthday. A tagine is an earthenware pot with a shallow, circular base and a domed or cone-shaped…

  • Homemade Lobster rolls

    Homemade Lobster rolls

    you can create really delicious lobster rolls at home. These would be a tasty addition to your Labor Day weekend.

  • Roasted Fingerling Potatoes recipe

    Roasted Fingerling Potatoes recipe

    Last week I shared a recipe for Provençal-style pork tenderloin. A few people wondered about the side dish for it. It was roasted fingerling potatoes—a really simple and inexpensive but…

  • Simple recipe for roasted pork tenderloin

    Simple recipe for roasted pork tenderloin

    Simple recipe for roasted pork tenderloin

  • Thai Shrimp Curry

    Thai Shrimp Curry

      Thai Shrimp Curry … I love Thai curries and they are pretty easy to make at home as long as you get all of the ingredients prepped and ready…

  • Instant Pot Tacos al Pastor

    Instant Pot Tacos al Pastor

    This recipe for Instant Pot Tacos al Pastor based on one printed in The Essential Mexican Instant Pot Cookbook—it takes under an hour.

  • Scheff’s Table—Fried Vietnamese Spring Rolls

    Scheff’s Table—Fried Vietnamese Spring Rolls

      Les nems—Fried Vietnamese Spring Rolls My favorite working chef/restaurateur is Eric Ripert of the venerable Le Bernardin in New York City. Ironically, one of my favorite dishes (and one…

  • Scheff’s Table—delicious crab salad

    Scheff’s Table—delicious crab salad

      When summer temperatures spike like they have this week, I often turn to a simple green salad for dinner—eschewing heavier meals in the heat. This is an easy but…

  • Friday night fish fry

    Friday night fish fry

    Here is a very simple and versatile fish batter recipe (use it for shrimp, scallops, crab, etc. too) that’s perfect for a Friday night fish fry, or anytime. The amount…

  • Scheff’s Table—Bolognese-style ragu recipe for pasta

    Scheff’s Table—Bolognese-style ragu recipe for pasta

    This Bolognese-style ragu recipe is perfect for when I have some time on my hands—usually on a Sunday. I enjoy making a rich, hearty Bolognese-style pasta sauce (ragu) to serve…

  • Scheff’s Table—Grilled Southwestern Flank Steak

    Scheff’s Table—Grilled Southwestern Flank Steak

    Flank is an excellent cut of beef that takes well to marinades, making it oh-so-tender. This is a very easy recipe for a blender-made marinade featuring cumin seed, garlic, olive…

  • Scheff’s Table—easy curry ramen recipe

    Scheff’s Table—easy curry ramen recipe

    Some ramen restaurants cook their broth for 24 hours or longer, this is an easy, shortcut recipe that makes pretty darned good ramen, if I do say so myself.