The Dish
Quick and Easy Clam Sauce for Pasta Recipe
Here is an easy and inexpensive “larder” dish for nights when you don’t want to spend tons of time in the kitchen. It’s a quick and easy—and tasty—clam sauce for pasta made…
Arroz Con Pollo Recipe
Arroz con pollo is a dish that is ubiquitous in Latin American and some Caribbean countries, and it seems like every family has its own recipe. It’s an easy comfort…
Homemade Potato Chips Recipe
I love potato chips. Unfortunately, most commercial chips are too salty and don’t really taste like POTATOES. Here is home made potato chips recipe.
Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich Recipe
Since my son lives near Philadelphia, I’ve spent a lot of time there and eaten more than my share of Philly cheesesteaks. And while it isn’t easy to make an…
German Dishes : Rahmschnitzel Recipe
When I lived in New York City, one of my favorite neighborhood haunts was a place called Rolf’s. About once each month I’d eat dinner there because I loved one…
Easy Pasta Recipe : Aio E Oio (Garlic, Olive Oil, and Chili Flakes)
A quick and easy “sauce” of garlic (aio), olive oil (oio), and chili flakes is tossed with pasta and parsley – that’s pretty much it.
From Scratch Falafel Recipe
When I lived in New York City, at least once every week I would eat at a cheap, hole-in-the-wall joint in Greenwich Village called Mamoun’s Falafel. The overstuffed falafel sandwiches…
Thai Red Curry Recipe for Home Cooks
Here is a really simple and quick recipe for Thai-style red curry. I use boneless chicken for the dish but you could easily substitute pork, tofu, duck, beef, veggies, shrimp,…
Pork Chops alla Pizzaiola Recipe
In Italy, pizzaiola refer to “meat in the pizza style.” It’s usually inexpensive cuts of meat – typically beef or pork – braised in a mixture of tomatoes, onion, garlic,…
Juicy Bone-In Chicken Breasts Recipe
I’ve never quite understood why so many people favor boneless chicken breasts over bone-in ones. Bone-in breasts, properly prepared, are so much more juicy, tender and delicious. Here is a…
Scheff’s Table – Simple Meat Sauce for Pasta
Many authentic Bolognese-style Italian meat sauce recipes for pasta are cumbersome and time-consuming. The sauce often has to cook for the better part of a day, or even longer.
Scheff’s Table – Bistro-worthy French Fries
In France, any bistro worthy of the name serves excellent French fries or frites, as they’re known in that country. Restaurants there wouldn’t dream of serving customers previously frozen…
Scheff’s Table – Spicy Thai Noodles
Recently, I was looking online for a recipe to utilize some Thai rice noodles that I had in my cupboard. I came across a food blog called The Chunky Chef,…
Wiener Schnitzel Recipe
Wiener schnitzel is quite easy to prepare, with the caveat that you are organized and set up an assembly line-type prep station beforehand…
Scheff’s Table – Saffron Valley’s Saag Paneer
One of my favorite restaurants – actually, a series of restaurants around the Valley – is Saffron Valley. Lavanya Mahate’s inspired Indian cuisine is second to none, and each…
Scheff’s Table – Shortcut Beef Pho
Most recipes for Vietnamese-style pho begin with charring and/or roasting pork or beef bones for broth. From there, the broth typically has to simmer overnight – making it a…