Scheff’s Table

  • Beef Lo Mein Recipe

    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…

  • White Beans with Sausage

    White Beans with Sausage

    Whenever I’m in France, I always enjoy visiting cozy little bistros that serve comfort food dishes like sausages with beans. When I’m not in France, here is the recipe I…

  • Beer-Braised Short Ribs

    Beer-Braised Short Ribs

    Braising is a pretty simple way to create a lot of flavor with inexpensive cuts of meat. This beer-braised short rib recipe is a very hearty and satisfying cold weather…

  • Chicken Parmigiana

    Chicken Parmigiana

    If you’re tired of Thanksgiving Day leftovers, try this: One of my all-time favorite comfort foods is chicken parmigiana. Here is an easy recipe for it. You could serve the…

  • BLT Bucatini

    BLT Bucatini

    Here is an interesting and delicious version of a BLT, where pasta stands in for bread, pancetta replaces bacon and arugula fills in for lettuce. It’s a hearty dish. I…

  • Sesame-Garlic Tofu

    Sesame-Garlic Tofu

    Tofu is so versatile, a great low-fat source of protein, and takes almost no time to cook. This crispy tofu recipe is so tasty that your kids will even love…

  • How to Make Spaetzle from Scratch

    How to Make Spaetzle from Scratch

    When I lived in New York City, my favorite “big splurge” restaurant was Lutece, the lauded townhouse-turned-restaurant of celebrated chef and owner Andre Soltner. — Soltner was born in the…

  • Chicken Mei Fun

    Chicken Mei Fun

    One of my favorite food websites is a great one dedicated mostly to Asian cuisine called The Woks of Life . I recently tried out this Woks of Life recipe…

  • Chicken Thighs with Black Beans & Rice

    Chicken Thighs with Black Beans & Rice

    This is a terrific one-pot recipe from cookbook author Diana Henry that appeared in the New York Times. The key to success – as with many recipes – is to…

  • Tortellini Alfredo

    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…

  • Surf & Turf Fried Rice

    Surf & Turf Fried Rice

    Here’s the deal: My wife really likes ham fried rice. I prefer shrimp. The solution: Surf & Turf Fried Rice using both shrimp and ham! It’s surprisingly good – the…

  • Chile Con Carne

    Chile Con Carne

    There are about as many different chili recipes as there are people who make it. This is my favorite. That said, please note that I put beans in my chili.…

  • Simplified Devilish Shrimp

    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…

  • Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Pesto Butter

    Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Pesto Butter

    If, like me, you have a lot of end-of-summer basil in the garden, here is a tasty way to use some of it. I like to make pesto butter to…

  • Pasta with Chicken & Rosemary

    Pasta with Chicken & Rosemary

    Here is a really tasty recipe for pasta with dark chicken meat and a hint of rosemary. You could use any type of pasta, but I prefer something hearty like…

  • Grilled Caesar Salad

    Grilled Caesar Salad

    If you’re firing up the grill this Labor Day weekend, here’s a terrific side salad recipe for grilled Caesar salad. The dressing is easy to make ahead of time and…