Recipes

Seafood Soup For Two From Dan Scordato of Vivace

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

 Seafood soup For Two

2 Tbls olive oil Seafood- 4 Rock Shrimp, 2 oz. crab, 4 scallops, 4 oz. whitefish of any kind cut into 1” pieces. 2 cups clam juice (bottled or canned) 2 and1/2 cups tomato-red pepper sauce (see ingredients below) 3 basil leaves, sliced thinly

Heat lg skillet on medium-high heat.  Add olive oil and sauté seafood (minus crab) until just under done.  Add clam juice, tomato-red pepper sauce and basil.  Turn down heat to a simmer and add crab.  Cook until seafood is just done.  Do not overcook!  Serve immediately.

Janos Seared Beef Tenderloin with Wild Mushrooms

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

This is a very simple dish with great flavors. It’s easy and quick to make at home.

Ingredients

AJ’s Steak Recipes

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Coffee & Chocolate Crusted Tenderloin with Juniper Berry Merlot Sauce

Items Needed: • 1 beef tenderloin trimmed and denuded • 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil • ½ cup finely ground coffee beans • ¼ cup Hershey’s Cocoa • 1 Tbsp. paprika • 1 Tbsp. ground cloves • ½ Tbsp. brown sugar • ½ Tbsp. ground cumin • 1 Tbsp. chili powder • 1 Tbsp. garlic powder • 2 Tbsp. kosher salt • 1 Tbsp. cracked black pepper

J Bar Achiote Marinated Chicken Brochettes With Spicy Island Mojo, Cantaloupe-Jicama Salad

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Ingredients Yield: 12 Skewers 1 pound Chicken (breast cut 3" by 1/4") or chicken tenders

Marinade: 3 oz - Achiote (14 oz) 2 TBSP - freshly chopped garlic 2 - 2 serrano chiles, seeded and chopped 1/2 Cup - Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate 3 oz - red wine vinegar 2 TBSP- worscesteshire sauce Salt and Pepper to taste

Feast on Chanukah Brisket and Potato Latkes

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Doug Levy from Feast offers this savory Chanukah dinner with Brisket and Potato Latkes:

Brisket:

Elle Wine Country Restaurant: Jeff Fuld’s Serrano Sweet Potatoes

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Serrano Sweet Potatoes 1lb sweet potatoes ¼ lb butter 1 serrano chile salt and white pepper to taste peel and dice potatoes and boil until soft (15-30 min depending on size)

Drain the potatoes reserving some of the cooking liquid. While the potatoes are cooking seed and dice the serrano very fine (you can use more or less chile depending on how much spice you like--remember the seeds have the heat) Melt the butter in the potato pot and add the diced Serrano. Cook over medium heat until they soften (3 min.) Add the potatoes and mash. Use the reserved cooking liquid to achieve the texture you want. Season with salt and white pepper Serves 3-7

Two New Recipes From Janos

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Basil Madeira Chicken with Portobello Mushrooms

This elegant dish is great for a family dinner but would be equally appropriate for entertaining. The chicken breasts are pan-seared then the sauce is made in the same pan making this dish as easy to prepare as it is delicious.   Ingredients Yield: 4 Servings boneless chicken breasts, skin and all fat removed yellow onion sliced julienne 1 lb - portobello mushrooms sliced 1 T - fresh crushed garlic 1 T - whole grain mustard 8 oz - Madeira 2 C - defatted, reduced-sodium chicken stock 2 - tomatoes, seeds removed and diced 1 C - fresh chopped basil leaves 2 T - olive oil

Jonathan’s Cork Shrimp Bombay

Friday, November 20th, 2009

SHRIMP BOMBAY

24 Shrimp (mediums 16-20 count ) Peeled and deveined 3 T. Minced Shallots 1/2 C. Bombay Gin 2 C. Heavy Cream 1/4 C. Sliced green olives w/ pimentos 3 T. Oil 2 T. flour 1 tsp. Bombay Spice (to taste)** Recipe below

A Couple of Dishes From AJ’s

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

AJ's Southwest Turkey Recipe

  1 pinch salt 16-lb. turkey ½ lb. softened butter 3 T finaly chopped garlic 3 T finely chopped cilantro 6 T Renee's Desert Rub Renee's Glaze to finish

Jonathan Landeen’s Turkey Pot Pie

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Turkey Pot Pies Makes 6 individual turkey pot pies. We use 10-12 oz. freezer-oven-microwave safe bowls

Pie Dough: Use your favorite recipe or buy frozen dough sticks (enough for a double crust pie) 2 ½ cups cooked, diced turkey 1 cup onions, medium diced ½ cup celery, medium diced 1 ½ cups diced carrots 2 tbs. Parsley, chopped 3 ½ cups turkey gravy 2 tbs. butter ½ cup turkey stock Salt and pepper to taste Optional: Cooked peas, green beans, diced potatoes, turnips or parsnips

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