Sausage-stuffed mushrooms: caps filled with hot Italian sausage seasoned with fennel and red pepper, bound with a creamy bechamel, studded with olives and topped with Parmesan, then baked until bubbling and browned. A standout party appetizer.
Whole red snapper stuffed with a savory bread, celery, and tomato filling, basted with a tangy lemon-Worcestershire sauce spiked with hot sauce. Gulf Coast flavor at its finest.
This scrumptious appetizer calls for beer, jalapeno peppers, shrimp and hot chili sauce.
Here is a kind of throw together recipe I came up with: If you are entertaining you can garnish with fresh parsley and serve with a caesar salad, garlic bread and a nice chablis. The vegetables can vary. I've used mushrooms, spinach, cauliflower etc. Grouper works well with this because it has a lot of flavor. I've used fresh tuna and halibut but prefer grouper.
Grilled shark steaks with a soy-orange-ketchup marinade, basted on the grill until the meat flakes. Swordfish or salmon steaks work as substitutes.
Mediterranean grape leaves soup with cauliflower, eggplant, rice, and a tart lemony bite from brined vine leaves. Unstuffed dolmades reimagined as a vegetable-packed soup with coriander and white wine.
Creamy Shaker chicken noodle soup with egg noodles, vermouth-butter reduction, heavy cream, and fresh tarragon. An elevated take on the classic that's rich, herby, and deeply comforting.
Mama Chio's shellfish cioppino simmers Dungeness crab, lobster, shrimp, scallops, clams, and halibut in a sherry-laced tomato broth. The Italian-American San Francisco classic at its richest.
If you're looking for a quick dinner for two, this scrumptious dish will satisfy your hunger in no time! Goes well with a nice light salad.
Make your slow cooker feel special with this simple recipe where a turkey breast is cooked to perfection in a savory homemade mushroom sauce.
With a true Italian taste, this savory dish is perfect for a romantic dinner for two at home.
Royal Camembert mousse with Camembert and Roquefort cheese, whipped cream, and egg white set with gelatin. A molded French cheese appetizer chilled overnight, rich, airy, and intensely savory.
A lighter eggplant casserole layered with herby tomato sauce, nutty Swiss cheese and a Parmesan-bread crumb topping. No frying, just baked until bubbling. Vegetarian and diabetic-friendly.
Slow-cooker poached whole chicken in herb-spiked broth, served sliced under a butter-finished cream sauce. Old-school French velouté technique done hands-off in the crockpot.
Slow-cooker poached whole chicken in herb-spiked broth, served sliced under a butter-finished cream sauce. Old-school French velouté technique done hands-off in the crockpot.
Fresh green pasta salad tosses spinach spaghetti with asparagus, zucchini, snow peas, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes in a curry-spiked mayo dressing. A vegetable garden in a bowl.