1 lb boneless lamb cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
2 T flour
1/2 t ground black pepper
2 pinches of salt
2 T olive oil
3 strips of meaty bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 medium sweet onion, cut into chunks
8 oz cremini mushrooms, rinsed, patted dry, and cut into thick chunks
3 large garlic cloves, chopped or smashed
3/4 cup red wine
2 cups beef stock
1 lb unpeeled yellow or red potatoes, scrubbed, bad spots removed, and cut into large pieces
2 large carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/2 inch slices
2 t tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1/2 t dried thyme
1/8 t dried rosemary
1 T parsley, chopped
Optional garnish: chopped chives or sliced green onions Read More
Chicken Breasts with Prosciutto and Mushrooms
Serves two
Ingredients:
1 thick (about 3/4-1 lb) boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced in half laterally to create two thinner pieces
2-4 slices provolone
2-4 slices prosciutto
1 T butter
1 T olive oil
4 large cremini mushrooms, rinsed, dried, and thickly sliced
1/3 cup sweet onion, cut into 1 inch chunks
4 large cloves garlic, sliced
1/4 t Mediterranean oregano
1/8 t ground black pepper
Pinch of salt
1/4 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup slightly sweet white wine Read More
Bok Choy and Mushroom Adobo Soup
1/3 cup soy sauce, reduced sodium
1/3 cup rice vinegar
4 large cloves of garlic, thinly sliced or rough chopped
1 bay leaf
2 T olive oil
1 1/2 cups yellow onion, chopped
4 oz maitake mushroom, cleaned root ends removed, pieces separated
4 oz white beech mushroom, cleaned, root ends removed, stems separated
8 oz baby bok choy, sliced on the diagonal into 1-2 inch wide strips
4 cups chicken stock, reduced sodium
4 green onions, white and light green, thinly sliced
Chili garlic sauce
1 cup uncooked brown jasmine rice to be cooked according to package directions Read More
Tony’s Chicken
2-3 lbs bone-in chicken, use your favorite pieces
2 T olive oil
2 t ground garlic
1/2 t oregano
1/2 t marjoram
1/4 t pepper
1/8 t salt
1 sweet or yellow onion, cut into chunks
8 oz mushrooms, thickly sliced
2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
5 banana peppers, sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 T olive oil
1/2 cup white Italian wine Read More
Green Beans, Mushrooms, and Prosciutto
1 t olive oil
2 oz prosciutto, cut in to strips
2 T olive oil
1/4 of a sweet onion, sliced
8 oz mushrooms, thickly sliced
1/8 t Kosher salt
12 oz fresh green beans, ends trimmed, leave whole or snap in half
1/8 t ground black pepper Read More
Ricotta Stuffed Portobellos
Ingredients:
2 portobello mushrooms
2 t extra-virgin olive oil
2 T onion, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 T Italian flat parsley, chopped
1 jalapeno (or 1 T bell pepper), deseeded and chopped
2 T green onion, minced
6 sun-dried tomato halves, chopped
6-8 basil leaves, rinsed and torn
3/4 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
1/4 t fresh cracked black Pepper
Pinch nutmeg
2 T parmigiano reggiano cheese
6-8 spinach leaves
Optional: pinch of salt added at the table Read More
Baby Kale with Mushrooms
Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
16 oz mushrooms, sliced or left whole
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
5 oz baby kale
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Sea salt to taste (not too much, just a turn of the grinding knob)
1 T balsamic vinegar
Optional: grated Parmesan and crushed red pepper flakes Read More
Mushrooms in Your Kitchen
When selecting mushrooms individually, choose firm mushrooms that do not have soft spots, are not wet, and are not bruised. Avoid buying unwrapped mushrooms if the grocer positions them openly on low shelves in just the right place for little children germs to be deposited. Is there a clean metal grabber to use instead of your hands when you pick up the mushroom? If not, that means hands have been all over those mushrooms. If that does not make you squeamish, then enjoy. If this bothers you Read More
Fettuccine with Pancetta, Mushrooms, and Arugula
Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1 lb button or cremini mushrooms, quartered
3 oz Pancetta, chopped
8 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 t ground black pepper
3/4 t dried oregano
3/4 t dried thyme
3 ladles salted pasta cooking water
2 cups arugula, tightly packed
2 T cold unsalted butter, cut into four pieces
1 pound fettuccine
3/4 cup Pecorino Romano, shredded Read More
Blue Cheese and Caramelized Onion Steak Sauce
Makes enough sauce for four steaks
Ingredients:
1 T salted butter
1 T olive oil
1/2 sweet onion, sliced
8 oz mushrooms, rinsed, patted dry, and thickly sliced
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
1 t Worcestershire sauce
Fresh cracked black pepper to taste Read More