Lasagna
LLasagna is a baked dish that uses layers of wide pasta to hold meat, cheese and a basic red sauce together and you already know what it’s going to look like in the end. This dish takes a bit of time depending on how you do it. If you make …
Leek Cream Sauce
One of the cool things about knowing the basics of cooking is that you get to the point that you can have a really cool idea and have the know how to actually pull it off. Long story short I had to make this with only a basic concept but …
Basic Pasta dough/Ravioli
When I started working on this recipe, my biggest concern was that I didn’t have a pasta machine. This is a good thing because chances are, you don’t either. People have been making pasta for a long time and we seem to have forgotten how to make it by hand …
Ceviche
This is a classic Seafood dish that’s a long standing favorite with a lot people and it’s easy to make a day in advance if you plan on having guests since it’s served cold. Make sure that you take the time to get fresh seafood for this since quality is …
Aioli
Aioli is more or less a term for a sauce/condiment that is very similar to Mayonnaise and though they are two different things, the term is used interchangeably. When you go into a place and the grilled tuna has Wasabi Aioli, it’s really Wasabi flavored mayo. And this can be …
Herb oil
A bit of heat, some fresh herbs a medium to capture the flavor, you have a lot of room with this. You can take just about any fresh herb and make a simple condiment with a lot of flavor. Dill oil goes great with seafood and adds a bright green …
Basic red sauce
This is yet another one of those things that, no matter how I tell you to make it, someone else’s grandmother made it better. No shit, but for this is for those of you who don’t have old school grandmothers that make sauce from scratch. This is a simple base …
Red flags in the Restaurant industry
I’m crazy, clinically so, but I am far from stupid. After spending as much time as I have in Kitchens all over, I’ve learned to see through the bullshit and be able to tell the posers from the pro’s. While I have worked for some really amazing restaurant owners, I’ve …
Soy Caramel
This is a simple caramel sauce with a couple of twists. Second, we are going to add a bit of Soy sauce as well and this is going to give the caramel just a bit of salt that will make it more aggressive tasting compared to the standard version. Mise …
Caprese Salad
I’ve made this salad 10 different ways on 10 different menus and it’s the same basic components rearranged. The thing is, no matter how you put this together the flavors always work together. The main thing is to always use the freshest possible ingredients. Fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil drizzled …