BEER BOTTLING (BATCH N5) AND BREAD MAKING ON JULY 23
July 24, 2010
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STRAWBERRY PRESERVE ON JULY 18
July 24, 2010
Last Sunday we made strawberry preserve to have some good sweets for Winter. We rode our motorcycle to Sunset Park in Brooklyn looking for a nice fruit to preserve, strawberries are in season and we got a good price for them, so now the story...
STUFFED PORK CHOPS WITH CHORIZO AND ONIONS, BABY ARUGULA SALAD AND STEAMED ARTICHOKES ON JULY 22
July 23, 2010
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PIEGGZZA ON JULY 21
July 22, 2010
Alfonso took the challenge to improve the "eggs pizza" recipe. The results were fantastic and the Shiitake mushroom worked perfect along with the fontina and gouda cheeses. Happy dinner! Thanks Alfie. [gallery link="file" columns="4"]...
SALAD BAR NIGHT ON JULY 20
July 21, 2010
After a long day, Alfonso prepared such a light and tasty dinner. As always a wonderful evening.[br] [br] Menu[br] Stuffed tomatoes with a roasted corn, red onions, roasted red peppers, chopped cilantro, mayo, and splash of lime juice.[br] Beets salad with mini Mozarella cheese balls, thinly sliced...
BAKED BEETS, WALNUTS AND GOAT CHEESE MANICOTTI ON JULY 19
July 20, 2010
Preparing two types of Manicotti fillings was a great idea. We had two nights of wonderful dinners without much time involved. Definitely a concept that we will explore in the upcoming weeks. [gallery link="file" columns="4"]...
BAKED MANICOTTI TWO WAYS AND RADISH SALAD ON JULY 18
July 19, 2010
On Sunday night Alfonso prepared baked manicotti with two types of filling. One with ricotta, walnuts and beets and the other one with ricotta, butternut squash and asparagus. We saved the beets one for another day and we baked the one with asparagus with a...
PORK TENDERLOIN STUFFED WITH FIGS AND HOISIN SAUCE MARINADE ON JULY 17
July 18, 2010
On Friday night Alfonso prepared a pork tenderloin to have it ready for Saturday Dinner. This time he stuffed the tenderloin with figs marinated on rice vinegar and a splash of soy sauce and rub the meat with Hoisin sauce. He left the meat marinating...
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES ON JULY 16
July 17, 2010
On Friday afternoon we made peanut butter cookies. We were looking for a simple recipe and this one it's truly delicious. Try it at home! [gallery link="file" columns="4"]...
ROSEMARY MINI PIZZAS WITH SALAD ON JULY 15
July 16, 2010
Taking advantage of a frozen Rosemary pizza dough that we did last week, we made 2 types of mini pizzas, Figs/Brie cheese and San Danielle prosciutto/asparagus/Gruyere cheese. It was very tasty and good experience as well. Definitely we will have to improve the execution. [gallery link="file"...