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Greek Bifteki

March 8, 2010

This past weekend I visited a little Greek restaurant that just opened up in my neighborhood and I got some great tips on making Bifteki, wonderful Greek style burgers that are flavored with fresh herbs, Greek yogurt, and stuffed with feta cheese. I love cooking these on the grill but they also turn out wonderfully [...]

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Slow Cooked Beef Brisket with Shallots and Garlic

March 4, 2010

I make this recipe at least a few times every year and everyone always loves it. The brisket takes almost half a day to cook, but don’t get put off by that, all you’re doing for most of that time is flipping the brisket, and in the end you’ll have an impressive, elegant dinner. One [...]

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Tzatziki Sauce

March 4, 2010

Tzatziki is traditionally served as a Greek appetizer or sauce used with Gyros and Souvlaki dishes, but is delicious on its own, and makes a wonderful dip or salad dressing. I also love serving a side of this wonderful, cooling yogurt sauce when I make a spicy dish, it goes especially well with lamb if [...]

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Charro Beans

March 1, 2010

I’m a really big fan of simple recipes that are authentic, and really tasty, and this is definitely one of those! I love making this dish because you can throw all of the ingredients into a big pot and pretty much forget about it for 2 hours, except for the occasional trip into the kitchen [...]

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Pulled Kansas City Style BBQ Chicken Sandwich

February 18, 2010

This is a wonderful pulled chicken sandwich that is drenched in one of my favorite BBQ sauces. This is a Kansas City inspired BBQ sauce that has an amazing contrast between sweet and spicy flavors, and has a really nice smoky taste. I love using this sauce with pulled chicken sandwiches; I just think the [...]

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Roasted Garlic

February 17, 2010

When I was younger my family used to go out to a restaurant in midtown Manhattan called Vince and Eddies, and it was amazing.  One of my favorite things about that restaurant was that they served a whole roasted head of garlic with some wonderful bread, and you could scoop the garlic cloves right out [...]

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Sweet Baked Ham

February 11, 2010

I’m not the biggest ham fan in the world. I just don’t like the salty flavor of most ham dishes, but this recipe is quite different. You soak the ham overnight in Cold Duck Sparkling Wine (a mixture of different wines and champagne) that leaches the salt out of the ham. Then you bake the [...]

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Chicken Enchiladas with Ancho Chili Sauce

February 11, 2010

You can make the sauce a day ahead of time and refrigerate it, and then you’ll have a lot less work to do when you’re preparing the enchiladas. Mexican Añejo Cheese is a slightly salty and spicy cheese that comes either fresh or dried. We use the dried here because it shreds and melts easily. [...]

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