A wonderful alternative to a smoked brisket, Braised Brisket of Beef is a wonderful way to enjoy a classic dinner.
All posts in Hacks
Sicilian Chicken Cacciatore
An easy to make dish from Southern Italy with a little surprise! (No tomato!)
Holiday Eggnog Bread Pudding
Bread pudding is an ancient dessert, likely dating back to the 12th century. People soaked stale, rock-like hunks of bread in water to make them palatable. I’m not sure how a mushy, moldy bit of re-hydrated wheat scrap evolved into the rich, sweet and satisfying dessert made famous by diners across America, but I guess…
Pot Roast
Easy to make stove top Pot Roast
Linguine & White Cannellini Clam Sauce
We hacked the Italian restaurant classic to add protein, fiber, flavor and texture – this is very much like the original only better! I got the idea for this hack after a meal at a multi-century old Inn in western NJ. The main dinning room was filled when we arrived, unreserved, so we were seated…
Clams Oreganata
Normally made with the small calms called ‘Little Neck’, at least in the eastern U.S., Clams Oreganata has been a favorite Italian appetizer since at least “The Golden Age of Pompous Dining”. When I cooked professionally during that fabled culinary period I served many a portion and they were tender and delicious. But I don’t…
Bread and Sausage Dressing
This is a wonderfully versatile dressing that can be used with roast chicken, turkey, duck or goose. It’s great for stuffed pork chops and can be rolled up in chicken, pork or veal cutlets. Your holiday crown roast of pork would certainly benefit from having this recipe cooked inside the crown. Truth is, it makes…
Leonard’s Grilled Potatoes
When my wife was a child, her Dad would make a summer side dish that her whole family loved. He would slice potatoes and onions, season them and add a bit of oil. Then he would wrap it all up tightly in aluminum foil and throw it on a hot charcoal grill. After a short…
Matzo Ball Soup With A Greek Diner Hack
I love to eat at diners. Fresh coffee in ceramic mugs. Hard top tables, booths and counters. Pastries on display under plasti-glass domes. Authentic gum chewing servers. Menus that have multiply pages of breakfast lunch and dinner items that can be had anytime of the day or night. What is not to like? Whenever I…
Green Bean And Fresh Mixed Vegetable Casserole
I’ve always liked the Green Bean Casserole dish that many families make as part of their holiday dinners. I also have come to understand that people who enjoy this side dish seem to fall into two separate camps – those who prefer it made with canned cut green beans and others who insist that only…