Eat Your Brussels Sprouts Salad

Eat Your Brussels Sprouts Salad – – Brussels sprouts, olive oil, red onion (peeled and sliced), pancetta (diced, substitute bacon, if needed), salt, black pepper, Shallot Vinaigrette ( see recipe index), croutons (see recipe index), egg (hard-boiled, each cut into 8 wedges), Clean the sprouts and remove the first few dark leaves.  Cut off the stem…

Pasta Carbonara

Pasta Carbonara – – spaghetti (cooked in heavily salted water), pancetta ( diced ), olive oil, butter, egg, Parmesan cheese (grated), red pepper flakes (or to taste), Cook the spaghetti in rapidly boiling and salted water.; While it is cooking, brown the pancetta in a heavy pan (we use Le Crueset).; Beat the eggs with…

White Bean and Salmon Soup

White Bean and Salmon Soup – – olive oil, onion (diced), pancetta (diced very small), garlic (minced), oregano, chicken broth (14 1/2 ounce), tomato paste, beans (white, 14 1/2 ounce), salmon (cooked, flaked into bite-sized pieces), salt and pepper (to taste), In a heavy pot, heat oil on medium then add onion and pancetta. Sauté…

Schnitzel with Mushroom Demi-Glace

Schnitzel with Mushroom Demi-Glace – Traditional German cuisine typically calls for veal or pork for this dish. We opted for chicken cutlets in our version and it was absolutely wonderful. Pick a favorite cut of protein, have the butcher run it through a tenderizing machine, follow the recipe below and you will bite into Schnitzel…

Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder – – pancetta (diced), onions (diced), celery (diced), carrot (diced), salt and black pepper (to taste), bay leaves, all purpose flour, clam juice, potato (russet, diced to bite-sized chunks), heavy cream (or half and half for a little bit lighter recipe), parsley (chopped), clams (14 oz. can, chopped and their liquid), In a…