Pat chicken dry. Season with salt and pepper. Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until springy to touch, 4 minutes per side. Remove from skillet; keep warm. Increase heat to high. Stir broth and vermouth into skillet. Boil until reduced by half, scraping up any browned […]

Brown beef and onion in oil, stirring to crumble meat. Combine soup and milk in saucepan and cook, stirring, over medium heat until smooth. Then add chiles. Cut torillas in 1 inch squares and make 1 layer in baking dish using half of squares. Spread with layer of half of cooked meat, then with half […]

Heat 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of oil in a heavy skillet over moderate heat. When the foam subsides, add the onions and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until transparent. Remove to a small bowl and set aside. Add the remaining butter and oil to the skillet and when the foam […]

-MARINADE – 1 ts Sugar 1/4 ts Black pepper 1/4 ts Baking soda 2 tb Soy sauce 1 tb Oyster sauce 1 ts Sesame seed oil 1 tb Dry sherry, gin or vodka, Optional –INGREDIENTS– 1 lb Ground chuck, sirloin or Beef stew 3 c Fried cellophane noodles 3 tb Corn, vegetable or Safflower oil […]

Soak cloud ears and bean starch noodles separately in warm water for 30 minutes, or until soft. Wash and dice pressed beancurd into 1/4″ cubes. Heat peanut oil in medium hot wok; add ginger and garlic; remove when oil becomes fragrant. Take care not to burn garlic; if you do, start over. Lightly saute one […]

Spaghetti with Eggplant, Roasted Red Peppers and Poblano Chiles Cut the eggplant in 1/4-inch thick round slices, sprinkle with salt and let stand 40 minutes. Roast, seed, peel and cut the peppers and chilies into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Rinse the eggplant, squeeze dry and fry in olive oil until brown on all sides. Discard oil. Heat […]

Place anchovy fillets, capers, sliced peppers, olive oil, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper in a large bowl, mix well and set aside. Cook pasta until al dente. Do not over cook. Drain and cool slightly. To peel the tomatoes, bring a pot of water to boil, drop in the tomatoes for about 1 minute, […]

Crumble beef into 5-6 qt. pan over high heat. Cook, stirring, until beef is well browned. Lift our meat and set aside. Discard all but 2 tbs. of the drippings. to drippings, add onion and fook, stirring often, until onion is soft. Meanwhile, puree pimentos and their liquid in blender. Return beef to pan with […]

To prepare potatoes and chicken,in large saucepan or dutch oven combine broth,potatoes,lemons,jalapeno peppers,and cumin.Bring to boil,reduce heat and simmer 8 minutes.Add chicken;simmer about 7 minutes until potatoes are tender and chicken is cooked.Remove from heat;add cilantro bunch to sauce pan.Cool potatoes and chicken in broth 30 minutes. Meanwhile,make salsa.In small bowl,combine remaining ingredients.Drain potatoes and […]

1. Melt butter gently in a large deep skillet. Add cream. Bring to a boil. Add vodka. Reduce heat and cook on low 3-4 minutes until slightly thickened. 2. Add smoked salmon, salt, pepper and dill. Remove from heat. 3. cook fettuccine in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender. 4. Drain noodles […]