European Recetas

German Rye Flaxseed Bread

This bread tastes like it came from a German bakery! Delicious topped with meats and cheeses as well as sweets like jam, honey, or Nutella! (The…

Moules a la Provencale

One of our favorite appetizers. Also makes a great meal with fries. I recommend that home chefs get their butcher to clean the mussels before you…

Minestrone Romagna Style

This is the way minestrone is made in Romagna. It's not a lot of prep time, but you simmer the soup for a long time until all of the vegetable…

Italian Easter Bread

Basque Chicken

I had one of the best meals of my life, while on a wine-tasting trip with my father in Paso Robles, California, at a small restaurant called the…

Greek Stuffing

My father always made this at special occasions and we loved it, but as time went on, I had to tweak it for my family. No more liver and gizzard in…

Deep Fried Brussels Sprouts

This dish will go with just about any main - pasta, meat, small plates. Whatever you're in the mood for.

CLEVER on ROASTED GARLIC clove

An incredible way to simply roast GARLIC to its rich caramel luscious state. Here is my very clever method on how to roast garlic to get the…

Lamb Risotto

I want to call this a "Lebanese Risotto" because I used a lot of the spices and ingredients that are in a lot of the recipes I grew up cooking. So…

Mezzelune al brasato (Half-moon Pasta filled with Braised Beef)

Here's a wonderful way to 'recycle' leftover brasato (beef braised in red wine) or other pot roast—as a filling…

Baccalà alla napoletana

Baccalà, or salted codfish, marries especially well with tomatoes, and the marriage reaches its apogee of deliciousness in the summer, when tomatoes…

Scottish Shortbread Men

A quick and tasty alternative to Gingerbread Men!

Prune juice, applesauce, wheat bran and crushed linseed

Powerful "master mix", simple, effective and great tasting. It adds fiber to the daily diet, "cleans" and…

Alaska pollack fish cakes

Delicious fish cakes ideal for lunch or supper. You can make them the previous day up to step 6 and just proceede the next day. Saves time!

Arroz con Pollo - Yellow Rice and Chicken

Spanish, Cuban, South American - a traditional and popular ethnic dish, this ranks among my all time favorites…