Steak Diane

4 each 4oz tenderloin steaks 1 shallots, peeled and diced 4 each sliced mushrooms 1 tablespoon salted butter 6oz brown sauce 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1/3 cup brandy or cognac 1 cup heavy cream Pinch of flat-leaf parsley 2 tablespoon olive oil for sautéing Heat a...
The Recap 8.29.2016

The Recap 8.29.2016

Missed the Show? No problem. Over the years listeners have asked about a restaurant, a meal, a book, a movie I discussed on a previous show. Sometimes I could remember, help them out, but often, because I try to cover a lot of ground in each show, that was not the...
Requiem for a Surfer

Requiem for a Surfer

If it’s true that it ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings, then there was a fat lady singing somewhere as I paddled out recently on a nine foot Surf Line board to surf a few waves in El Tunco, El Salvador. It’s hard, not only the surfing, but the...

Fettuccini Gabriella

2 tbls olive oil 3/4lb medium shrimp, peeled and cleaned 8oz bay scallops 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes 1/4 cup dry white wine 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced 4 leaves fresh basil, chopped 1/4 cup cream 2 tbls butter salt and pepper 1lb Fettuccini pasta cooked Heat oil in a...

Paravicini’s Cannoli

4 cups whole milk ricotta cheese, Impastata ricotta is a lot better if you can find it 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips 2oz Tuaca Italian liquor 5 large cannoli shells 5 maraschino cherries cut in half...