Steak Diane Steak Diane is a beef (or chicken) dish served with a pan sauce. It is not classified as a traditional French cooking technique. Rather, it was most likely invented in London during the mid-1930s as a tableside service with flambé in some high-end restaurants. This dish became famous in North America after the…
Category: Pasta
Linguine Allo Zafferano Con Aragosta, Linguine with Lobster in creamy saffron wine sauce
I feel like cooking something extreme tonight. As an act of “Self-indulgence”, I bought a two and a half pound lobster for dinner. I remember during a trip to Italy several years ago, the chef said “I’ll bring you the best from my kitchen”. So even without look at the menu, I said OK please…
Linguine con le Vongole – Clam Linguine
I love noodles! I made a Chinese crab recipe with egg noodle yesterday and I am tossing an Italian clam linguine tonight. I always think Chinese and Italian are link together with “Noodle”. Also the question – Is Italian spaghetti derived from Chinese noodles? The popular belief saying Marco Polo introduced Chinese noodles to Italy…
Eddy’s Killer Tomato Sauce
Fall is the best time to prepare your home made Tomato sauce for your family. You can harvest your back yard ripe tomato in September or find plenty in a local farmer’s market. There is nothing better than locally grown tomato as they are one of the easier vegetables to grow. I just refuse to…
Penne alla Miele aglio salsiccia e salsa di pomodoro – Penne pasta with Honey Garlic sausage in tomato sauce
The definition of a heavenly marriage: Tomato sauce and sausage in pasta. It is easy to make as ABC but tasty as XYZ! If you have young kids at home, honey garlic sausage is the best choice. However, if you are looking for excitement and an extra kick to your taste bud, a spicy Italian…
Penne with braised beef shortrib & tomato ragout, Port and Red wine reduction, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
This is a typical home cooked comfort food good for all seasons. The rich “port and red wine” reduction with a home-made tomato ragout sauce can make you mouth-watering instantly. Combine it with a piece of crusty Italian bread, you are the King of the world! It is very easy to make this dish and…
Braised beef short ribs in red and port wine sauce, Pappardelle pasta
Beef short ribs 2 lbs Dry red wine 1 cup Port 1 cup Beef stock 1 cup Cumin powder Pinch of Kosher salt Chopped shallot 1 tbs Chopped garlic 1 tbs Fresh grounded black pepper Cooking instruction: Rub small amount of cumin, kosher salt and black pepper on short rib. Heat pan to medium and…
Vegetarian Lasagna
Vegetarian Lasagna It is very easy to make vegetarian lasagna with some basic vegetables. The trick is to blend the flavor of different vegetables mix together so young children can’t tell they are eating something really healthy. This is what I do: Making of “Soffritto” – please see my seafood page under scallop section. In addition…
Eddy’s Special Killer Tomato Sauce
Eddy’s Special Killer Tomato Sauce: 20 x Roma tomato 1 bunch fresh basil leave – about 25 leaves 4 x Shallots 1x sweet Walla Walla onion 10 x cloves of garlic Extra Virgin oil 2 x cookie trays Roughly chop up fresh basil, shallot, garlic, and onion and spread it evenly on cookie trays. Cut…