Scalloped Potatoes
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. First, spread the softened butter all over the bottom and sides of the baking dish. Next layer the potato slices on top of the butter covering the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle the potatoes with
Pasta with Shrimp
Bring the water to boil in a pasta pot and cook the pasta per the directions on the package. I like to slightly undercook the pasta by one or two minutes to make it “al dente”. While the pasta is cooking,
Chicken Scallopini
Cut the chicken breasts across the grain (widthwise) into three slices. Hold your knife at a twenty to thirty degree angle to the cutting board so that you slice the breasts on the bias. You will end up with oval
Pasta with Clams “Essenziale Style” (done in the essential way)
Make the Essenziale sauce.Add the extra virgin olive oil, red pepper flakes and garlic cloves to a sauce pan and cook over medium heat until it starts to boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Turn
Pasta alla Carbonara
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender yet firm (as they say in Italian, al dente). Drain the pasta well, reserving ½ cup of
Halibut over Minted Zucchini with Garlic
To Prepare the Minted Zucchini with Garlic: Heat the olive oil on medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Add the zucchini and sauté until browned, approximately 6 to 8 minutes. (Alternatively, heavily salt the zucchini cubes and place them in a
Nanci’s Lobster Mac & Cheese
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cook the pasta al dente, drain well, set aside, and mix with 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil so that it does not stick together. To Prepare the Cheese & Besciamella Sauce: In a medium saucepan,
Chicken Milanese, Southern Style
To make the cutlets, first remove the chicken tenderloin (the part closest to the bone and shaped like a long finger) from each breast; freeze for later use. Cut each breast in half and lightly pound it between two pieces
Ricotta Cheesecake with Coffee & Chocolate
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Make a graham cracker crust by mixing together the melted butter with the crumbs and 2 tablespoons sugar. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Mix together the ricotta, the remaining ½ cup sugar,
Grilled Steak with Coffee Rub
Mix the ingredients for the Coffee Rub. Rub each of the steaks on both sides with the rub. Let them rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours. Oil the grill rack, then grill the