Chicken and Asian Dumplings

I love flavorful fusion mash ups, so I combined the idea of Northern China with savory won tons, but this is a little more hardy than traditional won ton soup. There is a lot more substance with the chicken thighs, mushrooms, and bean sprouts. The broth is China flavors in a bowl with garlic, green…

Shortcut Schnitzel

I had an idea that I wanted a quick German dinner. I found out for me there is no such thing. Well, as the Stones said, you can’t alway get what you want, but you get what you need. Well, I needed schnitzel. I did use a large short cut. Shake and bake, and I…

Greens and Beans

This is an Italian peasant dish with a cult following in Pittsburgh. It’s inexpensive to make but filling and perfect for a crowd. It starts with garlic and onion as all good things do. Then the addition of banana peppers, hot Italian sausage, some kale or spinach, canalini beans, then some wine to bring everything…

Asian Wings

I know I should do this one during football season, but I didn’t think of it during football season, and my memory doesn’t last that long. I used chicken drumettes and Poppi’s Asian seasoning along with ginger, green onion, garlic, some gochujang paste, and some soy. It takes an hour to marinate, but your patience…

New Mexico Chili

I have finally done the last of the major chili styles: New Mexico. What separates this chili is the New Mexico green hatch chilis. The use of stew beef also makes this different. It does have some heat from the hatch and milder Anaheim chili peppers, and some carrots for sweetness.(You knew I was a…