Beef Stew with Crisps and Mushroom
A beef stew… sounds delicious! But how about a beef stew with crisps? I titled this recipe “Beef Stew with Crisps and Mushroom” and elected not to include the word “chips” because […]
Category Archives: Meat
A Schoolboy’s Grilled Lemon-Herb Chicken
At the end of each school quarter, a group of about 10 guy friends and I get together to rinse off all our fresh knowledge with grilled chicken and sausage. […]
Baked Turkey “Polpettine” Meatballs
At the Agrihotel Elisabetta in Tuscany this summer, I was in charge of making the meatballs for the dinner buffet every morning. After the breakfast shift was over at 11:00 […]
Ossobuco alla Gustaio
Since we are in the middle of March and half of the United States is still covered in frost, I thought I’d take advantage of the cold weather and share […]
Vegetarian Taco Italiano
When I took my first year of Spanish in eighth grade, a good three years ago, whenever my Bolivian profesora told us students to speak in Spanish, everyone would sit […]
Christmas Roast “Beast” with Mushrooms in Vino Rosso
Tis’ the season for… passione nella cucina….Fa la la la la.. la la la la. The holiday season is a special time. Christmas carols, peppermint, mall santas, hats with fuzz […]
Simple Pan Chicken in White Wine and Cherry Tomato
Here is a little recipe to top off the new school year. Ben Gusto has returned from Italy to its other headquarters in Northern Virginia. With all the homework of […]