Spaghetti and Meatballs

Back sometime ago I first came into contact with traditional Italian food made by a well trained Mediterranean cuisine chef Luigi Viola. Luigi was in his sixties and he had this little Italian bistro that he and his family ran. He sure had his way with Italian food and gave a great many city folk their first taste of real pizza and calzones along with veal parmesan and home style meatballs and spaghetti. Some Italian chefs I was later tutored by like Umberto Mengi and Valentina Harris would use ground veal and make these fluffy little meatballs that they would infuse...

Stressed Backward is Desserts

Desserts are the proper finish to any good meal. My mom always would say it’s the best part of the meal.

The Beef Eaters London Broil

The Beef Eaters London Broil. This cut of meat either has to be cooked at at a high temperature quickly char grilling or by stewing for longer times to obtain an edible non chewy fall apart texture like the left image slow cooked in onions, garlic and tomatoes. It takes some practice, but is an economical way to get some good protein and if you like the taste of British cuisine this would be a great recipe to perfect. You will need; 1/2 pounds top round, London Broil cut. 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 tsp chopped fresh parsley 2 tsp tarragon vinegar...

Spot Prawn Louie Chop-Chop Salad

Spot Prawn Louie Chop-Chop Salad. This salad packs a lot of good flavours and is simple to create. The dressing I use for this is minus the ketchup chili and in place I add some buttermilk. 1/4 cup buttermilk or original use is chili sauce ketchup. 1/4 cup minced scallion. 1 tablespoon minced verde green olives. 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice. 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce. 1 teaspoon bottled horseradish. Fresh grinds of Salt and pepper to taste. Cucumber, avocado, ice berg lettuce chunks, celery, red pepper and fresh peeled spot prawns. Place into a bowl and toss with...

Mac and Cheese Please!

Mac and Cheese Please. The urge comes over thekitchenman to have a family favourite. Mom would go to the market and get fresh brick and aged cheddar cheeses. A portion would be used for a mac and cheese casserole. Simple when you take a sauce pan on medium heat and add 2 tbs of butter and 2 tbs of flour to make a roux. About 5/6 minutes to cook the flour and get a nice brown colour. Now add a cup of cold whole milk stiring in to the roux till well blended. I greated about 250… grams of white cheddar cheese and about 50 grams of imperial cheddar to get the deep...