This recipe features an easier, lighter version of Soby’s Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin, using sous vide cooking for precise doneness. It incorporates charred scallion and almond pesto, substituting grits for mashed potatoes, and replacing butter and cream with olive oil and almond creamer.
Tag: Basil
Local Peach, Blueberry, Feta and Bacon Salad with Basil Balsamic Vinaigrette
Our favorite local café and grocery posted a delicious looking salad and I decided to make it at home. I added blueberries because they are also in season here. This was so good. The fresh sweet peaches and blueberries, the acid punch from the fresh tomatoes, the crunchy salty bacon, the tart creaminess from the…
Fried Chicken Grana Padano, San Marzano Sugo with Rotini Pasta
Like a few of my other recent Italian recipe posts (Bucatini all’Amatriciana and Spaghetti al Pomodoro), this one is super easy and super good. Unlike the other recipes, this wasn’t inspired by the time I spent in Italy. This one was inspired by a menu item at a local favorite restaurant. Restaurant 17 had a…
Spaghetti al Pomodoro
One of the easiest and yet most difficult recipes in Italy is pasta with tomato sauce (Spaghetti al Pomodoro). That is the beauty of real Italian cooking, simplicity. It is true that chefs in Italy, when judging other restaurants, many times order the most simple or common dishes. If you execute a successful dish with…
White (Bianca) Pizza
A white pizza (or bianca pizza as they say in Italy) probably is not as flashy as some of the other pizzas I’ve posted, but if you love cheese like I do, it is a must try. Get the best dough, olive oil and cheese you can, it makes a huge difference. The photo is…
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