My family doesn’t care for the seven fishes…so I typically make a sauce, a pasta, some vegetable, and serve with our favorite Chianti. If you want a great seven fishes dinner, go to this link to my cousin Jimmy’s Cafe Capriccio website for a great seven fishes dinner! Link to Seven Fishes Recipe This year… Read More
Archive for the ‘FOOD’ Category
Christmas Eve at the Rua’s
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Best Chicken Wings…make them yourself!
Sunday, November 13th, 2011OK…one of my former partners when I was in the Accounting Profession professed to making the best chicken wings. To be fair, Gary Topche…great accountant and tax advisor…does make a great wing… Having said that…here is my recipe for a great buffalo chicken wing… Before we get into how to make these great wings…a little… Read More
BEST BEEF ON A WECK IN ALBANY?
Saturday, November 5th, 2011Last night, my wife, our friend Karen, and I enjoyed an evening at the new Scarborough’s, 497 Old Niskayuna Road…just off Route 7. We had a few sandwiches with beers, each sandwich being very good…but…the beef on a weck was outstanding! Kummelweck—often alternatively spelled kimmelweck—is basically a Kaiser roll topped with lots of pretzel salt… Read More
BEST WOOD-FIRED PIZZA IN ALBANY?
Friday, October 14th, 2011Well…I’ve posted about my Cousin Jim’s and Franco’s Cafe Capriccio in Downtown Albany introducing wood-fired pizza to their award-winning menu… Now is a great time to visit them to try their newest addition. I noticed an ad in Metroland this week offering a FREE WOOD FIRED PIZZA with any dinner from their celebrated menu! If… Read More
Chicken-Spanish Style- Arroz Con Polo
Sunday, October 9th, 2011This dish is full of flavors and each one is distinctive. Serve this with your favorite wine…white or red…or beer. Ingredients for four adults: 4 chicken breasts with bone/skin. Cut each into quarters. (You can substitute thighs and cut in halves…but the breast works great…about 4 lbs of chicken.) Two tablespoons of your better cooking… Read More
