Stolen recipes
Have you ever gotten a really interesting dish at a restaurant and wished you could have it at home? I've stolen a couple recipes for oustanding meals, have you? Mine are below:
From Pistachio's in Allentown, PA:
Cilantro pesto angelhair.
For the pesto: toasted pine nuts, fresh parmesean, fresh cilantro, olive oil, salt, lemon. I always play around with the amounts, but put it all in a blender, cold, then add to angel hair that is still hot. The restaurant put scallops in it; the seafood flavor worked great with the salty-tang of the pesto.
From Cullin's Fresh Food in Florham Park, NJ:
Bowtie pasta salad.
Cook and drain bowtie pasta. Add fresh arugula lettuce, sun dried tomatoes (jarred with olive oil, capers and spices) and parmesean-reggiano cheese. The arugula will wilt and although it's a bitter lettuce, cut by the salty cheese and sweet tomatoes, the flavors meld very well on your fork.
I've also stolen numerous soup recipes from this restaurant, along with an almond-crusted salmon, which is prepared according to its name; slather slivered almonds on a salmon fillet and brown in olive oil, then transfer to oven if desired.
From Ron's Landmark in Landing, NJ:
Chicken Balsamico.
Combine fresh thyme and flour, coat chicken with mixture. Brown chicken on both sides in plenty of butter and olive oil. Add just about 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar and a jar of sun dried tomatoes in oil. Simmer for 30 minutes or until chicken is falling apart. Chicken on the bone works well for this dish, too, but I think it's too much work to cut it off. :) Serve with broccoli or asparagus and seasoned broiled potatoes (I like to do mine with rosemary and olive oil, but Herbs De Provence is the official seasoning for this kind of side).
C'mon, I know I'm not the only thief. What recipes have you stolen?
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Vegetable Korma or (Navratan Korma) it's this yummy Indian dish it comes in variations. I have tried twice unsuccessfully to replicate this delicacy. It is soooo good.
Isn't there a website that has some restaurant's recipes on it?
here is one: http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipes.htm
You rock. :)
I stole the recipe for those cheese biscuits at Red Lobster waaaaay back in high school, but I lost it. MAN those rock.
Yeah those are great. Good stuff.
AHHH FIND IT!!
Hahahaha....I'll try. :)
I think I may be able to get a hold of it. Let me see what I can do.
i am getting very excited!!
dont be too eager. (at least thats what you always say to me)
ahhh you used it against me!!
btw-didnt dad find a website with a bunch of stolen recipes. like kfc and stuff? he printed them all out. hes so recipe crazy and he rarely cooks.
ha yea they are in one of the plasticy folders
funny you say that! i worked at kfc when i was 15 and they let us take home the mix sometimes! i made kfc at home and my family was like, "this tastes exactly like kfc!" we all laughed.
Here you go....I'm not sure if it's the one I had, but it sounds pretty close.
*kisses* biscuit time biscuit time red lobsterooney biscuit time
Let me know how they turn out. I'd like to know if that recipe is any good, for my own collection.
*HUGS back at ya* :)
I like avacado egg rolls from the cheese cake factory. totally amazing. i think i actually could make those myself.
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