“However exciting it was for my parents and their siblings to start a restaurant business it really did take a toll on us children. The three families lived in one apartment building and all the adults worked in “the restaurant” except for one sister. The one sister would babysit six children who were all under … Read more
Ingredients: 28 ounce can of whole plum tomatoes (coarsely chopped)1 ¼ cup of crushed tomatoes¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil6 medium to large fresh basil leaves10 sprigs of parsley (trim off the stems)4 cloves of garlic chopped1 ½ tsp of oregano¾ tsp of sugar½ tsp of salt1/8 tsp of black pepper Procedure:
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts (pounded well – make sure they they evenly pounded)2 eggs1/4 cup of milkpinch of salt1 cup of flour for dredging2 cups of Italian seasoned breadcrumbsCorn oil or soybean oilMozzarella Cheese (either fresh or aged mozzarella)Marinara Sauce (home made or the 825 MAIN Marinara Sauce) Procedure: 1. Pound chicken breasts well inside … Read more
This stuffing has been a favorite amongst our customers through the years. It has been a sought after recipe. The only reason of our reluctance to share was only that there are so many steps in making this coveted dish. I believe this recipe originated from a dish served at one of the restaurants that the brothers … Read more
Ingredients: 1 tsp salt 1 pint of heavy cream 1 tsp flour 2 egg yolks 10 TBS salted butter 4 dashes of Tabasco 3 heaping TBS of grated imported Peccorino Romano Cheese ( grated Parmagiano cheese can also be used) (The imported Pecorino Romano cheese is saltier ) White pepper is optional 1 tsp of … Read more
Hi everyone! I decided to change things up from the garlic and oil based recipes for this week. Instead I thought I would share another popular sauce from the restaurant. Marsala Wine and Mushroom Sauce! We used it on Veal Scaloppini and also on chicken, shrimp, scallops,filet of sole and even pasta! I thought I would … Read more
Well hello again!! I hope you are all enjoying the recipes! We had a request for Pork Arrabiata recipe. This will be recipe number 4. We have over 50 sauce recipes to share. It will take time to go through all of them. If you are especially wanting a recipe please feel free to request … Read more
Staying along the path of garlic and oil based recipes, I thought I would share the recipe for Piccata Sauce this time. You will find that “the restaurant” sauces are different from same named sauces prepared in other establishments. You may think you are ordering the same dish but don’t be surprised to find the … Read more
Hello! Have you all been practicing making your garlic and oil sauce? Don’t worry if you have had to practive a few times to get it perfect. It’s all in the timing of getting the garlic a perfect gold color and then stopping the cooking by adding the parsley cooling it off. Now that you … Read more
Hello everyone! As promised I am sharing the first 2015 recipe. I have thought long and hard about this. Which recipe should I start with? There are so many. I finally narrowed it down to the sauces. We made more than 50 sauces throughout the years in “the restaurant”. I am going to start with … Read more