Cooking
Stephen enjoys cooking for friends and family. He specializes in soups and pushing the boundaries of the human tolerance to chilies. Known for making his own chili powder, his work colleagues have enjoyed his gourmet dishes.
In a vineyard on one of many trips to the Sonoma wine country.
Barbecue
Asopao
Venezuelan PaellaCarne Enchilado
Pork TacoGrilled Chicken with Adobo and Sazon
Puerto Rican grilled chicken.Grilled Gazpacho
Spanish vegetable soup.Grilled Oysters
With Parmigiana and Prosciutto
With Charred Corn SalsaGrilled Spiessbraten
Stuffed pork shoulder.Hot Gut Hero
Grilled beef sausage and pepper jack cheese sandwich.Picanha
Brazilian roasted top sirloin.Pollo Asados Los Norteños Smoked Chicken
Mexico style grilled chicken.Rio Chicken Rollatini
Grilled, stuffed Brazilian chicken breast.Rooster Brood
South African Grilled Cheese SandwichesShrimp Boka Dushi
Dutch West Indian Shrimp KabobsSisig
Filipino stir fried rice with pork and vegatables.So-Cal Paella in the Grill
Prawns, squid, mussels, chorizo, artichoke hearts, snap peas.Tuna Anticuchos
Venezuelan Tuna Kebabs
Beef
Bread
Chocolate Babka
Chocolate babka is a sweet yeast bread that's a staple in Jewish bakeries. The dough is rolled out, spread with a chocolate filling (cocoa, sugar, and butter), then rolled up and twisted into a loaf.
Breakfast
Kaiserschmarrn
Kaiserschmarrn is a traditional Austrian and German dish that translates to "Emperor’s Mess" or "Emperor’s Fluff."
It’s a type of shredded pancake or fluffy, sweet omelette.
Cake
Bete Noire
Flourless chocolate cake with simple syrup.Bianca Borges - French Flourless Chocolate Cake with Bourbon and Orange
Chicken
Arroz Con Pollo
Spanish chicken, rice, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes.Chicken Shawarma
Middle East.Thai Grilled Cornish Hens with Chili Dipping Sauce - Gai Yang
Cookies
Choux au Craquelin
Cream puffs with a cookie crust.New Mexico Biscochitos
Sugar cookies.
Creole
Curry
Crete
Dessert
Chocolate Biscotti with Pistachios, Almonds, and Dried Cherries
Profiteroles
Ice cream in puff pastry.
Greek
Baked White Beans with Tomato Sauce
Gigantes PlakiMeatballs with Tomato Sauce
SoutzoukakiaMixed Roasted Vegetables
Briam
Ice Cream
Isreali
Italian
For Italian cooking, I like Lida.
And here are some of my own recipes.
Osso Buco
Braised lamb shanks.Pa Amb Tomaquet
Catalan Tomato BreadPasta Primavera
Spaghetti with vegetables.Spaghetti Puttanesca
A pasta sauce built on capers.Spaghetti with Shrimp, Tomatoes and White Wine
Scampi Alla BusaraTuscan Braised Potatoes
Patate in Umido
Oriental
I am a big fan of Martin Yan (Yan Can Cook).
And here are some of my own recipes:
Pie
Pork
Carnitas
Milk Street OaxacanPinchos Morunos
Spanish Grilled Pork kebabs
Potatoes
Salads
Cretan Salad
Greek Italian salad.Hearty Green Salad with Chickpeas, Pickled Cauliflower and Seared Halloumi
Shredded Swiss Chard Salad with Prosciutto, Basil, and Blue Cheese
Sandwiches
Seafood
Sides
Eggs Jeannette - Jacques Pepin’s Les Oeufs Jeannette
Stuffed eggs.Muhammara
Roasted Red Pepper Dip
Soups
Feijoada
Brazilian Black Bean Stew with Pork and Beef
Southwest
Gorditas
Masa pockets filled with beef (or chicken, pork, shrimp, fish).Green Chili and Tomatillo Hot Sauce
Milk Street OaxacanPastelon
Peurto Rican Sweet Plantain and Picadillo CasseroleTlayudas
Oaxacan Taco