Recipes

Scalloped Tomatoes

Servings: 6 Ingredients: 8 medium, ripe tomatoes – thickly sliced 1/2 teaspoon, salt 1 tablespoon, il Fustino Aged Balsamic Vinegar 1 cup, fresh bread crumbs 1 large, garlic clove – minced 1 1/2 t...

Sea Bass on Leeks

Servings: 4 Author: Jim Kirkley Ingredients: 4 Filets of Sea Bass or Mahi Mahi salt and freshly ground black pepper – for potatoes 4 sprigs, fresh thyme – stripped of leaves for fish seasoning 3 t...

Light Tri-Tip Steak with Mushrooms and Peppers

Servings: 4 Author: Revised by Chef James R. Kirkley, IV Ingredients: 1 cup, beef broth 4 tablespoons, il Fustino Arbequina EVOO 1 tablespoon, soy sauce 1 tablespoon, Worcestershire sauce 2 lemons...

Classic American Macaroni and Cheese

Servings: 6 Serve with hot sauce and/or celery salt. For a decadent variant, saute fresh mushrooms in butter, add a few drops of il Fustino Truffle oil and blend mushrooms in with the cheese mixtur...

Maque Choux

Servings: 6 Virtually unknown outside of the deep south this dish is rich and satisfying. Add sauteed crawfish or shrimp (both in shell) and witness the dramatic presentation. Serve over rice with ...

Campfire Onions

Servings: 4 James and Jody invented this on a fishing trip in the Sierras. Necessity is the mother of invention. Ingredients:  2 large, onions – peeled and quartered 1 tablespoon, kosher salt 2 t...

Matzo Ball Soup

Servings: 6 Ingredients: 3 pounds, chicken 2 beef soup bones 3 stalks, celery – halved 2 medium, carrots – halved 1 onion – halved 5 plum tomatoes – quartered 3 sprigs, parsley 3 sprigs, dill 1 te...

Mexican Chocolate Custard

Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup, milk 2 ounces, semisweet chocolate chips 1 stick, cinnamon stick 2 large, whole eggs 2 large, egg yolks 4 tablespoons, sugar Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degree...

Senate Bean Soup

Servings: 4 Author: Revisions by: Chef James R. Kirkley, IV This simple soup has been served to legislators at the U.S. Senate Restaurant in Washington, D.C., since the early 1900s. The authentic v...

Semolina Gnocchi

Servings: 4 Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups, whole milk 3/4 teaspoon, salt pinch, ground nutmeg 1 cup, fine semolina flour 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter 1 large, egg – beaten 1 1/2 ounces, Gruyere cheese...

Mexican Style Meatballs

Servings: 40 This dish works very well with store-bought frozen meatballs. We have it with Spanish Rice as a main course. But it makes a great appetizer too. Serve with Spanish rice as a main cour...

Pavlova with Rhubarb and Pistachios

Servings: 10   It’s hard to believe that a dessert this elevated is made from such basic ingredients. A Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. Autho...