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Arugula and mushroom salad

Arugula and mushroom salad

Button mushrooms pan-fried in butter are tossed with arugula (rocket) and nuts, dressed with honey balsamic vinaigrette, and garnished with shaved cheese in this any weather salad.
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person
Osso buco with gremolata served over pasta

Osso buco with gremolata served over pasta

Inspired by a dish we once enjoyed at Almon Marina (it's been off the menu for a while), the beef shank is cooked the Italian osso buco stew style and served with the likewise traditional gremolata. The pasta is tossed in osso buco sauce.
Cook time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Mackerel with lemon butter sauce

Mackerel with lemon butter sauce

The fish is neither fried nor steamed. It's poached in olive oil. The mouth feel is fantastic. For flavor, Italian-style lemon butter sauce is poured over the fish before serving.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Fisherman’s soup

Fisherman’s soup

Inspired by ukha from the 2009 Italian romantic drama “I Am Love” where a young man’s comfort food is his mother’s fish and vegetables soup.
Cook time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Soy sauce eggs (shoyu tamago)

Soy sauce eggs (shoyu tamago)

Boiled eggs soaked in soy sauce, mirin and rice vinegar served as a snack, as a topping for congee and ramen, or as one of the many dishes in a bento box.
Cook time: 0 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 eggs
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