Summer Beets and Chevre (Goat Cheese) Salad

1 bunch (about 4 large or 8 small) beets, cleaned and boiled 4 cups mixed greens including some arugula, spinach and watercress, if desired 2 oranges, peeled and thinly sliced 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 4 oz. goat...

Caputo’s Sicilian Sea Scallops

16 sea scallops, cleaned and rinsed all-purpose flour for dredging salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced 2 shallots, minced 1/2 bulb fennel, thinly sliced...

Fresh Garden Dips

Fresh Herb Dip 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste) 1/2 cup spinach leaves, not chopped 1/2 cup parsley, not chopped 1/4 cup basil leaves, not chopped 2 small...

Crab Enchiladas with Chili Cream Sauce

3 Tbs. butter 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 tablespoons onion, chopped 3 tablespoons flour 1 1/2 cup milk 1 tablespoons chili powder 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped Combine the butter, garlic, and onion in a heavy saucepan...

Caputo’s Fried Zucchini Blossoms

1/2 cup water 1/2 cup beer 2 lg eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 12 zucchini blossoms (off the stem, not the flower) olive oil for frying salt and pepper to taste Cut the base from the blossom and...

Sausage Rice Strata

3 cups cooked rice (about 3/4 cup uncooked regular rice) 1 pound Italian sausage** 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded 1 1/4 cups (about 14 ounces) Italian style spaghetti or pasta sauce 1 can (4 oz.) sliced mushrooms...

Salmon Kasu

¼ cup sake 1/3 cup sake kasu* (sake kasu is the sediment left over in the sake barrels after the liquor has been distilled and aged.) ¼ cup sweet white miso* 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon light soy sauce 4...

Lobster Tacos

1 whole Maine lobster boiling water 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons red onion, finely diced 1 garlic clove, minced 1 large tomato, diced 1 tablespoon cilatro, chopped 1 jalapeno, seeded, ribbed, and chopped 2 ears...