Five Spice Flank Steak w/ Shiitakes, Peppers, Onions

I purchased some Chinese Five Spice a few months ago because it looked interesting and I had never cooked with it.  Wow ~ it has amazing flavor (a mix of anise, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and ginger) and make a great marinade. 1.5 pounds boneless beef flank steak 5 ounces shiitake mushrooms 1 Vidalia...

Ostrich Egg Fritatta

I had no idea what to do with this strange find, but a fritatta seemed to be the best choice.  It fit perfectly into a 12-inch skillet (approximately 1.5 inches deep).  The ostrich egg tastes like a “normal” egg, with maybe a little more rich and buttery flavor. 1 ostrich egg 4 oz shiitake...

Deconstructed Spring Roll Salad

This was originally going to be an actual Spring Roll subbing rice paper for cucumber slices.  I’ll be damned if I could get everything to stay together nicely.  However, there was no way that I was going to let all of my prep work and great ingredients go to waste; hence the...

Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup

Mushroom soup is one of my favorite soups of all time.  It is one of my comfort foods.  Growing up, my mom would whip open a can of Campbell’s and make the best grilled cheese sandwich ever to go with it.  We would sit at the coffee table and watch The Love Boat.  It was our favorite hour of the...