POLISH CHICKEN SOUP (ROSÓŁ)
Polish chicken soup, or rosół, is a traditional Polish soup made of meat (most commonly just chicken, although other meats are added as well), slowly cooked with vegetables and spices. Although many variations and recipes have existed for centuries, it has always consisted of a rich and nutritious one-pot broth served...
POLISH MUSHROOM SOUP RECIPE
The following recipe is for a Polish mushroom soup with 2PhatPhucs‘ spin on it. A perfect Christmas Eve (or Christmas Day) dish that is meat-free, it can be easily prepared for any occasion. Pretty straightforward to make, this delicious soup tastes very rich and silky, with a deep mushroom...
VEGETA: AWESOME EUROPEAN FOOD SEASONING
Vegeta is an awesome European all-purpose food seasoning for savory dishes. It has been used for many years by most Eastern/Central Europeans in almost all of their cooking: in appetizers, soups, sauces, vegetables, rice, pasta, potatoes, and just about all meat and fish. Vegeta adds a perfect and well-balanced...
DINING REVIEW: NINO’S OF BOCA RATON
Open daily until 10:00 p.m., Nino’s of Boca Raton is located in Central Boca’s Del Mar Shopping Center, at 7120 Beracasa Way, Boca Raton. 2PhatPhucs come here for our favorite veal marsala, which Nino’s makes so delicious that we always come back for more. The restaurant has a very...
RECIPE FOR MUSHROOM SHALLOT GRAVY
This mushroom shallot recipe makes an amazing gravy using merlot and creamy sherry that goes perfect with our perfect filet mignon and white rice cooked firm. A shallot is a type of small onion that also resembles garlic. For this recipe, we use canned mushrooms instead of fresh ones....
HOW TO MAKE PERFECT FILET MIGNON
A perfectly made filet mignon is by far one of our favorite cuts of meat. It is extremely lean and tender, and also very juicy and flavorful when prepared right. Below we are going to describe our way of making perfect filet mignon, so it retains its juices and...
BASIC MISO SOUP RECIPE
Everyone loves a good miso soup. The most common way to get a delicious miso soup is at good Japanese/sushi restaurants, which typically serve them as starters and/or with entrees. However, sometimes, you just want to make one at home as a quick snack or comfort food. For such...
DINING REVIEW: BLUEFIN SUSHI (BOCA RATON)
Bluefin Sushi & Thai Grill is located at 861 Yamato Road in Boca Raton, on the NW corner of Yamato and Congress. We are going describe below our first and only visit there thus far. We stumbled upon this place on a Friday night, while looking for a random...
DINING REVIEW: P.F. CHANG’S (BOCA RATON)
Our local P.F. Chang’s is located at 1400 Glades Road in Boca Raton. We usually come here for a few of our favorites, which we are going to describe below. According to their website, P.F. Chang’s makes all of their food “from scratch in each restaurant, every day.” Having...
HOW TO MAKE KOMPOT (SLAVIC PUNCH) AND KISIEL
Kompot is a sweet homemade beverage, commonly made in Slavic countries by simply boiling and then simmering fruits in water with sugar. A great way to make use of any leftover fruit, Kompot was always highly popular in Slavic countries. While it has been made since at least the 15th century, people often made...