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If you want to learn to copycat your favorite menu item from Famous Dave’s, this article will help get you going!

Have you ever tasted something that was just delicious, but you can’t quite tell what that hint of something is in the background. It’s a vaguely familiar taste, but you just can’t put your finger on it. It’s right on the tip of your tongue. Oh yea, that pun was intended!

Well, you would like to try to recreate this recipe, but it seems to be a carefully guarded secret at your favorite restaurant, so I guess you’re on your own. The first thing that you should try to do is identify the flavor that is eluding you. You may want to scan through some recipes and see what spices are typically found in this dish. Give each spice a taste individually and see if any of them hit the mark. If you are still having problems identifying a particular spice, this may be an excellent time to take a friend to dinner, and see if they have better luck identifying the flavors.

If they do, hurray, but if they do not you may want to go to another restaurant and order the same dish. If the dish has the same flavor, you can see if this chef is a little more forthcoming. Also, don’t overlook the wait staff. They generally are pretty well versed in what’s on the menu and its ingredients. Now that you have identified the ingredients, it’s just a matter of getting the proportions right.

So start cooking, and make good notes with each attempt. You would think that you’d be able to remember what you tweak between each attempt, but after a few tries they all seem to blur together. Don’t be discouraged if it takes a few tries, just pour a glass of wine and enjoy each valiant attempt.

To get you started here is a recipe for Famous Dave’s Jalapeno Puree!

Ingredients:

5 fresh jalapeno chilies
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice (fresh really adds to the flavor)
1 tablespoons of water
1 clove of minced garlic
1 cup packed fresh cilantro (again, the fresher the better)

Roast the five jalapenos under a broiler or on the grill until the skin is a bit charred. Place them in a brown bag for approx. 5-10 minutes. Peel off the skins (the brown bag should make the skins almost fall off). Remove the stems from the jalapenos. Puree them with the other ingredients in a food processor. Season with a dash of salt to taste (don’t overdue the salt). Enjoy!

What if I could tell you how to create your favorite dishes from your favorite restaurants at home? You don’t have to have any special training or have years of experience.? You will be saving money and even better yet be able to impress all your family and friends with their favorite meals. ?You will learn how to cook dishes from restaurants like The Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Chili’s, The Cheesecake Factory, KFC, Joe’s Crab Shack, Hard Rock Caf?, Outback Steakhouse, and so many more. Just imagine, no more packing the family into the car, waiting in long lines, and then paying high prices for your favorite dishes.

Today everyone is searching for ways to save money in every area of their life. According to one survey it is estimated that nearly half of an average American’s monthly food bill is spent on eating out. By cooking the same meals at home you could be saving up to 50%! In a year that adds up to a lot of extra cash for you and your family. Imagine what you could do with the money that you save. ?You could buy that new computer you have been saving for or you could take your family on that vacation you been putting off.

If saving money isn’t enough for you there are other benefits to cooking meals at home.? By cooking your own dish you can easily lower the sodium or fat content by adding less or by using healthier substitutes. You get to pick out your ingredients so you always know how fresh your ingredients are. You can also add your own special touch to your dish that is unique to your taste. When you get to cook your own dish the possibilities are endless.

The recipes in these books have been through five years of research and tested by over 65,000 individuals.? They have been featured on Fox News, HSN, Good Morning America, Today, NBC, and more. ?Many of these recipes are much easier than you would think. ?Just imagine it is 2am and you are craving some of Olive Garden’s chicken Marsala. All you have to do is go into your kitchen and fix it. No more restaurants telling you when you can and cannot have your favorite dish and how much you have to pay.

Many nights have I sat at home, recalling the warm breadsticks and the comfort of the dim lights holding me tightly.Sitting at a dimly lit table with a glass of wine and the comfort of an old friend. They have prepared a garden salad to keep us happy while we wait for our main course.Finally the main course arrives. It is steaming and just waiting to be eaten. I cant wait to enjoy this amazing meal. I dive right in and know that I am in heaven.
This is one of the many memories I have reflected back on about my times at the olive garden. I have dreamed of remodeling my home to resemble that amazing Italian restaurant. The stucco walls, arched doors and the warm inviting lights. With my budget though it may just be cheaper to move to tuscany.Although the inside may be amazing, the outside will still be filled with the stresses of big city life.
The moment I step into an olive garden all these feelings subside. My troubles and petty worries just disappear. What I would give to be able to bring the mood of the olive garden home with me.it took me a while but i was able to figure out how to do this.
I’m not an interior designer so your doing to have to do that part yourself. I will be able to reveal to you how I brought the taste of tuscany home with me. You will be able to come home to the smell of wonderful tuscan food from your own kitchen.Sit on the couch, turn the lights down low and close your eyes. Pour a glass of wine and enjoy every moment of it. This I can help you with. Olive Gardens Recipes
I understand what its like to come home and not want to cook at all. Realizing you have to do it all again tomorrow was sometimes just to much to bear. I devoted eight hours per day to a company and job that I didn’t much care for. I made sure that the time I had for me was even more beneficial. I gave all of my time to making my home a sanctuary. A place to forget about all the worries of the outside world.
I scoured the internet for any recipes that struck my interest. I really do love a home cooked meal.I found an amazing amount of recipes. Possibly a few to many.There was one site that stood out the most. It was a site dedicated to the Olive Gardens Recipes. This site showed me where to get all of the olive gardens recipes and more.
I was able to get the best olive garden recipes out there as well as many tips and pointers to make cooking much easier on me.

Ever wonder how those delicious cheddar biscuits from Red Lobster are made? Or how to make those delicious Mrs. Fields Peanut Butter or Chocolate Chip cookies? I know how to now. I remember being at Red Lobster a few months ago and wondered how they made the biscuits taste so good. I decided to do some research online and was able to find an ebook that had all of America’s favorite secret recipes. I thought to myself, how much could it really hurt to have an ebook with all of my favorite recipes that I can share with my friends. I decided to buy it and to my amazement it was awesome! It’s got all the good recipes in it. My favorite is the Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits. Simply AWESOME! Here’s the recipe from the book, just a small snippet:

Ingredients:

2 ? cups Bisquik mix

? cup cold whole milk

4 tablespoons cold butter (1/2 stick)

? teaspoon garlic powder

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Bush on Top:

2 tablespoons melted butter

? teaspoon dried parsley flakes

? teaspoon garlic powder

pinch salt

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

2. Combine Bisquick with cold butter in a medium bowl using a pastry cutter or a large fork. You don’t want to mix too thoroughly. There should be small chunks of butter in there that are about the size of peas. Add cheddar cheese, milk, and ? teaspoon garlic. Mix by hand until combined, but don’t over mix.

3. Drop approximately ?-cup portions of the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet using an ice cream scoop.

4. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until the tops of the biscuits begin to turn light brown.

5. When you take the biscuits out of the oven, melt 2 tablespoons butter is a small bowl in your microwave. Stir in ? teaspoon garlic powder and the dried parsley flakes. Use a brush to spread this garlic butter over the tops of all the biscuits. Use up all of the butter. Makes one dozen biscuits

These babies turned out delicious, just like the restaurant. I’m going to keep trying new recipes in the book, and I’ll write more articles about how they end up. I just picked up cooking as my new hobby and wanted to share this awesome book with everyone. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. If you’re interested, here’s where I bought the book: http://bit.ly/secret-recipes

If you want to know how to copycat your favorite Macaroni Grill recipes, read on!

We all know that things are not going so well on the economic front. As a result, we are all looking for ways to cut back. But we are human, and I know personally there are very few things I am willing to go without. I’m not so stubborn, however, to know that I can have the same things, just in a more cost efficient manner. I will admit that one of my weaknesses is going out to eat. There is just something about the Seafood Alfredo at one of the restaurants down the road that makes me crave it at the strangest times. If I could make it at home, I wouldn’t be held back by cost, or time, or even having to leave the house.

Something like Seafood Alfredo is pretty common, and you can find recipes online for it fairly quickly. But it isn’t the same as the Alfredo at the restaurant. Alfredo sauce is pretty much Alfredo sauce, but the extra little spices and the combination of seafood they use is what makes it special. Check the internet to see if someone has posted the recipe for your favorite restaurant. Sometimes all it takes is one disgruntled employee to spill secrets.

Failing that, treat yourself to dinner out. But don’t just order, eat and leave. You are on a mission. Mention to your server that the Alfredo sauce tastes a little different from the Alfredo sauce you make and you would love to know what they use for that extra bit of flavor. The server might know, and be able to tell you. Ask nicely enough, and they may even try to find out from the cooks. You can even ask to see the chef. If you are going to use this tactic, make sure you don’t go during busy hours. Go when there is a lull in customers, and you have a better chance of having that one on one.

A lot of the ingredients you can figure out just by dissecting your meal. If you know they use shrimp, scallops, mussels, lobster, and crab, you can take that information and make yourself a reasonable facsimile of the dinner at home. Try to figure out how they cooked the seafood. Did they grill the scallops? Are the mussels soaked in a garlic wine sauce? Don’t be afraid to take notes. People won’t even notice what you are doing.

Once you have that information, you can then start to make it at home. It may take a few tries to get it perfect, but you will eventually be able to make your favorite dish at home.

To get you started, here is a recipe to duplicate Macaroni Grill’s Shrimp Portofino:

2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
1/2 cup melted butter
16 large shrimp, cleaned and de-veined
16 medium mushrooms
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 cloves fresh garlic, crushed, peeled, and minced
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (fresh is better for the taste)
1 jar marinated artichoke hearts (drain before using)
4 slices lemon
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (don’t use dried parsley)

Saute the mushrooms and garlic in butter until just about tender. Add the shrimp and saute until shrimp is cooked (not translucent – but don’t overcook), about 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients (except the lemon and fresh parsley) and heat thoroughly.

Serve over pasta of your choice. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh parsley.

Macaroni Grill Foccacia Bread – chicken Scaloppini di Pollo – Pasta Di Pollo Al Sugo Bianco – just a few of the delicious menu items offered by ROMANO’S MACARONI GRILL ITALIAN RESTAURANTS.

Romano’s Macaroni Grill menu features items found in traditional cuisine from Italy and the Mediterranean area. Guests find it hard to choose from generous portions of delicious pastas, veal, seafood, steaks, roasted chicken, pizza baked in wood-burning ovens, soups and hard-to-resist desserts. Macaroni Grill also offer patrons the option of creating their own pasta, from a list of pre-selected ingredients. All meals are served with complimentary bread and olive oil.

Romano’s Macaroni Grill is an Italian-style chain of casual dining restaurants with locations throughout the U. S., Canada and Mexico. The first restaurant was founded by talented restaurateur Philip J. Romano in Texas in 1988.

Romano’s passionate chefs prepare more than 25 Italian specialties in exhibition kitchens while guests relax in a casual atmosphere surrounded by attentive servers and an occasional strolling opera singer!