Judi Gallagher

Hanukah Recipes

Brisket: Ingredients 4-5 lb. flat cut brisket garlic salt 1 Tbsp. flour 4 large vidallia onions canola oil fresh ground white pepper Hungarian paprika 1 packet beef broth 1 8 oz. can hunts tomato sauce (not seasoned) Directions Heat approximately ¼ cup canola oil in dutch oven pot. Add sliced onions and caramelize, stirring often. […]

Hanukkah Feast

Judi Gallagher knows a thing or two about dishing up a proper Hanukkah feast. She learned early about the richly flavored foods served each year during the Festival of Light. “My nana’s brisket and my mom’s latkes were the best ever,” she remembers—so good they helped inspire a lifelong passion for food. Judi eventually studied […]

Judi’s Festive Sangria

Fruit that has been marinating makes a wonderful topping for a dessert of mango and raspberry sorbet, drizzled with pomegranate syrup with a splash of champagne. Ingredients 1 bottle Red Sangria I prefer William Sonoma brand of red sangria- 1 bottle Spanish Wine (Torres makes a nice sangria type wine) 1 cup brandy 1 cup […]

Chef Judi’s Cocktails

COCKTAILS 1 ounce light rum Sarasota Blue Lagoon Cocktail 1 ounce blue curacao 1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice 1 ounce mango nectar Shake all the ingredients well with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass 2 ounces tequila Strawberry Margharita 1/2 ounce Cointreau 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier 1/2 ounce strawberry liquor 1/2 ounce fresh squeezed […]

Wild Cod

Wild Cod with Mussels and Fennel Tomato Broth Ingredients: 1 lb cod fillets 2 medium onions, sliced medium thick 3 medium cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 cup + 1 TBS seafood broth 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes 2 TBS fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup chopped black olives (optional) 1 TBS capers 1/2 cup chopped fresh […]

Seafood Potpie with Brandied Newburg Sauce

Mario Martinez SEAFOOD POTPIE WITH BRANDIED NEWBURG SAUCE (Serves 6) Ingredients For the Seafood: 12 Large sea scallops, adhering muscle (aka foot) removed, but reserved 12 Large shell-on shrimp, peeled (reserve the shells) & de-veined 1 Lb. salmon fillet, boneless, skinless & cut into chunks 1 Lb. white fish fillet (cod, halibut, snapper, etc.), boneless, […]