Let me give you an example of my mother’s technique of not letting any of us get away with anything. But my mother was more effective than any vice squad or crime prevention unit. Wise guys, connected people, people with time on their hands because they didn’t hold a nine to five job in order to buy their Cadillacs or fancy suits.

You didn’t have to search far to find them. There were all sorts of bad influences in our neighborhood. But because of my mother’s intervention, my brother grew up pretty damn good. Who knows if any of them are alive today. I could remember reading about some of his friends, years later, ending up in jail for all sorts of crimes. She didn’t like the group of kids my brother associated with and my mother did everything in her power to get in the way and lead my brother on the straight and narrow path. A crowd, you can say, that was in training for bigger things. Back then, Richard, aka Booch, hung around with a less than desirable crowd. That was my brother’s nick name during his high school years. Cut the zucchini in half moons and the peppers in chunks or fat strips.They used to call him “Booch”. At the end of the day, he has this delicious dish to eat. He’s so busy turning out pizzas for his customers that he doesn’t have time to prepare his own meal, so he throws some meat into a pan with some tomato sauce and puts it in the back of his pizza oven. I highly recommend using the best parmesan cheese you can get: Parmigiano-Reggiano.Ĭhef de Magistris says this recipe is all about the pizza man in Naples, Italy. Feel free to play around with your favorite combinations. Three hours later you have what de Magistris calls, “meat candy.” This recipe calls for zucchini and a bell pepper but I’m sure other vegetables would work well too. With just a few good quality ingredients you can make this delicious meal.įor this recipe, you just chop a few vegetables, cut up some steak tips, and throw everything into a slow cooker. I’m not sure how many college students used these recipes, but the video series spawned some recipes that are amazing because they’re delicious and very easy to make, even for novice home cooks. The idea behind Dorm Room Chef was to get some of the best chefs in the Greater Boston area to make something on camera that a college student could make in their dorm room. Make sure you have some crusty Italian bread or a french baguette to soak up the amazing juice from this dish. It’s steak pizzaiola made in a slow cooker: easy and delicious. This is one of my favorite recipes from the weekly Dorm Room Chef series I produced for the Boston Globe. (Above: Watch the video to see how Boston Chef Dante de Magistris makes steak pizzaiola in a slow cooker or read the recipe below.)

How to make steak pizzaiola