Italian sausage, potatoes, bell peppers and onions oven-roasted with fresh rosemary in an olive oil and parmesan cheese dressing.
Yes, I’m still on a roasting binge. No, the end is not near. [Read more...]
Crockpot Mediterranean Chicken Ragù with Orecchiette
01/16/2012 · by · 30 Comments
Mediterranean chicken ragù with artichokes, capers, roasted red peppers, fennel, garlic, tomatoes and orrechiette pasta. Little ears. With their hollowed out nooks they capture the slow-cooked melange of vegetables and seasoned chicken so tender it falls apart merely by touch.
This sauce was the best way to use up the half-eaten jars of Italian delicacies languishing in my fridge.
There’s that.
And this. . . [Read more...]
Sausage Lasagna Soup
01/11/2012 · by · 32 Comments
When you get an overwhelming craving for lasagna but don’t have the time or energy to put together a casserole – do the next, best thing and reach for your soup pot!
Sausage Lasagna Soup holds all the traditional flavors dear to my heart with hunks of sausage, zig-zaggy noodles, ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan cheese swimming in an Italian-seasoned tomato broth. An immensely satisfying, deconstructed lasagna without all the work. [Read more...]
Ricotta Cheese Meatballs
01/04/2012 · by · 50 Comments
Like a lightening bolt from the sky I suddenly had a silly idea to try some new recipes for meatballs. From famous chefs.
I say silly because there’s nothing wrong with my original, the ones I’ve made. . . like. . . forever. The issue is forever. Nothing is forever. Not even meatballs.
Soon after this revelation Michael Symon made ricotta meatballs on The Chew. [Read more...]
White Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti
12/19/2011 · by · 39 Comments
Festive biscotti laced with the cool, zinginess of peppermint and balanced with the sweetness of white chocolate, perfect for Christmas morning and worthy of gracing your holiday cookie platter.
Biscotti are dry, crunchy cookies destined for dunking into coffee, tea or dessert wine. They were traditionally made without fat and twice baked to produce a hard cookie. The cookie dough is baked into a long loaf the first time, cooled, then sliced and baked a second time to make them nice and crunchy. [Read more...]
