Drunken pasta’s a great twist on wine with dinner
Here’s a good reason to open a bottle of red wine – Drunken Pasta. After slightly cooking your pasta in water, you finish cooking it in red wine. It comes out a nice red color and very flavorful. The recipe is easy and doesn’t require a long list of ingredients. This is definitely a [...]
A twist on green eggs: Pesto-stuffed
I thought these eggs would be a pretty addition to an Easter buffet or perfect for a Spring brunch. I love deviled eggs but these are a nice change. They are filled with a mixture of pesto and ricotta cheese with a little lemon juice for zing. They are super easy to make and just [...]
Why not add chocolate to a lemon tart?
My oldest son was taking a trip out to L.A. recently and asked for some restaurant recommendations. I told him to try to go to Lucques, the restaurant owned by Suzanne Goin. That reminded me that I’ve always wanted to make her Meyer Lemon Tart, from her book, “Sunday Suppers at Lucques”. It’s a different [...]
Salmon Ravioli
It’s always fun to demonstrate how easy it is to make homemade ravioli. There are so many ways to make ravioli, but my favorite way is to use this mold. I can make ravioli so fast with this thing. All you have to do is to roll out the pasta sheets, press into your mold, [...]
Speedy mini-lasagna stacks with pesto and marinara
How would you like a super fast way to make lasagna? I know I do a lot of pasta making from scratch on this site and I wanted to show you guys a really fast way to make lasagna without having to make or boil noodles and that would cook up much faster than regular [...]
Italian cenci a Carnevale staple
Carnevale will be starting soon in Italy and these little delicious morsels called cenci are a traditional treat during that time. They are very much like the elephant ears we have in this country – fried pieces of dough, dusted in powdered sugar. There are many different recipes for them and different names. I’ve made [...]
Classic pumpkin roll is easy to make
We love our traditional dishes at Thanksgiving, don’t we? But for people who love to cook, sometimes Thanksgiving can be a pretty boring meal. Have you ever tried to eliminate that horrid green bean casserole, only to hear groans of disappointment when it’s not served? Don’t try to jazz up the stuffing too much or [...]
The incredible palmier
We end up with all kinds of little jarred toppings from gift baskets over the years and this kind of thing is perfect to use to make a palmier. You can also use Nutella to make a sweet little cookie type palmier or even use just sugar and a little cinnamon as a filling (like [...]
