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Showing posts with label italian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label italian. Show all posts

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Steak Pizzaiola Sunday Dinner with Someones Italian Grandmother

Anyone that grew-up in an Italian-American family can tell you about Sunday dinner, where someone just like the adorable woman in this video cooks an old family favorite, after which the family gathers around to eat, drink, and talk way too loud.

Ive wanted to film a version of Steak Pizzaiola for a while now, but cant decide which version to do; the quickly seared, pan sauce style, or the long, slow-cooked recipe seen here. Maybe Ill try and combine the best of both. Thanks to fellow YouTube foodie, Foxbytes, for this tasty-looking clip. If you have a favorite recipe for this Italian-American classic, please send it my way. Enjoy!



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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Farm Stand Vegetable and Italian Sausage One Pan Roast


This dinner came about after I went to my local farmstand yesterday afternoon, just to see what they had and to get some inspiration for dinner.  Lucky for me, it was chock full of all sorts of lovely colorful zucchini and squash and the most beautiful jewel toned sweet peppers.  My conundrum was how to fit all of these delicious veggies into one scrumptious dish.  Recalling that I had some fabulous spicy Italian sausage in the freezer and knowing that everything is better after it has been roasted, I decided to toss it all in a roasting pan and let the oven do the work!

I preheated the oven to a hot 400 degrees.  Next, I prepared the vegetables by simply cutting the zucchini in half, lengthwise because I prefer to keep the most natural appearance of the vegetable and larger pieces will prevent it from overcooking. I deseeded the sweet peppers and cut them in half as well.  I also halved a tomato, smashed 5 cloves of garlic, and quartered a sweet onion.  I placed them in the roasting pan, nestled in the spicy Italian sausage and drizzled over some balsamic vinegar and olive oil.  A little seasoning of salt, pepper and thyme and rosemary fresh from the garden and it was ready for the oven.  It roasted for approximately 50 minutes in total, being tossed really well after about 20 minutes or so.  I served it with a few leftover home made croutons to soak up some of those delicious juices and a good shower of freshly grated parmesan cheese.     


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Sunday, February 9, 2014

You can make Italian food at home – delicious Italian recipes

Italian food is something that almost everyone enjoys. Sometimes is difficult to afford it, go out to eat. There is a solution! You can easily prepare to make Italian food in your own home!

To make a full meal, the first step is salad. Check out of your local ingredients Department for all kinds of delicious, healthy options. You can from any kind of green vegetables and dressings. If you are in a hurry, you get a pre-made salad Kit. Like is your make first simple Italian food ready!

Next, you want to select an entree. There are several ways that are easy to prepare. Spaghetti and meat sauce is something you can prepare in minutes. You can choose different types of pasta, sauces and meat. If you want to make the dish healthier, use whole wheat pasta and ground Turkey Breast. Adding vegetables to your sauce and treat yourself to a dose of healthy fiber.

If you have more time, you can prepare the lasagna. Typically have Brown meat and sauce, adding just like when you make spaghetti. Then you will layer the sauce, pasta and cheese. Placing the lasagna in oven put and according to the instructions. Lasagna is delicious, and it looks like you hours in the kitchen spent. But its just another make easy to Italian food!

All Italian food goes well with hot garlic bread! Frozen garlic bread, the homemade taste, you can buy. Check your grocery store out bakery section, as you can have great-tasting fresh garlic bread. To prepare garlic bread in a bread quickly, or you can simply packaged bread butter and garlic add and it in the toaster oven toast.

Can an Italian desert to prepare. Here, things get a little tricky. If you are looking to save time, maybe your local bakery the best place to look. You may find some tiramisu, which is a delicious Italian desert. If not, can a cheesecake, which is often served in the Italian restaurants always pick you up.

Forget you, the right wine with your easy to Italian food make to serve. A quick search on the Internet should have some tips that will help you, yield select a great wine. If this is not the case that most businesses shows that tell you what wine best with certain foods. While you go out to eat will be, enjoy a great Italian meal. The good dishes get, put a nice tablecloth on the table, and the light some candles. Enjoy your easy to make Italian dinner, but still delicious! Youll be glad you stayed home.


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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

ITALIAN SEASONING A TIP

I use a lot of dry herbs and spices; they are convenient. However, there are some spices that I dont use all that often. For example, that little $3.99 jar of rubbed sage gets used for a single holiday and then languishes on my spice rack, only to be thrown away. Well, Ive discovered the (bulk) dry herb and spice section of the health food isle. The spices are sold by the pound, so the big hand full of sweet basil I bought the other day was a whopping 45 cents. I am buying all of my dry herb and spices this way from now on. They are not only economical, but they are super fresh and are an excellent quality!!
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This recipe for Italian Seasoning is a far better blend than any ready-made jar that Ive found so far. I hope you will try it.
3 tablespoons dry basil
3 tablespoons dry oregano
3 tablespoons dry parsley
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 teaspoon dry thyme
1 teaspoon dry rosemary
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon red chili flakes
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Stir together thoroughly and break down the larger herbs (like the rosemary) with a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder (just dont grind it too fine).
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Store in airtight jar for up to six months.

NOTE: I wash out the glass jars that spices usually come in, and refill them with the bulk herbs and/or spices.
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Friday, December 20, 2013

Italian Comfort Food Ad


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