Buy or make roasted red peppers, olives, marinated mushrooms and artichokes. Include a piece of Parmesan cheese and display on a tray along with garlic toast or fresh Italian bread.

1. Wash the sorrel and dry it well, by hand or in a salad spinner. Chop the sorrel coarsely, and again squeeze away any liquid. 2. Blend the sorrel, shallots, pine nuts, parsley, chives, orange peel and onion in a food processor or blender. (If using a blender, make sure these ingredients are already finely […]

Drain linguini well and return to cooking pan. Add cream and butter and stir until melted and hot. Season with salt and pepper. If desired, add zucchini-cauliflower parmesan to mix. An extra measure of cream and/or Parmesan is delicious here. Zucchini-Cauliflower Parmesan: Place zucchini slices and cauliflower in a 2 quart casserole. Add chicken broth, […]

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until serving time, about 2 hours. Serve with cold shrimp, crackers or fresh vegetables for dipping.

Some time before cooking, cut the eggplant into cubes; do not peel. Place the cubes into abundant water with some coarse salt. Leave for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, peel and coarsely chop the tomatoes. Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the oil and heat till fragrant. Add onion and garlic and saute until […]

I did some research on Florentine, and decided there is no one recipe to follow, so I`ll give you my version. The florentine part of tne recipe is basically a bed of spinach. The meat is varied, such as fried fish, veal cutlets, sliced steak. pork cutlets, chicken cutlets. Use your imagination. Wash and cook […]

-MARINARA SAUCE- 1 tb Vegetable oil 1/2 c Chopped onion 16 oz Canned tomatoes, chopped 2 tb Dry red wine 1 tb Tomato paste 1/4 ts Salt 1/8 ts Dried basil 1/8 ts Pepper Dash of dried oregano Preparation: Cook vermicelli according to package directions. Drain. In 10″ skillet, over medium-high heat, cook sausage 5 […]

salt to taste ground pepper (fresh) to taste Cream Sauce Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan. Stir in 3 tablespoons flour; cook and stir for 2 minutes. 1 teaspoon salt, 1 1/2 cups milk or half and half and white pepper. Cook until mixture comes to a boil and is thickened. Makes 1 […]

Crumble sausage into casserole. Add scallions. Nuke on high three to four minutes. Pour off fat. Stir in chicken, sauteed mushrooms, crumbs, wine, parsley, and celery salt. Mix well. Stuff 16 shells and place four in each gratin dish. Pour Mornay Sauce over shells. Cover with plastic wrap. Nuke on high for seven to eight […]

Brown sausage slowly, rendering as much grease as possible. Submerge sausage in boiling water for 10-15 seconds to allow more grease to float away. Saute mushrooms, onions, red pepper, artichoke hearts, olives, garlic in olive oil until crisp-tender, about 3-4 minutes. Add tomatoes, Italian seasoning, basil and sausage. Reduce heat and simmer until it is […]