Saute ground beef in hot oil until meat loses its pink color. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, seasonings and mushrooms. Mix well; cook slowly about 2 hours or until sauce is thickened. Cook noodles following directions on package; drain, rinse in cold water and separate. In a buttered 3-quart baking dish make two layers of the […]
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Coq Au Vin (burgundy Chicken)
Combine the flour, salt, pepper and paprika and coat the chicken joints well, shaking off the excess. Reserve this excess flour. Melt 1/4 c of the butter in a flameproof casserole over a gentle heat. Add the chicken joints and fry lightly for 5 minutes on eaach side. Add shallots, bacon and garlic. Continue to […]
Rum Cake Fraccaro
Combine eggs, sugar and vanilla in the top of a double boiler. Beat over boiling water for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and continue to whip with a mixer on high speed for 8 minutes until mixture becomes thick and doubles in size. Fold in flour. Pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round baking […]
Crab Melt Sandwich
Butter one side of each piece of bread. This will be the outside of the sandwich. On the unbuttered side place a slice of cheese on each slice of bread. Combine remaining ingredients. Top one slice with crabmeat filling. Close to make a sandwich. On a non-stick pan grill the sandwich butter side to pan. […]
Rigatoni
In saucepan, heat oil. Saute garlic 3 mins. Add remaining ingreds. Cook 10-15 mins. Pour over rigatoni and toss to combine. Good. Reg. tomatoes were used instead of stewed. Next time use stewed.
Mushrooms In Olive Oil
” The smallest mushrooms you can find in the market are the best for preserving in oil. If you buy them in boxes that contain mixed sizes, reserve the larger ones for other uses. Mushrooms prepared in this way, like artichoke heats, made superb hors doeuvres when served with salame (sic), carne secca and other […]
Zuppa Inglase
This is the easy looking one from “The Art of Italian Cooking. Zuppa Inglese means English Soup but is really an Italian rum cake concoction. Make the Zabaglione (Custard) first. You break egg yolks into top part of double boiler. Add sugar. Beat with until light lemon color and balended. Add marsala; beat thoroughly again. […]
Brendas Italian Bread
With the metal blade in place, add 3 cups flour, salt, sugar, butter and yeast to bowl of processor. Turn machine on and off rapidly 2 or 3 times or until butter is thoroughly cut into dry ingredients. Add half the water and turn processor on and off 4 times. Add 1 1/2 cups flour […]
Spaghetti Alla Pescatore
In a large skillet, brown the garlic in olive oil over low heat. Discard garlic. Mash the anchovies and cook in oil for 1 minute, then add tomatoes, pepperoni, capers and paprika. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Meanwhile cook the pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain thoroughly and toss with the sauce. Sprinkle […]
Rotelle With Smoked Turkey, Broccoli And Pepp
Rotelle with Smoked Turkey, Broccoli and Peppers Cook broccoli in large pot of boiling salted water until criisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer broccoli to bowl of ice water to cool; reserve water in pot. Drain broccoli and pat dry. Return water to boil. Add pasta and cook until just tender but still […]