Put basil, oil, pine nuts, garlic and salt into a blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Pour sauce into small bowl. Add Parmesan cheese and Romano pecorino cheese or extra Parmesan cheese. Mix to blend. Taste and adjust for seasoning. If you plan to freeze the sauce, add the cheese after the sauce has […]

Ingredient notes: Orange liqueur or extra strong coffee may be used in place of Marsala wine. Cream cheese may be used in place of mascaroine cheese. Orange liqueur or orange juice may be used in place of brandy. Ladyfingers should be approx 4×1-inch size. Plain cookies or cake may be used in place of ladyfingers. […]

Saute onions in butter. Stir in sugar, lower heat and cook very slowly one hour. Stir in the wine, cook briefly, and pour over a pound of freshly cooked pasta. Pass the Parmesan.

Bake hazelnuts in ungreased baking pan at 400~ for 5 minutes or until skins begin to crack. Wrap hazelnuts in clean towel. Let stand 2 minutes. Rub hazelnuts in towel to remove skins. Chop hazelnuts. Return to baking pan. Bake about 8 minutes until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool. Cut 4-inch circle from cake. Cut […]

Combine eggs, crumbs (1/4c=1 slice approx), juice, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper and garlic. Add beef and mix well. On waxed paper or foil, pat meat into a 12in by 10in rectangle. Arrange ham slices atop meat leaving a small margin around the edges. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the ham. Starting from narrow end of the […]

Unless the scallopine are very small, cut them into pieces measuring ab. 3 in. by 3 in or slightly larger. Place them between sheets of wax paper and pound lightly to flatten.(use a rolling pin, bottom of a heavy skillet, pounder, etc.) Blend flour with salt and pepper to taste. Dip the meat into flour […]

Melt 1/3 of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and saute 1 minute. Add shrimp and cook until pink, about 2 minutes on each side. Remove shrimp from skillet using slotted spoon and set aside. Add remaining butter to skillet and melt. Add broccoli, mushrooms, oregano, thyme and basil and […]

Saute garlic in olive oil. Place in blender or food processor container with basil, 1/4 cup water, miso, lemon juice and 3 Tblsp. pine nuts. Process until smooth, adding remaining 1/4 cup water if thinner consistency is desired. Cook pasta al dente according to package directions. Drain. Serve sauce over pasta, sprinkled with 3 Tblsp. […]

Stir the yeast into the warm water in a large bowl & let proof for 10 minutes. Add the rest of the water & the flour 1 c at a time, mixing vigorously after each addition. Continue to mix for about 6 minutes. The mixture will clear the sides of the bowl but remain soft […]

Put olive oil into a wide-bottomed pan that has a lid, and turn heat to medium. Add mussels. Cover while mussels steam for one minute or so, then uncover and stir them. Remove any that have opened. Continue this until a the mussels have opened. Remove top shells and place mussels on a platter. Strain […]