Melt butter in olive oil and saute garlic til golden. Add all other ingredients except clams and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Add salt and pepper to taste. When done, add clams. Serve over cooked spaghetti.

Peel and slice eggplant (1/4 “). Beat eggs with dash of salt. Heat oil in pan til hot but not smoking. Dip each slice of eggplant in egg and bread crumbs and fry til golden. Drain well. Continue til all are fried. In an ovenproof dish (8×14 or larger) Place enough sauce to cover pan. […]

TIME DOES NOT INCLUDE COOLING AND REFRIGERATION. 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. Beat ricotta cheese with blender until smooth. Add eggs, sugar, and milk. Blend until well-mixed and smooth. Add orange and lemon zest and Grand Mariner. Mix well. 3.Grease one cheesecake pan with butter and coat lightly with bread crumbs. Fill pan […]

Stir the yeast into the warm water in a large bowl or heavy mixer. Let proof for 10 minutes. Add the remaining water & the biga & mix until well blended. Add the flours & mix until the dough comes together, 1 to 2 minutes, although it will not come away from the sides of […]

* chopped and drained, reserving liquid Cook tortellini; rinse and drain well. Toss with the marinated artichoke hearts and the peppers. Combine remaining ingredients, including reserved artichoke liquid, and toss with tortellini.

Cook bacon until lightly crisp. Drain and reserve 2 tbls drippings. Coarsly chop bacon and leave on the side. Melt butter in bacon drippings, add wine and pepper and simmer 5 min. Cook spaghetti according to directions. Add bacon to butter-wine mixture. The next step must be done quickly so the eggs will cook from […]

Sautee bacon until almost crisp. Drain. Add butter and oil. Sautee onion and garlic.Add peppers and sautee 5 min. Add tomatoes and wine, cook 15 min. REMOVE HOT PEPPER. Season with salt and pepper and serve over pasta.

Soak porcini in 1 cup very hot water for 20 minutes. Drain and dice, removing any hard stem pieces. (Strain and save the liquid to use in soup.) Heat oil and butter in a large skillet until butter foams. Add mushrooms and cook until lightly golden. Add garlic and cook and stir for one minute. […]

(“Strong white flour” is a UK term for all-purpose flour. Use bread flour if you can get it, preferably unbleached.) Dissolve the yeast in 150 ml of the warm water in a small bowl. Sift in enough of the flour to make a soft dough, mixing with the hands. Cover and put in a warm […]

A mixture of several kinds of fresh herbs is preferable, such as thyme, basil, oregano and/or tarragon. 1. Heat the broiler. Place a 10-inch skillet over high heat. when it is hot, add oil. Heat briefly then add zucchini, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until zucchini begins to soften, about 3 minutes. 2. Reduce […]