To cook crabs, place in boiling water with salt, crab boil and lemons for 20 minutes. Clean crabs, removing legs. (This means: take tops off of crabs and remove the dead mans fingers — the spongy material on either tip). Break in half if small, quarters if large. Slice lemons and squeeze. Combine lemon juice, […]

* Tabasco or the like Using poultry shears, cut the bird open by cutting down the backbone. Flatten a bit by pounding with your hand so that the chicken is “butterflied.” Mix the remaining ingredients in a large bowl and marinate the bird for 2 hours. Grill on a medium-hot charcoal barbecue, skin side down, […]

12 tsp olive oil [This serves about 12 as a light course the way an Italian dinner would be served. The dish is then dressed with fine extra virgin olive oil, a tsp. per individual serving, much as Americans might put a pat of butter on their veggies. With an Italian bread and a salad […]

(Use fresh herbs, or cut the amount by 1/3) Pierce sausage link with fork. Place in baking pan with 1/2 cup water and broil, turning once, until browned. Reserve pan drippings. Mash or cut tomatoes and add remaining ingredients. Mix in sausage links and pan drippings. Simmer 4-6 hours or until mixture reaches desired consistency. […]

Warm slow-cooking pot with hot tap water. In pot, stir dry soup mix into very hot water. Add onions, carrots, tomato saukce, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours. Turn control to high; add beans and corn. Cover and cook on high for about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese.

Directions: 1. In a large saucepan, saute onions in butter for 2 minutes. Add chicken pieces, salt and pepper to taste and cover with cream. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. 2. Remove chicken pieces and set aside. Keep warm. 3. Add bechamel sauce and tomato paste to cream sauce and boil for 2 […]

Preheat oven to 375F. Combine first five ingredients in a food processor or blender; blend for 20 seconds. Set aside 2/3 cup of mixture for topping. Dip zucchini in two egg whites; coat with crumb mixture and place and place on two baking sheets prepared with olive-oil spray. Bake for 12-15 mins. Mix ricotta, six […]

Wash and drain rice. Boil water in saucepan over high heat. Add the drained rice and bring to a boil. Stir once, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is al dente and slightly sticky, about 17 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Heat […]

Tortellini alla panna Tortellini alla panna is a basic of Northern and Central Italian cuisine. Tortellini (usually with a cured ham filling, but spinach or other fillings can go well too. Just dont use those dry tortellini packets you find on the shelf; choose fresh tortellini, or those you find in the refrigerated section of […]

Trim the veal scallops so that they are approximately all the same size. (Save trimmings for sauces.) Sprinkle a little salt and pepper on each slice of meat. Place 2 or more leaves of fresh or dried sage on each veal slice, or sprinkle about a scant 1/4 teaspoon ground sage on each. Cut prosciutto […]