Archive for the ‘Italian’ Category

Turkey Meatballs and Braised Brussels Sprouts

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Today's dinner was inspired by this one on AllRecipes. It was indeed fast, and I'm sure it would be kid friendly. Just the thing for a couple slightly upset tummies :-P I served this with some quick braised brussels sprouts. Since they were so small, I ...

Italian Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

I've done the Italian Stuffed Pork Loin before with a full pork loin, but today I did it with just a pork tenderloin, cutting the filling ingredients in half. It cooked in about 45 minutes instead of over an hour, and was just as good :-) ...

Italian Stuffed Zucchini

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Last night I made

Chicken with Cherry Tomato Sauce

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Another chicken recipe adapted from this month's Cooking Light. This one was pretty unremarkable - not bad by any means, but very forgettable. Oh well. The roasted broccoli and cauliflower was quite good :-) Chicken with Cherry Tomato Sauce Serves 4 1.5 lb thinly sliced skinless ...

Shrimp Scampi

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

This was a great recipe, once again inspired by one courtesy of Central Market. Theirs used more butter and olive oil, and a bit less wine, but my version is healthier, and was very good. We'll be doing this again for sure! Simple sauteed zucchini and yellow ...

Mushroom Risotto

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Starting from my basic risotto recipe I added sauteed chopped chanterelle mushrooms and just a little finely grated black truffle on top to this version for a rich and delicious side dish. The black truffle is of course easily omitted; I just saw them in Central Market next to ...

Chicken Piccata, Roasted Broccoli, and Roasted Winter Squash

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Tonight we had chicken piccata with some roasted sweet dumpling winter squash and roasted broccoli. The broccoli paired especially well with the piccata and I'll definitely pair the two in the future!

Northwest Cioppino

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

Inspired by a good bowl of cioppino at Anthony's in Everett and several recipes online (i.e. Cooking Light, Allrecipes, Elise's Simply Recipes, and Giada of the Food Network), I've made my own version of cioppino, filled with great local seafood. I love living near the ocean :-D ...

Chicken Bruschetta

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Chicken bruschetta for dinner tonight. I put in a bunch of extra zucchini since I had a big pile from my last CSA box. Tasty and warming for one of the first days that felt like fall :-)

Chicken Piccata

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

My take on chicken piccata was dinner tonight. The pasta was a real treat as we're still trying to keep our refined carb intake down. Yum!