Archive for the ‘Italian’ Category
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Another re-jiggering of my fra diavolo iterations. This one uses some tasty local salmon, from SeaBear. I chose the sockeye, as it has a more robust flavor to stand up in the spicy sauce. Even then it melded more with the sauce than the other versions I've ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
This is a tasty Italian dish inspired by my mom's spaghetti sauce. Feel free to use your own marinara if you have some on hand. I'm just out and need to make another batch to freeze! The Barilla sauce is really pretty decent, though, and works well ...
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
As promised, we're going another round with stuffed pork. This time I got a pork loin roast and butterflied it. We did go with an Italian set of flavors, which I think worked out very well. Shaun and I thought it was company quality! I'm quite ...
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
Another variation on calzones - these are made with pre-cooked ham and pineapple. Another winner! I used some leftover ham that I'd chunked up and stuck in the freezer for this one, but the store also sells packages of ham in little bite-sized chunks that would work well ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
This is Spaghetti Carbonara with the eggs deliberately cooked. We found we liked it better that way :-P It becomes much more reminiscent of typical breakfast flavors, and has thus been dubbed "breakfast skabetti" or "breakfast pesketti" in our house, playing off the way we ...
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
This is a quick and tasty warming meal for a cold late fall evening. Adjust the red pepper flakes as you like for the heat. I've rejiggered this from previous versions to use only one skillet.
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Serves 4
2 tbsp olive oil
6 cloves garlic
2 cans diced ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
This is another wonderful recipe from my mother. She makes this as an appetizer when they have a friend or two over for dinner. It's easy and wonderfully flavorful. There's a lot going on, but all the flavors work well together.
For the crostini, I sliced a baguette ...
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
This was a take-off on the chicken and basil calzones of a few weeks ago. This time I used some Italian sausage and mushrooms for the filling. Good stuff!
Sausage and Mushroom Calzones
Serves 2 generously
non-stick cooking spray
1 pound Italian sausage
8 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 small can tomato sauce ...
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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
This was a little different take on my chicken piccata. I got a one pound package of skinless boneless chicken breast, cut it into bite-sized chunks, and tossed them in the seasoned flour mixture before cooking in olive oil and proceeding with the rest of the recipe. I ...
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
This recipe was inspired by this Taste of Home recipe for Trick or Treat Turnovers. Shaun isn't a fan of mustard or cheese, so I took these a different route and did a sort of Italian-flavored filling. We thought the biscuits didn't quite match with the filling, which ...
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