Critter Chronicles
Italian
Recipe: Braided Stuffed Pizza
I went to a home-based business cooking party awhile back and one of the on-location food demos was for a crescent ring using leftover turkey meat and other fillings, then baked on a pizza stone. I’ve been wanting to make something that looks pretty, in addition to tasting decent, ever since. Last week I pinned … Continue reading
Recipe: Roasted Red Pepper Sauce for Pasta
I found this recipe on Pinterest a few weeks back and immediately pinned it for future use. There are some recipes that I pin that I have a marginal interest in, but this one I fully intended to try out. I’m SO glad I did – it was delicious. This is a true made-from-scratch recipe; … Continue reading
Recipe: Lasagna Roll-Ups
A few weeks ago I made lasagna roll-ups for The Critters and they were a huge hit. My kids like lasagna in general but these had an appeal that surpasses the norm. When I asked Brenna what she wanted for her birthday dinner this was the meal she immediately requested. I took pictures along the … Continue reading
Recipe: Spicy Creamy Tomato Sauce
>I needed a fast and easy recipe for a creamy tomato sauce this past weekend and happened across this one. Unlike traditional Italian tomato sauces this one has a smooth feel coming from the mascarpone cheese with a bit of a kick coming from both the red pepper flakes and the balsamic vinegar. Together it … Continue reading
Recipe: Lightened Classic Italian Meat Sauce with Pasta
>I really like a good meat sauce, but in looking through my cookbooks it’s disheartening to see just how rich and fat- and calorie-laden many of those recipes are. One of the best investments I made several years ago was to buy The Best Light Cookbook from the editors of Cook’s Illustrated, my all-time favorite … Continue reading
Recipe: Spaghetti and Meatball Stoup
>Back when we lived in the US and actually had access the the Food Network programming, I watched Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals show faithfully. One day I watched her make Spaghetti and Meatball Stoup (“thicker than soup, thinner than stew”) and immediately tried it out that night. I’ve made it regularly since then… because … Continue reading
Recipe: Lasagna Stoup
> Stoup: Thicker than soup, thinner than stew. ~Rachael Ray I’ve written before about how I used to love cooking Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meal Recipes, and how I’ve drifted away from those to some more complicated ones. Well, this recipe is a return to the “dinner’s ready in half an hour” method. Several years … Continue reading
Recipe: Chicken Piccata
>I’ve eaten chicken piccata in restaurants but had never attempted to make it myself. When I found it in the January edition of Cook’s Country magazine I thought I’d give it a try. This was very easy to make, even though it’s got several steps in the process. The directions may seem a little funny … Continue reading
Recipe: Baked Manicotti
>The other night I had planned to make lasagna for our family when I realized I didn’t actually have any lasagna noodles in my pantry. I did, however, have a box of manicotti noodles in there from several months earlier, and decided to finally use them up. I’ve made manicotti before, and it can be … Continue reading
Recipe: Meatball and Macaroni Soup, or Italian Wedding-ish Soup
>I love soup. I love making it; I love eating it. If I were ever to go into the culinary business, it would be to open a small soup shop. Today I was browsing through many of my cookbooks and magazines in search of some recipes that I hadn’t yet tried, or at least some … Continue reading
