Sausages Braised in Tomato Sauce
In a large sauce pan add the chicken stock and tomato sauce and bring to a soft boil over medium heat. When the sauce mixture has reached a soft boil, add the sausage pieces to the pot and continue to cook
Apple Tart
Once the puff pastry sheets have thawed, take them out of the package and using a biscuit cutter, cut the sheets into six rounds of approximately four inches each. In a nonstick sauce pan over medium high heat add the butter,
Pasta with Clams “Essenziale Style” (done in the essential way)
Make the Essenziale sauce.Add the extra virgin olive oil, red pepper flakes and garlic cloves to a sauce pan and cook over medium heat until it starts to boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Turn
Tortellini in a Creamy Parmesan Sauce
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook two minutes less than the directions given on the package. (We will finish cooking the pasta in the sauce In a large sauté pan add the whipping cream
Pasta alla Russa
In a large pot, bring the water to a boil with or without the optional salt. Place the butter in a large skillet set on medium-high heat and cook until it sizzles, about 2 m
Linguine with Red Clam Sauce
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. In a wide, deep sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes and onion. Sauté for 5 - 7 minutes, until onions are well
Pasta Matriciana
Drain and chop the canned tomatoes, saving the drained juices to use later in the making of the sauce. Heat the olive oil and garlic in a large sauté pan on medium-high heat until the garlic starts to brown, about
Risotto with Zucchini, Goat Cheese & Prosciutto
Bring 6 cups chicken stock to a low simmer. In a large, deep sauté pan, brown the zucchini in 4 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. To the same pan, add red pepper flakes and garlic; cook, stirring well, for
Risotto with Shrimp
Bring the chicken stock to a low simmer. Mix the dry spices in a bowl and sprinkle all over the shrimp. In a large, deep sauté pan, brown the shrimp in the olive oil over high heat for about 1 to 2
Rigatoni with Bolognese Ragù
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan set on high heat until sizzling, about 2 minutes. Add the red pepper flakes, celery, carrot, onion, garlic, bay leaf, sage and basil, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce the