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
Terrine of Roasted Eggplant
To Prepare the Roasted Eggplant Terrine: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Cut the stem ends off all the eggplants. Cut 3 eggplants in half lengthwise and score the flesh with a sharp knife, making sure you don’t cut through the skin.
Pasta alla Carbonara
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender yet firm (as they say in Italian, al dente). Drain the pasta well, reserving ½ cup of
Risotto with Sausage, Butternut Squash & Peas
Pour the chicken stock into a medium saucepan and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat and keep it at a simmer.In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Brown the sausage in the olive
Pasta with Shrimp & Zucchini
Bring the water to a boil in a large pot. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until just tender. Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan set on high heat until sizzling, about 2 minutes. Add
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