Italian

Healthy All-in-One: Gooey Stuffed Shells

February 20, 2013
Healthy All-in-One: Gooey Stuffed Shells

A healthy all-in-one dinner with nutritious ingredients sometimes is all I crave. Gooey Stuffed Shells with Chicken Sausage and Spinach Ingredients 1 16-oz low moisture mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes 1 12-oz package of jumbo pasta shells 1lb of Italian flavored chicken sausage 16oz of cremini mushrooms, sliced kosher salt, for salting pasta...

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Easy One-Skillet: Sausage White Bean Stew

January 30, 2013
Easy One-Skillet: Sausage White Bean Stew

Charred juicy Italian sausage slices in a bowl of wholesome white bean spinach stew, served with multigrain bread. The perfect kind of hassle-free one-skillet weeknight dinner! Sausage White Bean Stew Ingredients 2 tbsp of olive oil 1lb Italian uncooked spicy or mild sausage 1 large onion, thinly sliced 4 garlic cloves, chopped 1 sprig...

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Michelin-Starred Italian: Acquerello

November 30, 2012
Michelin-Starred Italian: Acquerello

How was your Thanksgiving? I spent a nice and relaxing week in a favorite city of mine, San Francisco. The personality, the active life, the hilly streets, the shoe department at the downtown SF Shopping Center and… the food. I had a nice night out at Acquerello in Nob Hill. It’s a classy, romantic, luxurious restaurant that...

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Just a Little More: Beef Brisket Lasagne

October 20, 2012
Just a Little More: Beef Brisket Lasagne

Just a little bit more… Is what you will repeatedly say to yourself after your first bite of this beef brisket lasagne. I guess I won’t deny the fact that I did just that as I scooped yet another spoonful of lasagne onto my empty plate. This lasagne uses tender shredded beef brisket that...

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Baby Spinach Pizza, Sopressata, Sriracha

October 2, 2012
Baby Spinach Pizza, Sopressata, Sriracha

If you have a busy weeknight and a hungry stomach but refuse to eat out, yet again, then I think you and I have something in common: the desire to make a baby spinach pizza with sopressata and sriracha. Yup, baby spinach pizza with sopressata and sriracha. The entire recipe takes about 25 minutes...

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Red, White and Green: Chorizo Cod over Arugula Pesto Beans

September 12, 2012
Red, White and Green: Chorizo Cod over Arugula Pesto Beans

An easy 20-minute recipe. Now you don’t have an excuse not to stay in for dinner tonight. I mean, the combination of flavors you get from salty spiced chorizo, fresh cod filets, and cheesy pesto beans is just too good to pass up. It is also definitely one of those dishes that looks like...

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Say Cheese: Caramelized Onions Tart

September 10, 2012
Say Cheese: Caramelized Onions Tart

“Everything tastes better when eaten with your fingers.” - French chef Joël Robuchon They really do! But he never said that everything is easy to eat with your hands. Sharing food tapas style is fun and delicious. I love making plates like this at home, even if it is just for the two of us....

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Slow and Divine: Lasagna Bolognese

August 17, 2012
Slow and Divine: Lasagna Bolognese

This is probably the longest it’s been between posts. Too many things going on and too many places to be at once. Sometimes you just have to let some things go and go back to Step 1: priortizing. But since I owe you all for being MIA for so long, it only makes sense...

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Happy 4th! Tuna Ricotta Shells

July 4, 2012
Happy 4th! Tuna Ricotta Shells

Happy 4th everyone! It feels quite odd to have a random Wednesday off, but I think I enjoy the midweek break. I am going to introduce you to a delicious tuna ricotta red sauce pasta – an easy dinner idea for two or a nice side dish for a crowd. Tuna Ricotta Shells Adapted from Simply...

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Pizza, Please: Artichoke Fontina Cheese Pizza

July 2, 2012
Pizza, Please: Artichoke Fontina Cheese Pizza

How was everyone’s weekend? Pizza is the ultimate weekend food for me. I was thinking that the most useful and the best recipe I ever discovered is probably this pizza dough recipe of mine that I found online somewhere a long, long time ago. I use it across all my pizzas and 1) it...

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