In a large frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and the water, cover and cook gently stirring occasionally, until tender and completely translucent, about 10 minutes. (Adding water and covering the pan helps keep the onion from burning.) Add the tomatoes, cover partially and cook over low heat until a […]

Cook pasta according to package directions. Coarsely chop basil. Peel and seed tomatoes, then coarsely chop.Mince garlic. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper and garlic to skillet; cook covered until thickened, about 8 min. Do not overcook. Add basil leaves to sauce; stir to heat through. Pour over […]

Using mallet, lightly pound chicken between sheets of plastic wrap to 1/2 inch thickness. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to skillet and saute just until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to platter, cover with foil and keep warm. Add vermouth, […]

Wash, dry, and coarsely chop greens. In LARGE skillet or wok, saute onions 10 minutes or more, until tender. Put water on to boil for pasta. Add chopped greens to skillet or wok. Cook 10 to 15 minutes over medium-high heat. While greens are cooking, cook pasta. When pasta is ready, drain. Crumble feta into […]

-FILLING – 1 1/2 c Ricotta cheese, part skim 3 tb Chopped fresh chives * 3/4 ts Black Pepper 2 tb Grated Lemon Peel 1/2 c Very finely chopped Almonds -LEMON VINAIGRETTE – 1/4 c Lemon juice 2 tb Olive oil 1 ts Dijon Mustard 2 tb Chopped fresh parsley 1 tb Basil Clove garlic, […]

In a large skillet, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the garlic and, as soon as it sizzles, stir in the tomatoes and herbs. Saute just until the tomatoes juices thicken, 7 to 10 minutes. Poor over cooked pasta.

In a large skillet, heat the oil with the garlic over moderate-to-high heat. When the garlic sizzles, add the scallops and saute just until they firm up slightly, about 30 seconds. then add the peppers and saute about 1 minute more. Stir in the fish stock. In a small cup or bowl, stir the cornstarch […]

In a dutch oven saute the onion and celery in butter until tender. Add the chicken and top with the noodles. In a bowl combine the soup, broth, lemon juice, and pepper. Pour over the noodles, moistening all. Scatter the mushrooms on top. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer and […]

Saute garlic in butter till it becomes translucent. Add porcini mushrooms, thinly sliced, wine and marjoram. Salt and pepper to taste. When wine and water completely evaporate, add cream and simmer for approx 2 minutes till sauce thickens. Then add basil and parmigian cheese. Simultaneously, cook pasta, and in a bowl add sauce to done […]

Melt butter and add onion and whole garlic cloves. Saute until onion is golden. Add tomatoes with liquid and simmer over low heat 1 1/2 hours, or until sauce is thick. Add bouillon cubes, season to taste with salt and heat until cubes dissolve. Add chiles and/or bacon, if using, and simmer 30 minutes longer. […]