Roughly chop the roasted peppers. Set them in a food processor & add the remaining ingredients. Pulse until you have a slightly chunky mixture. Be careful not to puree the mixture otherwise it will be too fine. If you dont have a processor, finely dice the ingredients by hand & mix them together. Taste for […]

GENOISE WITH AMARETTO AND CHOCOLATE (SPONGE CAKE) In a bowl, mix eggs and sugar. Heat over hot water to 115 degrees, beating until doubled in volume. Sift flour and cornstarch together 3 times. Carefully fold the flour, cornstarch and lemon rind into the egg mixture. Pour into greased and floured 9-inch cake pans. Bake at […]

About 40 minutes before serving, in a 12″ skillet over medium heat, heat sausage and 1/4 cup water to boiling; cover and cook 5 minutes. Remove cover;cook until sausages are browned, about 20 minutes, turning sausages frequently and pricking them to release fat. Meanwhile, cut each pepper into 1 1/2″ wide strips;cut red onion into […]

In a skillet or crock-pot with a browning unit, cook beef until crumbly; pour off excess fat. In the crock- pot, combine beef with dry spaghetti sauce mix, tomato sauce, cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours. Dissolve cornstarch in the wine. Turn control to high. Add dissolved cornstarch. Heat […]

Note: 1 more Tb flour can be substitute for tapioka flour but the sauce wont be as rich (note the 1% milk instead of half and half) Chop chicken (or turkey) and set aside. Saute mushrooms, onions, celery in 2 tbs olive oil. In a separate 9 or 10″ fry pan, melt margarine and add […]

* Shredded ** 28 oz Jar – Slow-Cooked Homestyle *** (3.4 of a 16oz package) Cooked and drained Preheat oven to 350. In a large skillet, thoroughly brown ground beef; drain fat. Add mushrooms, onion, carrot and garlic; saute until vegetables are tender. Add wine, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper; cook until wine is […]

RICOTTA FILLING 3 c Ricotta cheese (about 1 1/2 lbs) 2 Eggs, well beaten 1 tb Parmesan cheese 3/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 1 1/2 tb Chopped parsley BASIC PASTA DOUGH Stir into a large bowl a mixture of: 4 c sifted flour and salt. Make a well in center of flour. Add eggs, […]

(See also: Tomato-Porcini Sauce.) Bake potatoes until tender. While hot, cut in half and scoop out pulp. Work pulp through ricer into large bowl (or mash using up-and-down motion only). Using fork, stir in eggs. Blend in 1/2 cup flour. Turn dough out onto work surface. Gradually knead in 2 cups flour. Continue kneading until […]

Serves 4 4 green onions, chopped 2 or 3 cloves garlic, minced Extra virgin olive oil 2 pounds fresh Roma tomatoes, peeled and seeded Fresh basil, chopped Salt and crushed red chile pepper to taste In large saucepan over medium heat, saute green onions and garlic in olive oil until golden. Add tomatoes and basil, […]

Lightly beat eggs and salt together. Gradually add 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups of flour and mix until a rather soft dough is formed. Knead for 1 minute, then roll out as thin as you can. With a pizza cutter or with a very sharp knife, make 24 2″x6″ strips. Heat the oil in […]