Artichoke & Spinach Baked Pasta
Artichoke & Spinach Baked Pasta a great make ahead casserole! As most of you know, any recipe that is lemony and artichokey ends up on my blog!
By - Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Baked Pasta with Sweet Italian Sausage & Kale
Kale is a nutritional superfood. It should have it's own cape! It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer nutrients to name a few. On the downside, it has a large concentration of Vitamin K, which can be a problem for people taking blood thinners because it promotes clotting; the green also contains oxalates, which in lab tests have been associated with kidney stones and some gallstones. Eat raw kale is not a good idea, it will result in digestive issues. This is a great way to introduce some kale into your family's diet. Everyone loved it.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Hummingbird Cake
Hummingbird cake is a banana pineapple spice cake from the United States. The cake has been a tradition in the South since the mid 19th century. The cake has three layers with pecans (or walnuts), mashed bananas, crushed pineapple and cream cheese frosting.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
Carrot Rice Pilaf
This Carrot Rice Pilaf is a very simple, yet delicious side dish. The carrots and celery leaves make it look so colorful.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Pasta with Broccoli Rabe, Bacon, Bread Crumbs, & Manchego
Pasta with Broccoli Rabe, Bacon, Bread Crumbs, & Manchego a taste of Italy! Pasta di Gragnano is imported from Gragnano, Italy, which is a small town south of Naples that's reputed to be the birthplace of dried pasta. This is where Pasta di Gragnano produces this unique line of bronze-died pasta made with local wheat. The name itself implies a location and style of production, much the same way that a DOC wine appellation does. To be called pasta di Gragnano, the pasta must be produced in a legally defined area in and around the Bay of Naples and it must be made by mixing durum wheat with the calcium poor water of the Monti Lattari. The dough is forced through rough bronze forms and dried at low temperatures in the mountain air. The result is a high quality product with plenty of surface area to absorb the flavor and liquid of the sauce with which it is served.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Asparagus Gratinato with Grana Padano
Asparagus Gratinato with Grana Padano is delicious and easy to roast. Grana Padano is one of the most popular cheeses of Italy. The name comes from the noun grana, which refers to the distinctively grainy texture of the cheese. Though similar to Parmigiano Reggiano, Grana Padano is inexpensive because areas producing the cheese are bigger. Grana is less crumbly, milder and less complex than Parmigiano Reggiano.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Chicken Chasseur (Hunter’s Style Chicken)
This chicken casserole is perfect for Sunday night dinner. It is prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms and herbs and served on a creamy bed of Parmesan Polenta.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 30 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Baked French Fries
Who doesn't love French Fries? I found a French fry cutter tool in my mother-in-law's cupboard. She claims she had never seen it before. It screamed MAKE FRENCH FRIES NOW to me! Of course, I did just that. You can add endless kinds of salts, seasonings, Parmesan cheese to this recipe.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
Pork Chile Verde
The tomatillo is a plant of the nightshade family, related to the Cape gooseberry, bearing small, spherical and green or green-purple fruit of the same name. Tomatillos originated in Mexico, and are a staple of that country's cuisine. The fruit is surrounded by an inedible, paper-like husk.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 3 hrs
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Apple Loaf
When it's apple season make this Apple Loaf. I made this apple loaf in 3 mini loaves instead, if you do this make sure to check it periodically. I also used some Trader Joe's Cinnamon Sugar on the top before baking. What I like about this loaf is that it is not too sweet.
- Prep: 1 hr
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: Makes 1 Loaf or 3 mini loaves
