Italian Macaroni Bake
This Italian Macaroni Bake is super easy to make a the ultimate in comfort food. I usually make Green Chili Macaroni and Cheese, but this Italian version is delicious!
By - Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Butter Steamed New Potatoes
New potatoes are harvested while still relatively immature, while "old potatoes" are left to grow to their maximum size. New potatoes have a thin layer of high-grade protein just under the skin. The best ways to take advantage of it is to consume them unpeeled. I love potatoes and am always trying to find new ways to prepare them. This method infuses butter into these delicate, small potatoes.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Chicken Vesuvio in a Crock Pot
It's time to get out your crock pot and make Chicken Vesuvio. It's one of the Chicago’s most iconic Italian American dishes. It’s a hearty meal of roasted chicken and potatoes in a garlicky white wine sauce. It makes life so much easier to come home to the aromas of this very easy and delicious dinner.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 4 hrs
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Hummus
This Hummus recipe is perfect. In 1977, Julee Russo and Sheila Lukins opened and ran a gourmet food shop in New York City called The Silver Palate, the first gourmet carry-out shop in Manhattan. It happened to be around the corner from my first apartment, which was 333 square feet facing North with a reflection of the Empire State Building in the window across the street. (I was trying to put a spin on my teeny tiny studio apartment!) In the 1980s they wrote The Silver Palate Cookbook, which had an enormous influence on me. I got really serious about cooking during this time.
Kalbi (Korean BBQ Beef Short Ribs)
This marinade for Kalbi (Korean BBQ Beef Short Ribs) provides a satisfying balance to these ribs. Because the ribs are "flanken cut", which are cut across and along the bone, it allows the marinade to penetrate faster.
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Zucchini “Spaghetti”
I made this Zucchini "Spaghetti" using a Veggetti spiraling device. The Veggetti turns vegetables into delicious, healthy spaghetti.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Apple Sharlotka
Apple Sharlotka or Charlotte is a Russian cake, which is one of the most popular sweet cakes in Russia. It is easy and fast to make and does not have many ingredients. This is a recipe I saw in Food & Wine Magazine.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: Makes 1 - 9 inch tart
Brown Sugar & Bourbon Glazed Yams
These sweet and sticky glazed yams are perfect for your holiday dinner.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 15 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Gruyère Popovers
These Gruyère Popovers are to die for! A popover is a light, hollow roll made from an egg batter similar to that of Yorkshire pudding. I make them all the time, but these are even better with the addition of Gruyère.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: Makes 12 popovers
Tomato Bisque
Bisque is a smooth, creamy soup of French origin. This tomato bisque soup goes perfectly with a grilled cheese.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
