Throw a Pizza Party with a one-minute pizza dough.
Prep 1 min Rise 30+ mins Bake 6 mins Eat 37 mins Béchamel Sauce: Prep 10 mins Use in recipes 10 mins Take a look at the fabulous pizzas we made in our Pizza Party Cooking Class! Armed with my...
View ArticleSea of Cortez Pizza and a Whale Tale
Sea of Cortez Pizza Prep 30 mins Rise 1:30 hour Bake 15 mins Eat 2:15 Simple ingredients often make the best meals. That’s what I like about this pizza made on a boat with few tools and pizza...
View ArticleSalmon Bruschetta tops Olive Garden new menu.
The Olive Garden’s Salmon Bruschetta My family enjoys going to the Olive Garden Restaurant, so when I am in Minneapolis to visit them, we often go for the unlimited Soup, Salad & Breadsticks....
View ArticleLa Cucina Italiana Cooking Class – September 11, 2014
Factory Kitchen’s Handkerchief Pasta. Photo L.A. Times The Italian kitchen is where everyone dreams of being. That’s why the La Cucina Italiana cooking class scheduled for September 11, 2014 at the...
View ArticleYellow Caprese Salad of Lemon Boy Tomatoes and Opal Basil
Prep 5 mins Eat 5 mins Yellow Caprese Salad of Lemon Boy Tomatoes and Opal Basil. Look at the beautiful Yellow Caprese Salad I grew myself! My garden has been good to me this year. I’ve cut back on...
View ArticleChicken Piccata in 26 minutes
Prep 10 mins Cook 16 mins Eat 26 mins Chicken Piccata Chicken Piccata is a classic Italian dish. Almost everyone has tasted this tender chicken dish with a lemony caper sauce at one time or...
View ArticleLa Cucina Italiana Cooking Class – September 10, 2015
Green Bean, Potato, Tomato and Pesto Salad Our La Cucina Italiana Cooking Class, which will be held on September 10, 2015 at the Westchester United Methodist Fellowship Hall is one of the favorite...
View ArticleLa Cucina Italiana Cooking Class – September 15, 2016
Our La Cucina Italiana Cooking Class held on Thursday, September 15 is going to be another fantastic Italian feast. I am excited about the combination of our menu, which would make any guests want to...
View ArticlePizza in the Outdoor Wood Oven Cooking Class – June 15, 2017
Sausage Pizza from the Outdoor Oven Have you ever tasted fresh made pizza out of a blazing hot 800-degree outdoor wood-fired oven? It cooks in 90 seconds flat! It’s a work of art too. Yes, you can...
View ArticleBaked Polenta with Sausage and Tomato Sauce
Baked Polenta with Sausage and Tomato Sauce. Prep 20 mins Cook 40 mins Eat 50 mins Fall has arrived and with it the crisp autumn air. Wrap yourself up in a comforter and make this Baked Polenta...
View ArticlePenne Arrabbiata in 15 minutes
Penne Arrabbiata Prep 3 mins Cook 12 mins Eat 15 mins Penne Arrabbiata is one of my absolute all-time favorite Italian pasta dishes. The fact that it is super simple to make in a Flash and have...
View ArticleChicken Parmesan or Eggplant, if you wish
Chicken Parmesan Prep 10 mins Cook 25 mins Eat 35 mins (More time if you’re making spaghetti sauce.) Do you order Chicken Parmesan at the corner “Italian red sauce” restaurant in your...
View ArticlePizza in the Outdoor Oven Cooking Class – June 14, 2018
Pizza in the Outdoor Oven Cooking Class Come join us Thursday, June 14, 2018 for a Pizza Party under the stars. This is a special class – part cooking class, part pizza party, part Summer Solstice...
View ArticleLa Cucina Italiana Cooking Class – September 13, 2018
Fresh-made Gnocchi When autumn arrives, so do all the squashes. Some of my favorite recipes from La Cucina Italiana contain butternut squash, the king of the winter squashes. In this year’s La Cucina...
View ArticleC&O Trattoria Venice Garlic Knots
C&O Trattoria Venice Garlic Knots Prep 20 mins Rise 30 mins Bake 10 mins Eat 1:00 These Garlic Knots are super easy to make and are crazy good. I’m apologizing in advance for teaching you...
View ArticleThe One Minute Pizza Dough
The One Minute Pizza Dough from Fresh Food in a Flash. Make Dough 1 min Rise 20-30 mins Top Pizza 10 mins Bake 6 mins Eat 47 mins Make Pizza Dough in One Minute! Really! Follow this tutorial...
View ArticleItalian Wedding Soup with Sausage, Greens and Cannellini Beans
Italian Wedding Soup Prep 20 mins Cook 45 mins Eat 55 mins The Italian Wedding Soup sounds like a really special soup…and it is. It’s one of those soups that you can make a meal with for a few...
View ArticleSheet Pan Pizza with the One Minute Pizza Dough
Sheet Pan Pizza Make Pizza Dough 1 min Let rise 45+ mins Prep 10 mins Bake 15 mins Eat 1:11+ mins I love to teach people how easy it is to make my One Minute Pizza Dough, for real! This Sheet Pan...
View ArticleCavatappi with Pork and Fennel Ragu
Cavatappi with Pork and Fennel Ragu Cavatappi with Pork and Fennel Ragu Prep 10 mins Cook 30 mins Eat 40 mins Cavatappi with Pork and Fennel Ragu is an authentic Italian pasta recipe I learned to...
View ArticleFettuccine with a creamy Walnut Sauce
Fettuccine with Walnut Sauce Fettuccine with Walnut Sauce Prep 20 mins Cook 10 mins Eat 25 mins When I worked for La Cucina Italiana magazine, I stumbled upon this recipe for Fettuccine with Walnut...
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