Cooking Essentials The Technique Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley offers distinctive color & flavor to recipes particularly to crowd-pleasing favorites ranging from Four Cheese Manicotti With Basil Marinara & Spicy Baked Ziti to Chicken Parmesan & Chicken Piccata. It’s the most widely used fresh herb in the culinary arts as it holds up well under hot […]
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The Basics: Parmesan
Cooking Essentials The Technique Parmesan Parmesan cheese is a hard cheese with a distinctive taste that generally refers to styles made outside of four distinctive Italian regions. Those cheeses made within these areas– Bologna, Parma, Modena & Mantua– is marked as Parmigiano Reggiano & is meant to preserve the quality of this traditional Italian icon. […]
The Basics: Garlic
Cooking Essentials The Technique Garlic Garlic has long been used in global cuisine but it also offers health benefits from fighting the common cold & flu to reducing blood pressure when consumed on a daily, consistent basis. It’s filled with manganese & vitamins C & B6. Garlic is closely related to onions, leeks & shallots, […]
The Basics: Ground Beef
Cooking Essentials The Technique Ground Beef Ground beef has long been a family meal favorite. It pairs well with both tomato-based & cream sauces to produce rich & satisfying dinners. When purchasing beef, it’s generally priced according to the percentage of fat that has been used to prepare that particular batch. A package marked 80% […]
Cooking Classics: Zuppa Toscana
Cooking Classics The Technique Zuppa Toscana Zuppa Toscana is a traditional Tuscan soup prepared with bread, beans, kale, potatoes & aromatic vegetables. Tomatoes or zucchini may sometimes be found in this hearty soup as well. This version does not have bread added to it but most certainly should be served with it. A homemade artisan […]
The Basics: Kale
Cooking Essentials The Technique Kale Kale is a leafy green member of the cabbage family that can be relied on in the winter months to provide valuable nutrition during meal time. It offers a faint bitter flavor to salads, sides & main dish recipes. Although available year round from your local market, kale is grown & […]
Cooking Classics: Ribollita
Cooking Classics The Technique Ribollita Ribollita is a traditional Tuscan soup prepared with bread, beans, kale & aromatic vegetables. Cabbage or chard may sometimes be found in this hearty soup as well. Be certain to use homemade artisan bread such as Ciabatta as it makes the meal even more special & look to The Basics: Cannelini […]
Baking Classics: Ciabatta
Baking Classics The Technique Ciabatta Ciabatta is easily recognizable by it’s flat, rectangular shape that may be scaled into various sizes from rolls to loaves. The Italian term translates quite literally to mean “slipper”. It was created in 1982 with the purpose of crafting something comparable to the French baguette. One point to note is that the dough […]
