For almost as long as the husband and I have been together, we’ve made pizza from scratch on the weekends. Our first pizza was made in my tiny post-college apartment and baked on a cheap aluminum pizza pan from Big Lots. He used a crust recipe he found online. We topped it with canned sauce, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Italian’
Handmade Spinach & Cheese Ravioli w/ Cream Sauce
On January 1, I considered making a traditional New Year’s Day meal. There are certainly enough food traditions revolving around that date. People believe that by eating anything from black-eyed peas and pork to soba and tangerines, they will have good luck in the coming year. However, I’m not particularly superstitious, nor do I like [...]
Turkey Minestrone
The great thing about minestrone is that there’s no set recipe for it. It was meant as a way to use seasonal ingredients to create an affordable and filling meal. As long as you have broth, onion, celery, tomato, beans and pasta, you have minestrone. My recipe uses ground turkey for some low-fat protein. It [...]
Bread Machine: Garlic-Parmesan Bread
Normally, I’m a proponent of making baked goods by hand. But it’s hard to argue with the convenience of the bread machine. Put ingredients in the machine and set the timer before you leave for work. Come home to fresh bread. That’s why this recipe is meant for use with a bread machine. It tastes [...]
