Italian Seasoned Chicken
jlayton77
This recipe is more complex than others, but well worth it in the -- end believe me. It is a very sharp and very juicy recipe, with heavy garlic flavour -- very specific as you can see. The preparation is kind of lengthy, but relatively easy I would say. No in...
Cooking: The Many Ways To Enjoy Food
There are several ways that individuals can enjoy the art of cooking. Each method offers unique values to the person participating. Listed here are just a few of the ways individuals can enjoy the art of food making. Cooking classes are a great way for an individual to...
Ten Steps to Perfect Pasta
Skip Lombardi
I'm amazed at how often I get e-mail from a disgruntled home cook, lamenting the fact that, once again, a dish of pasta has turned into a culinary disaster. I hear stories of overcooked, undercooked, tasteless pasta that may also be stuck together, or ot...
Sicily's Great Eggplant-Tomato Stew
Skip Lombardi
I ran into a friend yesterday, who tells me that he should be harvesting eggplants from his garden any day now. Of course, this got me thinking about Caponata, the famous Sicilian eggplant and tomato stew.
This is a terrific 'contorno', vegetable course, a...
Enjoy Teaching Your Children To Cook
tonystai
If you're ready to teach your children how to cook, here are some simple tips for teaching them the basics, and giving them skills that will last them a lifetime!First of all, think safety. Any child that has to stand on a stool or chair in order to reach the s...
Healthy Pizza Tips
The pizza has been voted America's favorite food for countless years, and is consumed by most Americans each year. Actually, the pizza could have been invented by the Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Romans or anyone who had the foresight to mix flour and water together an...
Save Time in the Kitchen. Cook Pasta the way Restaurant Chefs Do
Skip Lombardi
Have you ever wondered how a restaurant can get a dish of pasta to your table in about four minutes when you know it takes ten minutes just to cook the pasta? Does the water on their stoves boil at a higher temperature than the water on yours? Do they kn...
Growing Herb Plants in Containers
tmgallery
I love herb plants. I have grown thyme, basil, marjoram, sage, mint, parsley, cilantro, chives, rosemary, oregano and more. My rosemary plant has now made it through two winters and it looks like a small shrub. I love herb plants because I get to eat them, the...
2 Killer Meatball Recipes From Italy And Mexico...
Jon_tk
Meatballs... how good they are... especially when they are from Italy and Mexico...Miam miam... Mexican Meatball and Rice Yield: 6 servings Mexican Rice:~4 oz (1 can) Chopped Green ~3 cups Cooked Seasoned Rice ~1/2 lb Monterey Jack C...
The True Hystory of Tiramisu'
Anna Maria Volpi
Open an old Italian cookbook, browse through the index and… surprise! No Tiramisu’. My first encounter with Tiramisu’ was in 1985. I was in Italy at that time: A friend of mine told me about this new recipe she got. She was so enthusiastic about it that...
Recipes Are Guides, Not Formulas
tingirablue
Judging by the comments in some cookbooks, you would think recipes are chemical formulas to be measured out and carefully mixed. It just ain't so. A favorite line of editors always refers to the measurements used, which are often given in both metric and Imp...
The Pizza : From Ancient Naples To Modern Day USA
stozzer
The ingredients that are the basis of the pizza as a culinary dish have their roots firmly founded in the sunny climate of Southern Italy around the city of Naples. This was historically a Greek colony rather than Italian. Naples was originally a Greek colony fo...
Pleasures of Soup
Merrie Schonbach
Often our diets change during the cold weather. More hot foods then cold sandwiches grace the dinner table. Our schedules do not slow down so we seek out hardy, quick to prepare meals.
Making a pot of soup is a perfect solution for a healthy, hot meal. ...
Put Pasta Back On The Table
k_buchanan32
Pasta has existed since the days of the Roman Empire and remains one of the most versatile cooking ingredients, as no storage room or cupboard should be without it. It can be combined with meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, or even a simple herb sauce to create...
Your Oven: Kitchen Ally or Public Enemy Number One?
Skip Lombardi
As Thanksgiving approaches, newspapers, mega-stores, and food producers have recently begun their annual advertising assault to get your turkey dollars. Yet I suspect that huge numbers of people are living in dread and anxiety because they're uncertain a...
